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Mexico - Urbanization and Housing Density 80.04

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

80.04 (2025)

Global rank

##58 of 217 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1960

1.58×

Ranking Race — Urbanization and Housing Density

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#6119601970198019902000201020202025#59#582022 overtook Palau2024 overtook Oman
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Mexico climbed from #59 to #58 (overtook Palau). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Mexico ↓

Key Events — Mexico

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1982
Debt crisis curated

Defaults on external debt; peso devalues sharply.

1994
Peso crisis and NAFTA curated

Tequila crisis hits weeks after NAFTA takes effect.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Heavy US dependence drags GDP down.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharp contraction with limited fiscal space.

2022
Overtook Palau in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Oman in global rank auto

Urbanization and Housing Density, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202550.7560.5170.2880.04
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