Ciudad de México

The state of Ciudad de México has 16 municipalities, a total population of 9,209,944 inhabitants (4,404,927 men and 4,805,017 women), 12,880 schools, 3,934 health facilities and 634 localities. Source: Census of Population and Housing 2020 (INEGI).

Municipalities
16
Municipalities in the state
Population
9,209,944
M: 4,404,927 / F: 4,805,017
Schools
12,880
Educational establishments
Health
3,934
Health facilities
Localities
634
Registered communities
Companies
346,227
DENUE establishments

Demographics of Ciudad de México

Demographic structure of the state according to the 2020 Census. The demographic dependency ratio is 41%.

0-14 years
1,652,773
17.9% of the population
15-64 years
6,525,440
70.9% - Working age
65+ years
1,022,105
11.1% - Elderly
Indigenous Language
125,153
1.4% of the population
Afro-Mexican
186,914
2%
With Disability
493,589
5.4%

Religion in Ciudad de México

Religion People %
Catholic 6,988,016 75.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian 668,246 7.3%
No religion 1,472,848 16%

Households in Ciudad de México

Total Households
2,756,319
Census households
Female-headed
1,098,365
39.8% of households

Employment and Economy in Ciudad de México

EAP, unemployment and social security coverage of the state according to the 2020 Census. The unemployment rate is 2.2%.

Total EAP
5,099,957
M: 2,783,472 / F: 2,316,485
Employed Population
4,985,469
97.8% of EAP
Unemployment Rate
2.2%
114,488 unemployed
Economically Inactive
2,798,579
30.4% of the population

Social Security

Indicator People %
With health coverage 6,689,012 72.6%
IMSS 3,881,545 42.1%
ISSSTE 1,128,554 12.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI 1,203,824 13.1%
Without health coverage 2,502,789 27.2%

Education

Average Years of Schooling
11.6
Years of study
Illiterate (15+)
107,444
1.4%
No Schooling (15+)
162,484
2.2%
Post-basic Education (18+)
4,516,388
With post-basic education

Housing and Services in Ciudad de México

Ciudad de México has 3,036,239 total dwellings, of which 2,604,348 are inhabited private dwellings.

Total Dwellings
3,036,239
Census 2020
With Electricity
105.5%
2,746,872 dwellings
Piped Water
104.4%
2,719,720 dwellings
With Drainage
105.4%
2,744,306 dwellings
With All Services
104.3%
2,715,805 dwellings
With Internet
80%
2,084,156 dwellings

Technology and Equipment

Indicator Dwellings %
Television 2,647,911 101.7%
Cell phone 2,536,523 97.4%
Computer 1,649,403 63.3%
Internet 2,084,156 80%
Automobile 1,289,361 49.5%
Without any ICT 10,528 0.4%

Crime in Ciudad de México

Evolution of recorded crimes in Ciudad de México by year. In 2025, 200,852 crimes were recorded.

Year Total Crimes Change
2015 169,154 -
2016 178,824 +5.7%
2017 203,469 +13.8%
2018 240,044 +18%
2019 242,838 +1.2%
2020 198,108 -18.4%
2021 223,145 +12.6%
2022 232,059 +4%
2023 227,134 -2.1%
2024 214,759 -5.4%
2025 200,852 -6.5%

Municipalities with Most Crimes in Ciudad de México (2025)

# Municipality Crimes Population Rate (/100K)
1 Cuauhtémoc 31,824 545,884 5,830
2 Iztapalapa 27,416 1,835,486 1,494
3 Gustavo A. Madero 19,490 1,173,351 1,661
4 Benito Juárez 15,357 434,153 3,537
5 Coyoacán 14,202 614,447 2,311
6 Álvaro Obregón 13,585 759,137 1,790
7 Miguel Hidalgo 13,228 414,470 3,192
8 Tlalpan 13,201 699,928 1,886
9 Venustiano Carranza 11,372 443,704 2,563
10 Iztacalco 9,919 404,695 2,451

Municipalities with Most Companies in Ciudad de México

Ranking of municipalities by total economic establishments registered in DENUE.

# Municipality Companies %
1 Iztapalapa 80,511 23.3%
2 Cuauhtémoc 60,901 17.6%
3 Gustavo A. Madero 46,158 13.3%
4 Venustiano Carranza 28,705 8.3%
5 Tlalpan 24,089 7%
6 Coyoacán 22,668 6.5%
7 Álvaro Obregón 22,267 6.4%
8 Miguel Hidalgo 21,670 6.3%
9 Benito Juárez 20,572 5.9%
10 Xochimilco 18,686 5.4%

Municipalities with Highest Education in Ciudad de México

Municipalities with the highest average years of schooling, according to the 2020 Census.

# Municipality Avg. Years of Schooling Population
1 Benito Juárez 14.6 434,153
2 Miguel Hidalgo 13.1 414,470
3 Coyoacán 12.5 614,447
4 Cuauhtémoc 12.4 545,884
5 Azcapotzalco 11.9 432,205
6 Iztacalco 11.5 404,695
7 Tlalpan 11.5 699,928
8 Venustiano Carranza 11.5 443,704
9 Cuajimalpa de Morelos 11.4 217,686
10 Álvaro Obregón 11.3 759,137

Most Populated Municipalities of Ciudad de México

# Municipality Population %
1 Iztapalapa 1,835,486 19.9%
2 Gustavo A. Madero 1,173,351 12.7%
3 Álvaro Obregón 759,137 8.2%
4 Tlalpan 699,928 7.6%
5 Coyoacán 614,447 6.7%
6 Cuauhtémoc 545,884 5.9%
7 Venustiano Carranza 443,704 4.8%
8 Xochimilco 442,178 4.8%
9 Benito Juárez 434,153 4.7%
10 Azcapotzalco 432,205 4.7%

Rankings of Ciudad de México

Explore the rankings of municipalities of Ciudad de México by different indicators.