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Population and Demography of Baja California

Baja California (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California) is one of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Its northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico and is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean; on the east by Sonora, the U.S. state of Arizona, and the Gulf of California; on the north by the U.S. state of California; and on the south by Baja California Sur.

Baja California is 11th most populated state in Mexico and the 12th largest by area. As per the Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. the population of Baja California in 2020 is 3,769,020 (3.77 million)

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Baja California Population 2024

The estimated population of Baja California in 2024 is 3,822,000 or 3.9 million. Its population is 3% of the Country’s Population and has a population growth rate of 19.46% from 2010-2020.

Baja California population in 2024 – 3.9 million

Baja CaliforniaCensus 2020
Total Population3,769,020 (3.77 million)
Male Population1,868,431
Female Population1,900,589
Population Rank11th
Total Land Area71,450 sq.km. (27,590 sq mi)
Area Rank12th
Population Density53/sq. km. (156/sq mi)
Capital CityMexicali

Baja California – Demography 

DemographyCensus 2020
Male Female Ratio 101.7 men per 100 women
Life Expectancy Rate76 years
Median Age30 year
Urban Population94%

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Baja California Historical Population

Baja California has a population growth rate of 19.46% during 2010-2020. In the period from 1940 to 1950, the population almost tripled.

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

Census YearPopulationAbsolute ChangePercentage Change
1,9007,583––
1,9109,760+2,177   +28.71         
1,92123,537+13,777   +141.16         
1,93048,327+24,790   +105.32         
1,94078,907+30,580   +63.28         
1,950226,965+148,058   +187.64         
1,960520,165+293,200   +129.18         
1,970870,421+350,256   +67.34         
1,9801,177,886+307,465   +35.32         
1,9901,660,855+482,969   +41.0         
2,0002,487,367+826,512   +49.76         
2,0103,155,070+667,703   +26.84         
2,0203,769,020+613,950   +19.46         

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Religion in Baja California

Religion in Baja California is as follows

  • Catholic – 62.0%
  • Protestant, Evangelical Christian – 16.4%
  • No religion – 19 %
  • Unaffiliated religion – 0.2%
  • Other Religion – 0%

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Speakers of Indigenous Languages

In Baja California there are 49,130 people over 3 years of age who speak an indigenous language.

The most widely spoken indigenous languages in this state are:

  • Mixteco -21,239
  • Zapoteco – 5,815
  • Nahuatl – 5,287
  • Triqui – 3,003

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

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