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Population and Demography of Baja California Sur

Baja California Sur is one of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It  occupies the southern half of the Baja California Peninsula, and bordered to the north by the state of Baja California, to the west by the Pacific Ocean, and to the east by the Gulf of California. 

Baja California Sur is the second least populated state in Mexico and the 9th largest by area. As per the Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, the population of Baja California Sur in 2020 is 798,447 (0.79 million or 798 thousand)

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Baja California Sur Population 2024

The estimated population of Baja California Sur in 2024 is 759,000 or 0.76 million. Its population is 0.6% of the Country’s Population and has a population growth rate of 25.34% during 2010-2020.

Baja California Sur Population in 2024 – 0.76 million

Baja California SurCensus 2020
Total Population798,447 
Male Population405,879
Female Population392,568
Population Rank31st
Total Land Area73,909 km2 (28,536 sq mi)
Area Rank9th
Population Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Capital CityLa Paz

Baja California Sur – Demography 

DemographyCensus 2020
Male Female Ratio 103.3 men per 100 women
Life Expectancy Rate75.9 years
Median Age29 year
Urban Population91%

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Baja California Sur Historical Population

Baja California Sur has a population growth rate of 25.34% during 2010-2020. 

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

Census YearPopulationAbsolute ChangePercentage Change
190040,041
191042,512+2,471   +6.17         
192139,294-3,218   -7.57         
193047,089+7,795   +19.84         
194051,471+4,382   +9.31         
195060,864+9,393   +18.25         
196081,594+20,730   +34.06         
1970128,019+46,425   +56.90         
1980215,139+87,120   +68.05         
1990317,764+102,625   +47.70         
2000424,041+106,277   +33.45         
2010637026.0+212,985   +50.23         
2020798447.0+161,421   +25.34         

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Religion in Baja California Sur

Religion in Baja California Sur is as follows

  • Catholic – 73.6%
  • Protestant, Evangelical Christian – 11%
  • No religion – 12.2 %
  • Unaffiliated religion – 2.3%
  • Other Religion – 0.1%

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Speakers of Indigenous Languages

In Baja California Sur there are 13,581 people over 3 years of age who speak an indigenous language.

The most widely spoken indigenous languages in this state are:

  • Nahuatl 3,650
  • Mixteco 2,907
  • Zapoteco 1,296
  • Popoloca 722

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Baja California Sur Population 2024 | Religion in Baja California Sur