Mexico City
Socioeconomic overview of Mexico City, Mexico. INEGI census parameters, GDP, ENIGH household income, and housing markers — with identified sources.
Population of Mexico City, 2025
Mexico City has an estimated population of 9,183,658 people in 2025, compared to 9,209,944 recorded in the 2020 INEGI Census, with a density of 6115.8 people/km² across 1,502 km².
Mexico City maintains its position as the sovereign center of capital allocation and corporate control across North America's southern flank. With a consolidated population of 9,209,944—reflecting a disciplined 4.05% ten-year growth trajectory—the capital operates on an expansive labor backbone of 5.11 million economically active citizens. A low unemployment rate of 3.98% underpins a stable, dense urban workforce earning an average monthly salary of MXN 7.49k. The city's economic output is further underscored by massive corporate export volume clearing through capital entities, anchored by passenger vehicles (US$684B), transport goods vehicles (US$592B), and petroleum oils (US$261B), affirming its role as the administrative engine for national industrial trade.
DataMéxico economic indicators
DataMéxico / Secretaría de EconomíaMexico City by segment
The same published evidence, interpreted for each job: underwrite, develop, broker or lend.
Income benchmark: Mexico City vs national average
Source: INEGI ENIGH 2024. Current monthly income calculated at household scale.