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Population and Demography of Guerrero

Guerrero (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Southwestern Mexico and is bordered by the states of Michoacán to the north and west, the State of Mexico and Morelos to the north, Puebla to the northeast and Oaxaca to the east.

Guerrero is 13th most populated state in Mexico & the 14th largest by area. As per the Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. the population of Guerrero in 2020 is 3,540,685 (3.54 million)

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Guerrero Population 2024

The estimated population of Guerrero in 2024 is 3,556,000 or 3.55 million. Its population is 2.8% of the country’s population and has a population growth rate of 4.48% during 2010-2020.

Guerrero’s Population in 2024 is 3.55 million

GuerreroCensus 2020
Total Population3,540,685 (3.54 million)
Male Population1,700,612
Female Population1,840,073
Population Rank13th
Total Land Area63,596 km2 (24,555 sq mi)
Area Rank14th
Population Density56/km2 (145/sq mi)
Capital CityChilpancingo

Guerrero – Demography 

DemographyCensus 2020
Male Female Ratio 92.4 men per 100 women
Life Expectancy Rate73.3 years
Median Age27 year
Urban Population60%

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Guerrero Historical Population

Guerrero has a population growth rate of 4.48% during 2010-2020. From 1940 to 2000, the state increased its population by 2.3 million inhabitants.

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

Census YearPopulationAbsolute ChangePercentage Change
1900479,205
1910594,278+115,073   +24.01         
1921566,836-+27,442   -+4.62         
1930641,690+74,854   +13.21         
1940732,910+91,220   +14.22         
1950919,386+186,476   +25.44         
19601,186,716+267,330   +29.08         
19701,597,360+410,644   +34.60         
19802,109,513+512,153   +32.06         
19902,620,637+511,124   +24.23         
20003,079,649+459,012   +17.52         
20103,388,768+309,119   +10.04         
20203,540,685+151,917   +4.48         

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Religion in Guerrero

Religion in Guerrero is as follows

  • Catholic – 80.4%
  • Protestant, Evangelical Christian – 10.1%
  • No religion – 4.4%
  • Unaffiliated religion – 4.5%
  • Other Religion – 0.5%

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Speakers of Indigenous Languages

In Guerrero there are 515,487 people over 3 years of age who speak an indigenous language.

The most widely spoken indigenous languages in the Guerrero state are:

  • Nahuatl – 180,628
  • Mixteco – 149,600
  • Tlapaneco – 133,465
  • Amuzgo – 49,400

Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020

Guerrero Population 2024 | Religion in Guerrero