Total Growth and Population
Population By Age And Gender
Geographic Distribution
Basic services
Education
Health care
Total Mexico country Population, 2000
Socioeconomic Levels Update


Total Growth and Population

According to the results of the 1997 National Survey of Demographic Dynamics (ENADID 1997), in October of this year the Mexican population reached a total of 93.7 million inhabitants, continuing to be the eleventh most populated country in the world. Considering these results, the annual demographic growth rate of the country during of period 1995 - 1997 was approximately 1.4%, showing a continued decrease in the growth rate. If this rate persists, the Mexican population will double in 49.9 years.

Population By Age And Gender

By age, the Mexican population is still young, despite the downward trend of the relative weigth of the youngest age groups. Thus, in 1997, the proportion of people under 15 years of age was 34.9%, whereas in 1970, it was 46.2%. Similary, the median age in 1997 was 22 years compared to 16 years in 1970. On the other hand, the proportion of individuals 65 years and older is still less, accounting for approximately 4.9% in 1997. Nevertheless, this figure is greater than that of 1970 when it was 3.7%.

In regard to gender, there is an almost balanced situation, as men accounted for 48.7% of the population in 1997, vis-a-vis women who represented 51.3% of the total population. Nevertheless, in the age groups, differences are reflected both in a greater numbers of male births and male deaths, as well as in terms of gender and age in international migration. In this context, it is important to underscore that there are more young males that young females, contrary to what occurs in older age groups.

Geographic Distribution

The nation´s population density in 1997 was 48 people per square kilometer. Nevertheless, the population density in the 32 states of the union varies considerably, ranging from very low rates in the states of Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sonora, Campeche, Durango and Coahuila, having under 15 inhabitants per square kilometer, to high densities in the Federal District and the State of Mexico where there are 5 587 and 571 inhabitants per square kilometer, respectively. This diversity is derived from the significant differences both in population and in the surface area of the states.

The population is concentrated in large urban centers and also scattered in smaller towns. In the first case, there are metropolitan cities such as Mexico, Guadalajara and Monterrey which make up 2% of the national territory, yet 25% of the total population of the country lives in these cities. At the other extreme, a little over one-fourth of the population lives in rural areas having under 2 500 inhabitants which was the case of over 95% of all towns in 1990.

Basic services

Acording to the ENADID 97, Mexico registered 21 million households, which, 78.2% have drainage, 88.1% have running water and 94.5% have electricity.



Education

In 1997 10.6% of the population over 15 years of age was illiterate; 92.2% of the 6-14 year-old population attended school. During the 1997-1998 school year, 3.3 million children were enrolled at the pre-primary level, 14.6 million at the primary level, 4.9 million at the secondary level, 2.6 million at high school level and 1.5 million in higher levels of education.

Health care

In 1997, Mexico had 115.9 doctors, 181.9 nurses and 80.5 hospital beds per 100 000 inhabitants.


TOTAL POPULATION BY STATE
1990-1997

STATE

1990

1992

1997

 

 

 

 

United Mexican States

81,249,645

85,627,971

93,716,332

Aguascalientes

719,659

770,972

888,444

Baja california

1,660,855

1,908,434

2,241,029

Baja California Sur

317,764

351,690

387,430

Campeche

535,185

569,417

668,715

Coahuila

1,972,340

2,040,046

2,227,305

Colima

428,510

458,607

515,313

Chiapas

3,210,496

3,436,574

3,637,142

Chihuahua

2,441,873

2,503,515

2,895,672

Federal District

8,235,744

8,276,345

8,520,090

Durango

1,349,378

1,394,571

1,449,036

Guanajuato

3,982,593

4,170,885

4,478,673

Guerrero

2,620,637

2,732,699

2,994,365

Hidalgo

1,888,366

1,945,514

2,166,122

Jalisco

5,302,689

5,693,177

6,161,437

México

9,815,795

10,705,862

12,222,891

Michoacán

3,548,199

3,723,543

3,925,450

Morelos

1,195,059

1,259,170

1,496,030

Nayarit

824,643

871,710

903,886

Nuevo León

3,098,736

3,336,044

3,684,845

Oaxaca

3,019,560

3,207,147

3,286,175

Puebla

4,126,101

4,406,652

4,792,156

Querétaro

1,051,235

1,126,143

1,297,575

Quintana Roo

493,277

577,419

772,803

San Luís Potosí

2,003,187

2,088,544

2,247,042

Sinaloa

2,204,054

2,341,346

2,509,142

Sonora

1,823,606

1,866,757

2,183,108

Tabasco

1,501,744

1,595,487

1,817,703

Tamaulipas

2,249,581

2,351,663

2,628,839

Tlaxcala

761,277

812,749

911,696

Veracruz

6,228,239

6,405,478

6,856,415

Yucatán

1,362,940

1,390,318

1,617,120

Zacatecas

1,276,323

1,309,493

1,332,683

SOURCE: INEGI, XI Censo General de Población y Vivienda, 1990, Encuesta Nacional de la Dinámica Demográfica,
1992. México, 1994 and Encuesta Nacional de la Dinámica Demográfica, 1997. Metodología y Tabulados.México, 1999.


Total Mexico country Population, 2000
Territory and Population

 

POPULATION
Total

 Rural (%)

 Urban (%)

Mexico Country

 100,646,118

26

 74

 

  

  

  

State:

  

  

  

Aguascalientes

 952,513

 22

 78

Baja California

 2,331,973

 9

 91

Baja California Sur

 414,576

 21

 79

Campeche

 709,390

 29

 71

Coahuila

 2,400,023

 12

 88

Colima

 538,822

 15

 85

Chiapas

 3,957,893

 56

 44

Chihuahua

 3,084,291

 20

 80

Mexico City / D.F.

 9,372,550

 0

 100

Durango

 1,580,765

 39

 61

Guanajuato

 4,865,207

 33

 67

Guerrero

 3,220,126

 45

 55

Hidalgo

 2,332,341

 53

 47

Jalisco

 6,614,742

 17

 83

Edo. de Mexico

 12,926,538

 14

 86

Michoacan

 4,273,460

 35

 65

Morelos

 1,592,815

 14

 86

Nayarit

 990,031

 37

 63

Nuevo Leon

 3,919,613

 7

 93

Oaxaca

 3,564,961

 57

 43

Puebla

 5,105,673

 33

 67

Queretaro

 1,380,627

 36

 64

Quintana Roo

 776,761

 20

 80

San Luis Potosi

 2,429,820

 42

 58

Sinaloa

 2,678,141

 33

 67

Sonora

 2,302,600

 19

 81

Tabasco

 1,930,782

 48

 52

Tamaulipas

 2,790,374

 17

 83

Tlaxcala

 975,924

 20

 80

Veracruz

 7,438,550

 42

 58

Yucatan

 1,718,636

 20

 80

Zacatecas

 1,475,600

 50

 50


Education


No Studies (%)

 Some Primary (%)

 Finished Primary (%)

 Secondary (%)

 High School, College or + (%)

 Not Specified (%)

Mexico Country

10.4

 21.1

 18.8

 22.1

 27.0

 0.6

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

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Aguascalientes

 5.8

 20.3

 20.9

 23.3

 29.6

 0.1

Baja California

 5.8

 16.5

 17.8

 28.9

 30.5

 0.5

Baja California Sur

 6.1

 18.5

 18.0

 26.3

 30.7

 0.4

Campeche

 12.7

 25.1

 16.9

 19.0

 25.5

 0.8

Coahuila

 4.7

 16.8

 21.9

 24.8

 31.4

 0.4

Colima

 8.4

 20.8

 17.9

 22.7

 29.6

 0.6

Chiapas

 22.5

 31.8

 15.8

 14.4

 14.5

 1.0

Chihuahua

 5.4

 21.0

 24.3

 24.8

 23.8

 0.7

Mexico City / D.F.

 3.9

 10.4

 14.9

 25.8

 44.5

 0.5

Durango

 7.4

 25.8

 23.1

 21.2

 22.5

 0.0

Guanajuato

 16.6

 23.1

 22.6

 19.9

 16.6

 1.2

Guerrero

 21.7

 24.9

 16.7

 16.9

 19.3

 0.5

Hidalgo

 15.8

 24.8

 19.1

 22.5

 17.6

 0.2

Jalisco

 9.9

 21.6

 21.1

 22.9

 23.8

 0.7

Edo. de Mexico

 7.3

 17.8

 18.7

 26.2

 29.6

 0.4

Michoacan

 14.7

 25.4

 20.1

 19.3

 20.0

 0.5

Morelos

 10.0

 17.7

 16.9

 24.5

 30.1

 0.8

Nayarit

 10.2

 24.2

 18.1

 22.0

 25.1

 0.4

Nuevo Leon

 4.5

 14.3

 15.4

 24.3

 41.3

 0.2

Oaxaca

 20.5

 27.8

 21.7

 14.4

 15.4

 0.2

Puebla

 13.8

 25.3

 20.6

 18.0

 22.1

 0.2

Queretaro

 12.3

 16.5

 21.2

 22.6

 27.1

 0.3

Quintana Roo

 8.5

 22.3

 16.9

 21.9

 29.9

 0.5

San Luis Potosi

 13.8

 24.5

 20.3

 21.2

 19.9

 0.3

Sinaloa

 8.7

 24.0

 17.6

 19.6

 29.5

 0.6

Sonora

 5.5

 18.4

 15.8

 27.1

 32.2

 1.0

Tabasco

 9.6

 27.1

 19.8

 21.5

 21.8

 0.2

Tamaulipas

 7.6

 19.0

 18.1

 23.7

 30.5

 1.1

Tlaxcala

 8.9

 18.7

 22.0

 23.9

 25.9

 0.6

Veracruz

 13.2

 25.3

 18.4

 18.4

 23.8

 0.9

Yucatan

 11.9

 30.7

 16.1

 18.2

 22.6

 0.5

Zacatecas

 11.4

 31.8

 22.8

 17.0

 15.9

 1.1


Age

0-4 (%)

 5-9 (%)

 10-14 (%)

 15-19 (%)

 20-24 (%)

 25-29 (%)

 30-34 (%)

 35-39 (%)

 40-44 (%)

 45 or More (%)

 Not Specified (%)

Mexico Country

 11.8

 11.9

 11.7

 11.1

 10.3

 8.4

 7.2

 6.4

 4.9

 16.1

 0.2

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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Aguascalientes

 13.0

 12.5

 12.1

 11.3

 10.3

 8.3

 7.2

 6.1

 4.7

 14.4

 0.1

Baja California

 12.2

 11.3

 9.9

 10.2

 11.4

 9.9

 8.3

 6.8

 5.0

 14.5

 0.5

Baja California Sur

 11.4

 11.4

 11.0

 10.8

 10.4

 9.2

 8.2

 7.1

 5.3

 14.9

 0.3

Campeche

 12.5

 12.6

 12.1

 11.1

 10.1

 8.1

 7.0

 6.3

 4.8

 15.1

 0.3

Coahuila

 11.6

 11.1

 10.9

 11.1

 10.7

 8.6

 7.6

 6.6

 5.0

 16.6

 0.2

Colima

 11.2

 11.7

 11.8

 11.4

 10.3

 8.1

 7.3

 6.6

 5.1

 16.4

 0.1

Chiapas

 14.0

 14.2

 13.2

 11.7

 9.5

 7.6

 6.2

 5.8

 4.2

 13.1

 0.5

Chihuahua

 11.8

 11.5

 10.5

 10.4

 10.7

 9.1

 7.7

 6.5

 4.8

 16.7

 0.3

Mexico City / D.F.

 9.2

 9.3

 9.2

 10.0

 11.4

 9.7

8.5

 7.6

 5.9

 19.0

 0.2

Durango

 12.2

 12.6

 12.3

 11.6

 9.8

 7.6

 6.7

 5.9

 4.5

 16.6

 0.2

Guanajuato

 12.7

 12.7

 12.6

 11.6

 10.1

 7.8

 6.6

 5.8

 4.5

 15.4

 0.2

Guerrero

 13.3

 13.7

 13.3

 11.5

 9.1

 7.0

6.1

 5.7

 4.3

 15.6

 0.4

Hidalgo

 12.0

 12.6

 12.8

 11.3

 9.5

 7.7

 6.7

 6.3

4.6

 16.3

 0.2

Jalisco

 11.7

 12.0

 11.9

 11.3

 10.3

 8.1

 6.9

 6.1

 4.9

 16.5

 0.3

Edo. de Mexico

 11.7

 11.8

 11.5

 11.2

 11.1

 9.0

 7.8

 6.8

 5.0

 13.9

 0.2

Michoacan

 12.1

 12.9

 13.0

 11.8

 9.6

 7.3

 6.3

 5.7

 4.5

 16.4

 0.4

Morelos

 11.6

 11.5

 11.6

 11.2

 10.2

 8.1

 7.2

 6.6

 5.0

 16.9

 0.1

Nayarit

 11.6

 12.3

 12.4

 11.5

 9.6

 7.4

 6.5

 6.0

 4.8

 17.7

 0.2

Nuevo Leon

 10.5

 10.2

 10.2

 11.0

 11.6

 9.5

 8.0

 6.9

 5.2

 16.8

 0.1

Oaxaca

 12.5

 13.5

 13.4

 11.1

 8.7

 6.9

 6.1

 5.7

 4.4

 17.2

 0.5

Puebla

 12.4

 12.8

 12.8

 11.4

 9.7

 7.6

 6.5

 6.0

 4.5

 16.2

 0.1

Queretaro

 12.7

 12.8

 12.5

 11.6

 10.5

 8.3

 7.1

 6.2

 4.5

 13.6

 0.2

Quintana Roo

 13.9

 12.4

 11.0

 10.7

 11.6

 10.3

 8.3

 6.5

 4.5

 10.6

 0.2

San Luis Potosi

 12.7

 12.7

 12.6

 11.2

 9.4

 7.5

 6.5

 5.8

 4.5

 16.8

 0.3

Sinaloa

 11.6

 11.7

 11.7

 11.7

 10.5

 8.1

 7.0

 6.3

 5.0

 16.2

 0.2

Sonora

 11.5

 11.2

 10.8

 10.8

 10.5

 8.7

 7.6

 6.9

 5.2

 16.6

 0.2

Tabasco

 12.4

 12.8

 12.9

 11.9

 10.3

 8.2

 7.0

 6.3

 4.5

 13.5

 0.2