Yucatan Statistics
In the last 20 years, Yucatan grew by 592,637 inhabitants, accelerating its migration to cities, with 84% of its communities being urban, and while being an expeller of migrants, it has become a host state with an average of 12,000 people a year coming from other states and abroad, as well as Yucatecans who decide to return to Yucatan.
According to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, which reflects a snapshot of the people of Yucatan in the early twenty-first century, Yucatan is growing at a rate of 1.6% annually, even though there are municipalities like Kanasín recording a 7% rate, the highest in the country. While still a young state, the population pyramid shows a tendency to aging, with a reduction in birthrate and an increasing rate of senior citizens.
One of his challenges is precisely to ensure the pensions of future retirees in the coming years.
According to a presentation on June 22, 2011 made in the State Congress by Fernando Lugo Flores, regional director of INEGI (Institute of Geography & Statistics), Yucatán has 1,955,577 inhabitants (963,333 men and 922,244 women), placing it 21st in the State in the size of its population.
In 1990 its population was 1,362,940, signifying a population growth of 592,637 over 20 years.
Two decades ago the average number of children per woman was 2.2, which has now fallen to 1.6. The percentage of children who died in 1990 was 10%, and in 2010 that percentage fell to 6.9%.
Another fact that stands out is the number of foreigners residing in Yucatan, which has tripled in the last 20 years. In 1990 there were 2,011 foreigners, and that number is now 6,951.
As to the migratory phenomenon, INEGI says Yucatan expels 37,932 migrants a year, but there are 49,815 immigrants, showing a positive balance of 11,883. In other words, almost 12,000 more come than leave the state.
Interestingly, the number of Mayan-speaking people has not decreased, but rather has increased from 512,518 to 530,347 between 1990 and 2010. The immigration of other states has led to there now also being spoken Nahuatl, Chol, Tzeltal, Mixe, Tzotzil, Otomi and Popoluca, among others.
In Yucatan, 22.4% of homes have females as the heads of households, but in Merida that number is 27.7% and in Quintana Roo the number goes up to 36.6%, another state record.
Source: Diario de Yucatan
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