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Population and Demography of Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is one of the state and 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in northeastern Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Veracruz to the southeast, San Luis Potosí to the southwest, Nuevo León to the west and US state of Texas to the north.
Tamaulipas is fourteenth most populated state in Mexico and the 6th largest by area. As per the Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, the population of Tamaulipas in 2020 is 3,527,735 (3.53 million)
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
Tamaulipas population 2024
The estimated population of Tamaulipas in 2024 is 3,506,000 or 3.5 million. Its population is 2.8% of the Country’s Population and has a population growth rate of 7.93% during 2010-2020.
Tamaulipas population in 2024 – 3.5 million
| Tamaulipas | Census 2020 |
| Total Population | 3,527,735 (3.53 million) |
| Male Population | 1,736,140 |
| Female Population | 1,791,595 |
| Population Rank | 14th |
| Total Land Area | 80,249 km² (30,984 sq mi) |
| Area Rank | 7th |
| Population Density | 44/km² (114/sq mi) |
| Capital City | Ciudad Victoria |
Tamaulipas -Demography
| Demography | Census 2020 |
| Male Female Ratio | 96.9 men per 100 women |
| Life Expectancy Rate | 75.2 years |
| Median Age | 30 year |
| Urban Population | 90% |
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
Tamaulipas Historical Population
Tamaulipas has a population growth rate of 7.93% during 2010-2020. From 1900 to 1930, the population of Tamaulipas remained less than half a million people. From 1940 to 1960, the state reached one million inhabitants & It now reached 3.5 million in 2020
Let’s look at population and percentage change from the Year 1900 to 2020
| Census Year | Population | Absolute Change | Percentage Change |
| 1900 | 218,948 | – | – |
| 1910 | 249,641 | +30,693 | +14.02 |
| 1921 | 286,904 | +37,263 | +14.93 |
| 1930 | 344,039 | +57,135 | +19.91 |
| 1940 | 458,832 | +114,793 | +33.37 |
| 1950 | 718,167 | +259,335 | +56.52 |
| 1960 | 1,024,182 | +306,015 | +42.61 |
| 1970 | 1,456,858 | +432,676 | +42.25 |
| 1980 | 1,924,484 | +467,626 | +32.10 |
| 1990 | 2,249,581 | +325,097 | +16.89 |
| 2000 | 2,753,222 | +503,641 | +22.39 |
| 2010 | 3,268,554 | +515,332 | +18.72 |
| 2020 | 3,527,735 | +259,181 | +7.93 |
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
Religion in Tamaulipas
Religion in Tamaulipas is as follows
- Catholic – 67.9%
- Protestant, Evangelical Christian – 17.4%
- No religion – 12.4 %
- Unaffiliated religion – 1.9%
- Other Religion – 0.1%
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
Speakers of Indigenous Languages
In Tamaulipas there are 22,651 people over 3 years of age who speak an indigenous language.
The most widely spoken indigenous languages in this state are:
- Nahuatl – 11,067
- Huasteco – 5,241
- Totonaco – 2,635
- Zapoteco – 573
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
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