New Mexico Population

Overview

2.11 million

Total Population

38.3

Median age

50.30%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

57.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1.05 million

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

New Mexico's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in New Mexico is 38.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Mexico's population under 18 was 23.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Mexico's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Mexico, 18.98% were under the age of 15, 20.09% aged 15 to 29, 43.42% aged 30 to 64, 15.55% aged 65 to 84, and 1.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12,470 more females than males in New Mexico:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.30% females and 49.70% males in New Mexico.
The New Mexico gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 74,617.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 72,068.

New Mexico's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of New Mexico population: 64.69% are White, 2.12% are Black or African American, 9.37% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.63% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.71% are some other race and 12.40% are multiracial.
New Mexico's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the state.
By ethnicity, 1.05 million is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1.06 million (50.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Mexico is White with a population of 1.36 million (64.69% of the total population).

New Mexico's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,118,390 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, New Mexico's population increased by 243,812 (13.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Mexico's population increased by 53,776 (2.60%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, New Mexico's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,820,802.