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Population and Demography of Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Its located on the Eastern tip of Mexico and is bordered by the states of Campeche to the west and Yucatán to the northwest, Border with Belize to the south, and has a coastline to the east with the Caribbean Sea and to the north with the Gulf of Mexico.
Quintana Roo is the 21st most populated state in Mexico and the 19th largest by area. As per the Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, the population of Quintana Roo in 2020 is 1,857,985 (8.35 million)
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
Quintana Roo Population 2024
The estimated population of Quintana Roo in 2024 is 1,895,000 or 1.9 million. Its population is 1.5% of the Country’s population and has a population growth rate of 40.16% during 2010-2020.
Quintana Roo Population in 2024 – 1.9 million
| Quintana Roo | Census 2020 |
| Total Population | 1,857,985 (1.85 million) |
| Male Population | 936,779 |
| Female Population | 921,206 |
| Population Rank | 24th |
| Total Land Area | 44,705.2 km² (17,260.8 sq mi) |
| Area Rank | 19th |
| Population Density | 42/km² (109/sq mi) |
| Capital City | Chetumal |
Quintana Roo – Demography
| Demography | Census 2020 |
| Male Female Ratio | 101.6 men per 100 women |
| Life Expectancy Rate | 75.5 years |
| Median Age | 28 year |
| Urban Population | 90% |
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
Quintana Roo Historical Population
Quintana Roo has a population growth rate of 40.16% during 2010-2020. In 1921 population growth increased slightly and in 1930 it decreased. Since 1960, there is high population growth & will reach 2 million by 2023
Let’s look at population & percentage change from the Year 1900 to 2020
| Census Year | Population | Absolute Change | Percentage Change |
| 1910 | 9,109 | – | – |
| 1921 | 10,966 | +1,857 | +20.39 |
| 1930 | 10,620 | -346 | -3.16 |
| 1940 | 18,752 | +8,132 | +76.57 |
| 1950 | 26,967 | +8,215 | +43.81 |
| 1960 | 50,169 | +23,202 | +86.04 |
| 1970 | 88,150 | +37,981 | +75.71 |
| 1980 | 225,985 | +137,835 | +156.36 |
| 1990 | 493,277 | +267,292 | +118.28 |
| 2000 | 874,963 | +381,686 | +77.38 |
| 2010 | 1,325,578 | +450,615 | +51.50 |
| 2020 | 1,857,985 | +532,407 | +40.16 |
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
Religion in Quintana Roo
Religion in Quintana Roo is as follows
- Catholic – 54.7%
- Protestant, Evangelical Christian – 20.7%
- No religion – 21.9 %
- Unaffiliated religion – 1.1%
- Other Religion – 0.2%
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
Speakers of Indigenous Languages
In Quintana Roo there are 204,949 people over 3 years of age who speak an indigenous language.
The most widely spoken indigenous languages in this state are:
- Maya – 174,817
- Tseltal – 7,390
- Ch’ol – 5,801
- Tsotsil – 4,294
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
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