COUNTRY & TERRITORY REFERENCE

Mexico

Get to know Mexico through its recorded places and international travel. Read the story, understand the sources, and choose a useful business question.

GEONAMES · CITIES, TOWNS & VILLAGES306,630

City, town, and related location records

Named cities, towns, villages, city sections, and related locations in the October 20, 2026 reference.

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FOURSQUARE · BUSINESS & OTHER PLACES2,967,193

Historical place records

Businesses and other recorded places in the August 18, 2026 source build. This is a separate collection from GeoNames.

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THE COUNTRY STORY · FACTS WITH MEANING

Mexico: A vast recorded place footprint. Rising outbound travel.

Mexico has 2,967,193 place records in the Foursquare historical reference. Of these, 2,798,033 were outside the source’s closed and quality-review groups, placing it 9 of 248 on that count. The collection includes businesses and other places where people work, visit, and gather.

From a location to a useful lead

99.84% of the recorded places have valid coordinates. Use the available coordinates to explore recorded locations. 2,623,468 records also meet the source-status and category rules for exploration, placing this count 9 of 248.

Make the recorded places easier to find

2,779,479 records (93.67%) have a category field. 187,714 have no category field. Category labels can help organize the recorded activities and places. A website is recorded for 11.31% of the places. A blank website field does not establish whether a business has a website elsewhere.

LANGUAGE & BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING

Plan the conversation before the meeting

Agree on a language everyone in the meeting can use. It shapes how you explain an offer, understand questions, prepare written material, and keep a relationship moving.

Languages listed in the GeoNames country reference: Spanish.

  • Which language will we use for the meeting and follow-up?
  • Do we need an interpreter or translated written materials?
  • Who can help both sides check that the message is understood?

The language list comes from the GeoNames country reference. Ask the people taking part which language works best. Explore the country language details ↓

What the snapshot shows, and what it means for your research
What the snapshot showsWhat it means
Category coverage93.67%Source position: 186 of 237The category fields help describe the recorded place types.
Records meeting the exploration rules2,623,468Source position: 9 of 248These records combine an eligible source status, valid coordinates, and a category.
Records with a website11.31%Source position: 60 of 237The reference can offer a direct research route where a website is recorded. A blank field does not establish website absence.
Records carrying quality-review flags53,532 · 1.8%Source position: 26 of 237Review these source records before using them for detailed comparisons or introductions. The source position compares the review share.
INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT

Follow the outbound travel record

The latest available observation for Mexico is 18,817,430 international departures in 2024. This is 17.6% more than the previous available observation in 2023. The collection contains 30 annual observations from 1995 to 2024. Departures count trips abroad to all destinations. One person can make several trips. This series does not identify U.S. destinations or the purpose of a trip.

The latest departure count is approximately 2.2 times the first available count in 1995.

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Your business question

Which recorded places and local partners in Mexico fit the customers, suppliers, visitor offer, or introduction you want to explore?

Use the place footprint to choose questions and locations to investigate. Check product demand, operating details, and introductions with local sources.

Based on the dated Foursquare snapshot and available outbound travel records. The story explains the evidence and adds no index points. Read the organized data and source notes →

Country reference codesMX · MEX
CapitalMexico City
CurrencyPeso

MXN

Meet the place.
Start with its languages.

The country reference for Mexico lists these languages:

  • SpanishSource code: es-MX

Use this country-level context to prepare for a conversation, then ask your host which language works best.

International calling code+52
GeoNames reference identifier3996063

Look closer at a city. The connected GeoNames place profiles show the available source name, region, coordinates, population value, time zone, feature type, and record date. Find a city or village below.

Language names come from the country reference, rather than city-level speaker counts. Source: GeoNames countryInfo, retrieved October 20, 2026.

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SHARED ROOTS · U.S. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Shared heritage.
A conversation to explore.

A community connection can help two places start listening to one another. Find a U.S. area, choose a business or cultural goal, and look for people who want to take part.

Mexican · Detailed Hispanic or Latino origin · 2024 ACS five-year estimates. This view describes reported origin or identity; it includes people who may have been born in the United States. These are the first 10 of 1,294 covered city markets.

Mexican · published population ranks preserved
RankU.S. city marketEstimated residentsLocal population shareExplore a connection
1Los Angeles, California1,124,48029.22%Build a city research path →
2Houston, Texas996,31430.01%Build a city research path →
3San Antonio, Texas935,95350.67%Build a city research path →
4Chicago, Illinois581,64021.59%Build a city research path →
5Phoenix, Arizona569,85737.99%Build a city research path →
6El Paso, Texas516,00674.95%Build a city research path →
7Dallas, Texas389,19031.78%Build a city research path →
8Las Vegas, Nevada383,69523.32%Build a city research path →
9San Diego, California348,27924.68%Build a city research path →
10New York, New York340,8954.03%Build a city research path →

Source: Follow Your Heart / NDS community publication · B03001_004E · feed version 1.0.0. City markets group ZIPs assigned to a primary city and state, with at least 50,000 residents. They are not municipal or CBSA boundaries. Margins of error for these rollups are not supplied; nearby ranks may not be meaningfully different.

Make the next step reciprocal. Ask what each place hopes to learn, sell, buy, or build. Community presence is a starting point for research, rather than confirmation of a Sister City agreement.

Search ZIP heritage summaries · Mexican-origin communities · Indigenous identity views.

TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS · ROUTES TO MARKET

Move the goods.
Bring people together.

Airports, ports, and the transport between them help explain how a place can connect with the world. Use the recorded infrastructure to plan questions about deliveries, supplier visits, tourism, and meetings.

Covered airport references99

In this supplied lookup for Mexico

Port codes in the link reference13

52 partner country or territory codes

Air and sea gateways

Which listed airport or port fits your product, visitor group, or meeting? Ask about cargo handling, storage, customs support, and the service you need.

Road, rail, and the last mile

How would the goods or people get from the gateway to the final place? Ask about road and rail connections, transfer points, cost, timing, and a local transport partner.

Explore Mexico’s covered airport references.

99 matching references · showing 10

Airport and codeSource city / regionRecorded typeLocation
Abraham González International AirportCJSCiudad Juárez · MX-CHHlarge airportView mapped location ↗
Adolfo López Mateos International AirportTLCToluca · MX-MEXlarge airportView mapped location ↗
Aeropuerto Municipal de Nuevo Casas GrandesNCGNuevo Casas Grandes · MX-CHHsmall airportView mapped location ↗
Aeródromo de CupulTZMTizimin · MX-YUCsmall airportView mapped location ↗
Aguascalientes International AirportAGUAguascalientes · MX-AGUlarge airportView mapped location ↗
Amado Nervo National AirportTPQTepic · MX-NAYmedium airportView mapped location ↗
Angel Albino Corzo International AirportTGZTuxtla Gutiérrez · MX-CHPmedium airportView mapped location ↗
Apatzingán - Pablo L. Sidar AirportAZGApatzingán · MX-MICsmall airportView mapped location ↗
Bachigualato Federal International AirportCULCuliacán · MX-SINlarge airportView mapped location ↗
Bahía de los Ángeles AirportBHLEnsenada · MX-BCNsmall airportView mapped location ↗

Supplied airport lookup · 9,057 records across 237 country codes, plus 31 records without a country code. Reviewed October 23, 2026. The source observation date is not supplied. These are location and infrastructure references; confirm current passenger or cargo service for your plan.

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Explore the recorded port network.

293 distinct port pairs involve Mexico: 282 cross-border pairs and 11 domestic pairs. Repeated and reverse-direction records were consolidated.

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MXATMMXCOAMXESEMXGYMMXLZCMXMZTMXPMDMXPMSMXPROMXTAMMXTUXMXVERMXZLO

Linked countries and territories in the reference

Supplied port_flows reference · 836 port codes in 169 geographies. Observation period and flow unit are not stated, so the links describe the supplied network rather than current sailings or freight volumes. Download source link counts and definitions.

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Your next question: “Who can help us move our goods or people between these places, and what would the whole journey cost?”

This section adds transport evidence to your research. It introduces no new logistics or index score.

INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS · REVIEWED MEMBERSHIPS

Know the networks.
Plan the conversation.

International organizations and forums provide context for cross-border conversations. Follow the official links below to explore the programs, policy information, and regional connections that fit your business question.

Mexico · relationships found in seven reviewed organization lists · October 23, 2026
OrganizationCountry’s relationshipWhat you can explore
UN ↗United NationsMember stateExplore the country’s diplomatic participation and published UN information.
APEC ↗Asia-Pacific Economic CooperationMember economyExplore regional trade, investment, and business-mobility resources.
G20 ↗Group of TwentyDirect country memberFollow economic-policy discussions that may help shape your international business questions.
WTO ↗World Trade OrganizationWTO memberResearch trade commitments and policies before choosing a market-entry route.

Choose a program or rule to investigate. A listed membership explains an international relationship. Check which requirements, services, or opportunities apply to your own plan.

Which organizations were checked, and what does membership mean?

Reviewed lists: UN, NATO, APEC, G20, ASEAN, EU, and WTO. Reviewed October 23, 2026. This selection is not a complete list of every international affiliation.

APEC lists member economies. Observer relationships retain their source status. A regional organization’s membership is kept separate from the membership of its individual countries.

Membership alone does not establish a tariff preference, access to a particular program, or a completed business deal.

FOURSQUARE · 2026 HISTORICAL PLACE REFERENCE

Picture the places.
Shape your next question.

What kinds of businesses and gathering places might help you understand Mexico? Start with the scale and detail of its recorded places, then explore the industries and people behind them.

All place records in the snapshot2,967,193

Foursquare country source coverage

Mapped and categorized records2,623,468

Source position 9 of 248

Records with a website11.31%

Source position 60 of 237

CUSTOMERS

Where might your offer fit?

Use the recorded footprint to plan your research. Look for a type of business that could use your goods or services, then check demand with local people.

SUPPLIERS & CULTURE

What could you learn here?

Historic business and cultural records can help you imagine supply chains, visitor experiences, and places where people meet.

INTRODUCTIONS

Who could explain the market?

A chamber, university, or local partner can help you turn a recorded place into a useful conversation.

This is a historical reference collected in 2026. The counts describe records in the Foursquare Open Source Places snapshot, including businesses and other places. They help you see source coverage and imagine possibilities; they do not measure total businesses or sales.

See all eight source measures and their positions
MeasureValueSource position
Mapped and categorized place recordsRecords with a usable map location and a place category, outside the source’s closed and review groups.2,623,4689 of 248
Place records retained for explorationRecords outside the closed and source-review groups when this historical collection was built.2,798,0339 of 248
Records with a websiteThe share of all country place records with a website address.11.31%60 of 237
Records with a categoryThe share of all country place records with a category name or identifier.93.67%186 of 237
Records with valid coordinatesThe share of all country place records with valid latitude and longitude.99.84%228 of 237
Records retained for exploration: shareThe share of all country records outside the closed and source-review groups.94.3%184 of 237
Records marked for source reviewThe share of all country place records with unresolved source flags.1.8%26 of 237
Records with a closure dateThe share of all country place records with a closure date recorded in the source.3.9%68 of 237

Count measures cover 248 geographies. Share rankings cover the 237 that meet the source’s minimum-base rule; values remain visible for the other 11. Positions and ties are preserved from NDS publication tables. A position is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall Commercial Diplomacy score.

Foursquare Open Source Places · NDS snapshot built August 18, 2026 · Source and coverage

WHAT MAKES UP THE FOURSQUARE FOOTPRINT?

Businesses. Gathering places.
See the recorded mix.

Start with all 2,967,193 Foursquare place records for Mexico. Category fields describe recorded business and place types. A record can carry more than one category.

With a category field2,779,479

93.67% of all Foursquare records

Without a category field187,714

6.33% of all Foursquare records

1,061 of 1,061 recorded categories

Source categories · all 2,967,193 country records form the share denominator
Category positionRecorded categoryRecord countShare of all records
1Dining and Drinking > Restaurant > Mexican RestaurantFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d1c1941735Explore recorded places in this category →93,1633.14%
2Business and Professional Services > OfficeFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d124941735Explore recorded places in this category →80,4362.71%
3Dining and Drinking > Restaurant > Mexican Restaurant > Taco RestaurantFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d151941735Explore recorded places in this category →78,9952.66%
4Dining and Drinking > RestaurantFoursquare ID 4d4b7105d754a06374d81259Explore recorded places in this category →62,6122.11%
5RetailFoursquare ID 4d4b7105d754a06378d81259Explore recorded places in this category →50,9601.72%
6Business and Professional Services > Automotive Service > Automotive Repair ShopFoursquare ID 52f2ab2ebcbc57f1066b8b44Explore recorded places in this category →44,0591.48%
7Dining and Drinking > BarFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d116941735Explore recorded places in this category →43,9281.48%
8Landmarks and Outdoors > StructureFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d130941735Explore recorded places in this category →41,1111.39%
9Community and Government > Residential Building > Apartment or CondoFoursquare ID 4d954b06a243a5684965b473Explore recorded places in this category →36,9381.24%
10Health and Medicine > DentistFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d178941735Explore recorded places in this category →33,1021.12%
11Health and Medicine > Physician > Doctor's OfficeFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d177941735Explore recorded places in this category →33,0751.11%
12Dining and Drinking > Restaurant > Seafood RestaurantFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d1ce941735Explore recorded places in this category →32,9611.11%
13Community and Government > Housing DevelopmentFoursquare ID 4f2a210c4b9023bd5841ed28Explore recorded places in this category →32,4281.09%
14Retail > Convenience StoreFoursquare ID 4d954b0ea243a5684a65b473Explore recorded places in this category →30,7841.04%
15Community and Government > EducationFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d13b941735Explore recorded places in this category →30,1111.01%

Each source row is counted once in each distinct source category it carries. Multiple categories can make category counts or shares sum above the country total or 100%. Source rows are counted; no new unique-business census is implied. IDs define categories when usable IDs exist. Label-only rows retain exact source labels. Labels are paired to IDs only when array lengths agree; no parent-category rollup or NAICS/ISIC mapping is inferred.

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Foursquare source categories are retained as supplied. The standalone hierarchy was not materialized in this source build. Business and place types can still be counted directly; no industry crosswalk or parent-category grouping is inferred.

OUTBOUND TRAVEL HISTORY · 1995–2024

Look beyond
a single travel year.

The source records 18,817,430 international departures in 2024 for Mexico. All 30 available annual observations are shown below. Each year retains its source value.

First available year · 19958,450,000

Recorded departures

Latest available year · 202418,817,430

Recorded departures

Available annual observations30

Across 1995–2024

Could travel experience help you plan a visitor offer or an international introduction? Use the history to choose years to investigate. These are trips leaving the reporting country for destinations worldwide; a person can make several trips. For a U.S. business question, pair this view with the separate history of arrivals in the United States.

Every available year for Mexico

International tourist departures · Source years remain separate
YearRecorded departuresChange since previous available year
202418,817,430+17.6% · compared with 2023
202315,999,591+16.4% · compared with 2022
202213,750,191+17.7% · compared with 2021
202111,685,057+59.1% · compared with 2020
20207,345,347-62.9% · compared with 2019
201919,810,000+0.3% · compared with 2018
201819,748,000+3.6% · compared with 2017
201719,067,000-5.7% · compared with 2016
201620,223,000+3.2% · compared with 2015
201519,603,000+7.3% · compared with 2014
201418,261,000+14.8% · compared with 2013
201315,911,000+2.1% · compared with 2012
201215,581,000+5.3% · compared with 2011
201114,799,000+3.2% · compared with 2010
201014,334,000+1.6% · compared with 2009
200914,104,000-2.9% · compared with 2008
200814,527,000-4.8% · compared with 2007
200715,257,000+9.0% · compared with 2006
200614,002,000+5.2% · compared with 2005
200513,305,000+6.5% · compared with 2004
200412,494,000+13.1% · compared with 2003
200311,044,000-7.6% · compared with 2002
200211,948,000-1.1% · compared with 2001
200112,075,000+9.0% · compared with 2000
200011,079,000+7.0% · compared with 1999
199910,352,000+7.4% · compared with 1998
19989,637,000+8.2% · compared with 1997
19978,910,000-1.0% · compared with 1996
19969,001,000+6.5% · compared with 1995
19958,450,000—

Source file: international-tourist-departures.csv in the supplied NDS backbone · 130 countries and territories, 1995–2024 across the collection · Available years differ by country.

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