<P> The following table is a list of the 31 federal states and the Federal District of Mexico, ranked in order of their total population based on data from a 2015 Intercensal Survey, as well as the censuses of 2010 and 2000 . All numbers are from the National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Data Processing . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rank </Td> <Td> State </Td> <Td> Population (2015) </Td> <Td> Population (2010) </Td> <Td> Population (2000) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> México </Td> <Td> 16,187,608 </Td> <Td> 15,175,862 </Td> <Td> 13,096,686 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ciudad de México </Td> <Td> 8,918,653 </Td> <Td> 8,851,080 </Td> <Td> 8,605,239 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Veracruz </Td> <Td> 8,112,505 </Td> <Td> 7,643,194 </Td> <Td> 6,908,975 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jalisco </Td> <Td> 7,844,830 </Td> <Td> 7,350,682 </Td> <Td> 6,322,002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Puebla </Td> <Td> 6,168,883 </Td> <Td> 5,779,829 </Td> <Td> 5,076,686 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Guanajuato </Td> <Td> 5,853,677 </Td> <Td> 5,486,372 </Td> <Td> 4,663,032 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Chiapas </Td> <Td> 5,217,908 </Td> <Td> 4,796,580 </Td> <Td> 3,920,892 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Nuevo León </Td> <Td> 5,119,504 </Td> <Td> 4,653,458 </Td> <Td> 3,834,141 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Michoacán </Td> <Td> 4,584,471 </Td> <Td> 4,351,037 </Td> <Td> 4,384,471 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Oaxaca </Td> <Td> 3,967,889 </Td> <Td> 3,801,962 </Td> <Td> 3,438,765 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Chihuahua </Td> <Td> 3,556,574 </Td> <Td> 3,406,465 </Td> <Td> 3,052,907 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Guerrero </Td> <Td> 3,533,251 </Td> <Td> 3,388,768 </Td> <Td> 3,079,649 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Tamaulipas </Td> <Td> 3,441,698 </Td> <Td> 3,268,554 </Td> <Td> 2,753,222 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Baja California </Td> <Td> 3,315,766 </Td> <Td> 3,155,070 </Td> <Td> 2,487,367 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Sinaloa </Td> <Td> 2,966,321 </Td> <Td> 2,767,761 </Td> <Td> 2,536,844 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Coahuila de Zaragoza </Td> <Td> 2,954,915 </Td> <Td> 2,748,391 </Td> <Td> 2,298,070 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Hidalgo </Td> <Td> 2,858,359 </Td> <Td> 2,665,018 </Td> <Td> 2,235,591 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Sonora </Td> <Td> 2,850,330 </Td> <Td> 2,662,480 </Td> <Td> 2,216,969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> San Luis Potosí </Td> <Td> 2,717,820 </Td> <Td> 2,585,518 </Td> <Td> 2,299,360 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Tabasco </Td> <Td> 2,395,272 </Td> <Td> 2,238,603 </Td> <Td> 1,891,829 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Yucatán </Td> <Td> 2,097,175 </Td> <Td> 1,955,577 </Td> <Td> 1,658,210 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Querétaro de Arteaga </Td> <Td> 2,038,372 </Td> <Td> 1,827,937 </Td> <Td> 1,404,306 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Morelos </Td> <Td> 1,903,811 </Td> <Td> 1,777,227 </Td> <Td> 1,555,296 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Durango </Td> <Td> 1,754,754 </Td> <Td> 1,632,934 </Td> <Td> 1,448,661 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Zacatecas </Td> <Td> 1,579,209 </Td> <Td> 1,490,668 </Td> <Td> 1,353,610 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Quintana Roo </Td> <Td> 1,501,562 </Td> <Td> 1,325,578 </Td> <Td> 874,963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Aguascalientes </Td> <Td> 1,312,544 </Td> <Td> 1,184,996 </Td> <Td> 944,285 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Tlaxcala </Td> <Td> 1,272,847 </Td> <Td> 1,169,936 </Td> <Td> 962,646 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Nayarit </Td> <Td> 1,181,050 </Td> <Td> 1,084,979 </Td> <Td> 920,185 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Campeche </Td> <Td> 899,931 </Td> <Td> 822,441 </Td> <Td> 690,689 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Baja California Sur </Td> <Td> 712,029 </Td> <Td> 637,026 </Td> <Td> 424,041 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Colima </Td> <Td> 711,235 </Td> <Td> 650,555 </Td> <Td> 542,627 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Total </Td> <Td> 119,530,753 </Td> <Td> 112,336,538 </Td> <Td> 97,483,412 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Rank </Td> <Td> State </Td> <Td> Population (2015) </Td> <Td> Population (2010) </Td> <Td> Population (2000) </Td> </Tr>

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