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Population and Demography of Hidalgo (state)

Hidalgo (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Hidalgo) is one of the 32 states and federal entities of Mexico. Its Located in the eastern Mexico bordered by San Luis Potosí and Veracruz on the north, Puebla on the east, Tlaxcala and State of Mexico on the south and Querétaro on the west.

Hidalgo is 16th most populated state in Mexico & the 26th largest by area. As per the Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. the population of Hidalgo in 2020 is 3,082,841 (3 million)

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Hidalgo Population 2024

The estimated population of Hidalgo in 2024 is 3,115,000 or 3.1 million. Its population is 2.4% of the Country’s Population and has a population growth rate of 15.68% during 2010-2020.

Hidalgo Population in 2024 – 3.1 million

HidalgoCensus 2020
Total Population3,082,841 (3 million)
Male Population1,601,462
Female Population1,481,379
Population Rank16th
Total Land Area20,813 km² (8,036 sq mi)
Area Rank26th
Population Density148/km² (383/sq mi)
Capital CityPachuca de Soto

Hidalgo – Demography 

DemographyCensus 2020
Male Female Ratio 92.5 men per 100 women
Life Expectancy Rate75.1 years
Median Age30 year
Urban Population57%

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Hidalgo Historical Population

Hidalgo has a population growth rate of 15.68% during 2010-2020. From 1900 to 1921, the population in Hidalgo did not grow much and 1930 to 1980, the total population doubled.

 Let’s look at population & percentage change from the Year 1900 to 2020

Census YearPopulationAbsolute ChangePercentage Change
1900605,051
1910646,551+41,500   +6.86         
1921622,241-24,310   -3.76         
1930677,772+55,531   +8.92         
1940771,818+94,046   +13.88         
1950850,394+78,576   +10.18         
1960994,598+144,204   +16.96         
19701,193,845+199,247   +20.03         
19801,547,493+353,648   +29.62         
19901,888,366+340,873   +22.03         
20002,235,591+347,225   +18.39         
20102,665,018+429,427   +19.21         
20203,082,841+417,823   +15.68         

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Religion in Hidalgo

Religion in Hidalgois as follows

  • Catholic – 80.3%
  • Protestant, Evangelical Christian – 9.8%
  • No religion – 4.6 %
  • Unaffiliated religion – 4.9%
  • Other Religion – 0.2%

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Speakers of Indigenous Languages

In Hidalgo there are 362,629 people over 3 years of age who speak an indigenous language.

The most widely spoken indigenous languages in this state are:

  • Nahuatl – 234,450
  • Otomi  – 120,492
  • Tepehua – 1,656
  • Totonaco – 891

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Hidalgo (State) Population 2024 | Religion in Hidalgo