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Population and Demography of Yucatán
Yucatán is one of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico & located in the northern part of the Yucatán Peninsula. It’s in eastern Mexico and bordered by the states of Campeche to the southwest and Quintana Roo to the southeast, with the Gulf of Mexico off its north coast.
Yucatán is the 22nd most populated state in Mexico and the 20th largest by area. As per the Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, the population of Yucatán in 2020 was 2,320,898 (2.32 million)
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
Yucatán Population 2024
The estimated population of Yucatán in 2022 is 2,374,000 or 2.37 million. Its population is 1.8% of the Country’s Population and has a population growth rate of 18.68% during 2010-2020.
Yucatán Population 2024 – 2.37 million
| Yucatán | Census 2020 |
| Total Population | 2,320,898 (2.32 million) |
| Male Population | 1,140,279 |
| Female Population | 1,180,619 |
| Population Rank | 22nd |
| Total Land Area | 39,524 km² (15,260 sq mi) |
| Area Rank | 20th |
| Population Density | 59/km² (174/sq mi) |
| Capital City | Mérida |
Yucatán – Demography
| Demography | Census 2020 |
| Male Female Ratio | 96.5 men per 100 women |
| Life Expectancy Rate | 74.7 years |
| Median Age | 30 year |
| Urban Population | 86% |
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
Yucatán Historical Population
Yucatán has a population growth rate of 18.68% during 2010-2020. From 1900 to 1940, Yucatán has slow population growth, It picked pace in the 1940s, and starting in 1950, there was constant population growth.
Let’s look at population & percentage change from the Year 1900 to 2020
| Census Year | Population | Absolute Change | Percentage Change |
| 1900 | 309,652 | – | – |
| 1910 | 339,613 | +29,961 | +9.68 |
| 1921 | 358,221 | +18,608 | +5.48 |
| 1930 | 386,096 | +27,875 | +7.78 |
| 1940 | 418,210 | +32,114 | +8.32 |
| 1950 | 516,899 | +98,689 | +23.60 |
| 1960 | 614,049 | +97,150 | +18.79 |
| 1970 | 758,355 | +144,306 | +23.50 |
| 1980 | 1,063,733 | +305,378 | +40.27 |
| 1990 | 1,362,940 | +299,207 | +28.13 |
| 2000 | 1,658,210 | +295,270 | +21.66 |
| 2010 | 1,955,577 | +297,367 | +17.93 |
| 2020 | 2,320,898 | +365,321 | +18.68 |
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
Religion in Yucatán
Religion in Yucatán is as follows
- Catholic – 74.3%
- Protestant, Evangelical Christian – 16%
- No religion – 8.6 %
- Unaffiliated religion – 0.7%
- Other Religion – 0.2%
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
Speakers of Indigenous Languages
In Yucatán, there are 525,092 people over 3 years of age who speak an indigenous language.
The most widely spoken indigenous languages in this state are:
- Maya 519,167
- Ch’ol 2,027
- Tseltal 1,069
- Nahuatl 494
Source: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020
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