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National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)

Esri uses population and housing census data supplied by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI, or Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía y Informatica) to create an advanced demographics dataset for Mexico.

The National Institute of Statistics and Geography is an autonomous public body responsible for regulating and coordinating the Mexican National System of Statistical and Geographical Information. The data provided to Esri is sourced from the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census, which provides a count of Mexican population and provides demographic, socioeconomic, and cultural characteristics. The data provided has thematic diversity and different levels of disaggregation.

Vintage

2020

Update frequency

INEGI updates the data Esri uses for the advanced demographics dataset for Mexico approximately every two years.

Attribute summaries

The following table contains a summary description of the available attributes for this region's advanced demographics. See Mexico for more information about this advanced demographics dataset, such as use cases and related documents.

Attribute Data category Description
Population by Age Age The estimated total population for the vintage year grouped by age cohorts and refined by gender.
Age Dependency Age The estimated population for the vintage year grouped into working age (15 to 64), child (age younger than 15), and senior (65 or older) cohorts and a child, working age, and senior dependency ratio. Dependency ratios are used to compare cohort sizes and assess regional financial strain.
Population with a Disability or Limitation At Risk The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by ability or limitation status categories.
Population Who Attend / Do Not Attend School Education The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by school enrollment status, gender, and age cohorts.
Population Illiterate / Unschooled Education The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by literacy status or educational attainment levels and gender; may be additionally refined by age cohorts.
Population With School Complete / Incomplete Education The estimated population age 15+ for the vintage year grouped by specific primary or secondary educational attainment levels completed or incomplete and gender.
Population With Post Secondary School Education The estimated population age 18+ for the vintage year grouped by post-secondary school educational attainment levels completed and gender.
Average Grade of Education Education A calculated average (mean) level of educational attainment for total population and population by gender cohorts for the vintage year.
Health Insurance Coverage Health The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by health insurance coverage categories; may be further refined by local insurance providers.
Household Totals Households The estimated number of households and household population counts for the vintage year; may be further refined by statistics such as the householder's (primary wage earner's) gender. Households are people that live together in a single housing unit.
Households by Type Households The estimated number of households in the vintage year grouped by categories such as living in private homes or apartments, occupancy type, and ownership categories.
Household Size Households The estimated number of households in the vintage year grouped by the number of occupants in the household or the type of housing, such as private homes or apartments.
Household Services Households The estimated number of households in the vintage year grouped by the availability of water, sewer, or specific energy categories.
Household Assets Households The estimated number of households in the vintage year grouped by access to specific assets or amenities, such as internet service or a washing machine.
Economically Active or Occupied Population Jobs The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by employment status categories and refined by gender cohorts.
Non Economically Active or Unoccupied Population Jobs The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by unemployment status categories and refined by gender cohorts.
Population Born in the Same State / Municipality Language-Immigration The estimated population for the vintage year who were born in the same state or municipality in which they currently reside, refined by gender cohorts.
Population Born in Other State / Municipality Language-Immigration The estimated population for the vintage year who were born in a different state or municipality from the one in which they currently reside, refined by gender cohorts.
Population Resident in the Same State in 2015 Language-Immigration The estimated population for the vintage year who lived in the same state or municipality in which they currently reside in the year 2015, refined by gender cohorts and may be further refined by age.
Population Resident in Other State in 2015 Language-Immigration The estimated population for the vintage year who lived in a different state or municipality from the one in which they currently reside in the year 2015, refined by gender cohorts and may be further refined by age.
Population Who Speak an Indigenous Language Language-Immigration The estimated population for the vintage year who speak an indigenous language, refined by gender and may be further refined by a combination of other languages spoken and age.
Population Marital Status Marital Status The estimated adult population for the vintage year grouped by marital or cohabitation categories and gender cohorts.
Population Totals Population The estimated population for the vintage year refined by gender; includes a gender ratio of females to males.
Population with / without Religion Population The estimated population for the vintage year grouped by religious affiliation categories, including no religion.
Births Population The estimated total and average number of births per year.
Indigenous Households Race/Ethnicity, Households The estimated population for the vintage year with indigenous heritage.
Ancestry of another race Race/Ethnicity The estimated population for the vintage year with Afro-Mexican heritage, refined by gender cohorts.