# List of municipalities in Mexico by population

The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places in Mexico (municipalities) according to the 2020 Mexican National Census.
This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or unincorporated suburban areas within urban agglomerations.
| Rank | Municipality | State | 2020 Census | 2010 Census | Change |
| 1 | Mexico City | Mexico City | 9,209,944 | 8,851,080 | +4.05% |
| 2 | Tijuana | Baja California | 1,922,523 | 1,559,683 | +23.26% |
| 3 | León | Guanajuato | 1,721,215 | 1,436,480 | +19.82% |
| 4 | Puebla | Puebla | 1,692,181 | 1,539,819 | +9.89% |
| 5 | Ecatepec | State of Mexico | 1,645,352 | 1,656,107 | −0.65% |
| 6 | Juárez | Chihuahua | 1,512,450 | 1,332,131 | +13.54% |
| 7 | Zapopan | Jalisco | 1,476,491 | 1,243,756 | +18.71% |
| 8 | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 1,385,629 | 1,495,189 | −7.33% |
| 9 | Monterrey | Nuevo León | 1,142,994 | 1,135,550 | +0.66% |
| 10 | Nezahualcóyotl | State of Mexico | 1,077,208 | 1,110,565 | −3.00% |
| 11 | Mexicali | Baja California | 1,049,792 | 936,826 | +12.06% |
| 12 | Querétaro | Querétaro | 1,049,777 | 801,940 | +30.90% |
| 13 | Culiacán | Sinaloa | 1,003,530 | 858,638 | +16.87% |
| 14 | Mérida | Yucatan | 995,129 | 830,732 | +19.79% |
| 15 | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | 948,990 | 797,010 | +19.07% |
| 16 | Chihuahua | Chihuahua | 937,674 | 819,543 | +14.41% |
| 17 | Hermosillo | Sonora | 936,263 | 784,342 | +19.37% |
| 18 | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | 911,908 | 772,604 | +18.03% |
| 19 | Benito Juárez | Quintana Roo | 911,503 | 661,176 | +37.86% |
| 20 | Toluca | State of Mexico | 910,608 | 819,561 | +11.11% |
| 21 | Saltillo | Coahuila | 879,958 | 725,123 | +21.35% |
| 24 | Morelia | Michoacán | 849,053 | 729,279 | +16.42% |
| 25 | Naucalpan | State of Mexico | 834,434 | 833,779 | +0.08% |
| 26 | Acapulco | Guerrero | 779,566 | 789,971 | −1.32% |
| 27 | Tlajomulco | Jalisco | 727,750 | 416,626 | +74.68% |
| 28 | Torreón | Coahuila | 720,848 | 639,629 | +12.70% |
| 29 | Chimalhuacán | State of Mexico | 705,193 | 614,453 | +14.77% |
| 30 | Reynosa | Tamaulipas | 704,767 | 608,891 | +15.75% |
| 31 | Durango | Durango | 688,697 | 582,267 | +18.28% |
| 32 | Tlaquepaque | Jalisco | 687,127 | 608,114 | +12.99% |
| 33 | Centro | Tabasco | 683,607 | 640,359 | +6.75% |
| 34 | Tlalnepantla | State of Mexico | 672,202 | 664,225 | +1.20% |
| 35 | Apodaca | Nuevo León | 656,464 | 523,270 | +25.45% |
| 36 | Guadalupe | Nuevo León | 643,143 | 678,006 | −5.14% |
| 36 | Veracruz | Veracruz | 607,209 | 552,156 | +9.97% |
| 37 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Chiapas | 604,147 | 553,374 | +9.18% |
| 38 | Irapuato | Guanajuato | 592,953 | 529,440 | +12.00% |
| 39 | Tonalá | Jalisco | 569,913 | 478,689 | +19.06% |
| 40 | Cuautitlán Izcalli | State of Mexico | 555,163 | 511,675 | +8.50% |
| 41 | Tecámac | State of Mexico | 547,503 | 364,589 | +50.17% |
| 42 | Ixtapaluca | State of Mexico | 542,211 | 467,361 | +16.02% |
| 43 | Matamoros | Tamaulipas | 541,979 | 489,193 | +10.79% |
| 44 | Atizapán de Zaragoza | State of Mexico | 523,674 | 489,937 | +6.89% |
| 45 | Celaya | Guanajuato | 521,169 | 468,469 | +11.25% |
| 46 | Tultitlán | State of Mexico | 516,341 | 524,074 | −1.48% |
| 47 | Mazatlán | Sinaloa | 501,441 | 438,434 | +14.37% |
| 48 | Xalapa | Veracruz | 488,531 | 457,928 | +6.68% |
| 49 | General Escobedo | Nuevo León | 481,213 | 357,937 | +34.44% |
| 50 | Juarez | Nuevo León | 471,523 | 256,454 | +83.86% |
| 51 | Ahome | Sinaloa | 459,310 | 416,299 | +10.33% |
| 52 | Ensenada‡ | Baja California | 443,807 | 466,814 | −4.93% |
| 53 | Cajeme | Sonora | 436,484 | 409,310 | +6.64% |
| 54 | Nicolás Romero | State of Mexico | 430,601 | 366,604 | +17.46% |
| 55 | Tepic | Nayarit | 425,924 | 380,074 | +12.06% |
| 55 | Nuevo Laredo | Tamaulipas | 425,058 | 384,033 | +10.68% |
| 56 | San Nicolás de los Garza | Nuevo León | 412,199 | 443,273 | −7.01% |
| 57 | Chalco | State of Mexico | 400,057 | 310,124 | +29.00% |
| 58 | García | Nuevo León | 397,205 | 143,668 | +176.47% |
| 59 | Valle de Chalco | State of Mexico | 391,731 | 357,637 | +9.53% |
| 60 | Cuernavaca | Morelos | 378,476 | 364,778 | +3.76% |
| 61 | Gómez Palacio | Durango | 372,750 | 328,159 | +13.59% |
| 62 | Uruapan | Michoacán | 356,786 | 315,329 | +13.15% |
| 63 | Tapachula | Chiapas | 353,706 | 320,456 | +10.38% |
| 64 | Los Cabos | Baja California Sur | 351,111 | 238,487 | +47.22% |
| 66 | Victoria | Tamaulipas | 349,688 | 321,685 | +8.71% |
| 65 | Solidaridad | Quintana Roo | 333,800 | 159,310 | +109.53% |
| 66 | Soledad | San Luis Potosí | 332,072 | 267,839 | +23.98% |
| 67 | Tehuacán | Puebla | 327,312 | 274,907 | +19.06% |
| 68 | Pachuca | Hidalgo | 314,331 | 267,862 | +17.35% |
| 69 | Coatzacoalcos | Veracruz | 310,698 | 305,225 | +1.79% |
| 70 | Santa Catarina | Nuevo León | 306,322 | 270,790 | +13.12% |
| 71 | La Paz | State of Mexico | 304,088 | 253,843 | +19.79% |
| 72 | San Juan del Rio | Querétaro | 297,804 | 241,699 | +23.21% |
| 73 | Tampico | Tamaulipas | 297,562 | 297,057 | +0.17% |
| 74 | Campeche | Campeche | 294,077 | 259,005 | +13.54% |
| 75 | Coacalco de Berriozábal | State of Mexico | 293,444 | 278,203 | +5.48% |
| 76 | La Paz | Baja California Sur | 292,241 | 251,871 | +16.03% |
| 77 | Puerto Vallarta | Jalisco | 291,839 | 255,725 | +14.12% |
| 78 | Guasave | Sinaloa | 289,370 | 285,919 | +1.21% |
| 79 | Huixquilucan | State of Mexico | 284,965 | 242,167 | +17.67% |
| 80 | Chilpancingo | Guerrero | 283,354 | 241,717 | +17.23% |
| 81 | Zumpango | State of Mexico | 280,455 | 159,647 | +75.67% |
| 82 | Texcoco | State of Mexico | 277,562 | 235,151 | +18.04% |
| 83 | Salamanca | Guanajuato | 273,417 | 260,759 | +4.85% |
| 84 | Oaxaca | Oaxaca | 270,955 | 263,145 | +2.97% |
| 85 | Altamira | Tamaulipas | 269,790 | 212,001 | +27.26% |
| 86 | Nogales | Sonora | 264,782 | 220,292 | +20.20% |
| 87 | Carmen | Campeche | 248,845 | 221,094 | +12.55% |
| 88 | Cardenas | Tabasco | 243,229 | 248,507 | −2.12% |
| 89 | Metepec | State of Mexico | 242,307 | 214,162 | +13.14% |
| 90 | Fresnillo | Zacatecas | 240,532 | 213,139 | +12.85% |
| 91 | Monclova | Coahuila | 237,951 | 216,206 | +10.06% |
| 92 | Ocosingo | Chiapas | 234,661 | 198,877 | +17.99% |
| 93 | Othón P. Blanco‡‡ | Quintana Roo | 233,648 | 244,616 | −4.48% |
| 94 | El Salto | Jalisco | 232,852 | 138,226 | +68.46% |
| 95 | El Marqués | Querétaro | 231,668 | 116,458 | +98.93% |
| 96 | San Cristobal de las Casas | Chiapas | 215,874 | 185,917 | +16.11% |
| 97 | Jiutepec | Morelos | 215,357 | 196,953 | +9.34% |
| 98 | Comalcalco | Tabasco | 214,877 | 192,802 | +11.45% |
| 99 | Corregidora | Querétaro | 212,567 | 143,073 | +48.57% |
| 100 | Guadalupe | Zacatecas | 211,740 | 159,991 | +32.34% |
| 101 | Ciudad Madero | Tamaulipas | 205,933 | 197,216 | +4.42% |
| 102 | Zamora | Michoacán | 204,860 | 186,102 | +10.08% |
‡ A new municipality, San Quintín, was created out of Ensenada's territory in February 2020. ‡‡ A new municipality, Bacalar, was created out of Othon P. Blanco's territory in February 2011.