Cancún

Cancún is a locality of Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo with 888,797 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 5 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 10.6 years.

Demographics of Cancún

Demographic structure of Cancún according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 207,719 under 15 years old (23.4%), 637,491 working-age people (71.7%) and 34,376 adults over 65 years old (3.9%).

0-14 years

207,719

23.4% of the population

15-64 years

637,491

71.7% - Working age

65+ years

34,376

3.9% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

38%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cancún

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	33,389	31,956	65,345	7.4%
5-9 years	35,913	34,956	70,869	8%
10-14 years	36,581	34,924	71,505	8%
15-19 years	34,719	33,939	68,658	7.7%
20-24 years	40,413	39,985	80,398	9%
25-29 years	46,242	44,839	91,081	10.2%
30-34 years	42,450	41,542	83,992	9.5%
35-39 years	40,101	39,175	79,276	8.9%
40-44 years	34,258	33,924	68,182	7.7%
45-49 years	30,363	29,860	60,223	6.8%
50-54 years	24,879	24,102	48,981	5.5%
55-59 years	16,757	16,635	33,392	3.8%
60-64 years	11,331	11,977	23,308	2.6%
65-69 years	7,086	7,930	15,016	1.7%
70-74 years	4,207	4,969	9,176	1%
75-79 years	2,322	2,785	5,107	0.6%
80-84 years	1,202	1,770	2,972	0.3%
85+ years	800	1,305	2,105	0.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cancún

Population Origin

Born in the State

342,021

38.5%

Born in Another State

515,892

58%

Lived in Another State in 2015

101,362

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

1.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

59,047

6.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

57,932

98.1% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

576

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

145,863

52% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

20,887

2.4% of the population

Men / Women

10,855 / 10,032

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

30,952

3.5%

With Limitation

82,335

9.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	12,182
Visual	15,702
Hearing	5,448
Speech	5,487
Mental	5,619

Education in Cancún

Literacy and Schooling

In Cancún, 12,189 people aged 15+ are literate (1218900%), while 18,424 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 10.6 years (10.8 men, 10.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	7,507	10,917	18,424	1842400%
Incomplete primary	14,737	18,549	33,286	3328600%
Complete primary	29,756	35,684	65,440	6544000%
Incomplete secondary	9,076	7,575	16,651	1665100%
Complete secondary	87,212	83,658	170,870	17087000%
Post-basic education (18+)	178,100	166,355	344,455	34445500%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	20,855
6-11 years	5,479
12-14 years	3,522

Employment and Social Security in Cancún

In Cancún, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 490,577 people. Of them, 481,608 are employed and 8,969 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

490,577

M: 291,047 / W: 199,530

Employed Population

481,608

M: 285,050 / W: 196,558

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

8,969 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

221,098

M: 66,244 / W: 154,854

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	646,980	72.8%
IMSS	493,970	55.6%
ISSSTE	31,168	3.5%
State ISSSTE	1,022	0.1%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	1,848	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	100,880	11.4%
IMSS Bienestar	3,480	0.4%
Private insurance	18,996	2.1%
Other institution	4,704	0.5%
Without health coverage	230,694	26%

Marital Status and Religion in Cancún

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

400,219

40021900%

Single

236,058

23605800%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

76,281

7628100%

Households

Total Households

280,477

3.2 average occupants

Male-Headed

188,460

67.2%

Female-Headed

92,017

32.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	490,735	55.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	176,376	19.8%
Other religions	2,475	0.3%
No religion	207,260	23.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Cancún

Cancún has 329,071 total dwellings, of which 280,531 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	273,690	111.9%
Dirt floor	3,507	1.4%
1 bedroom	110,455	45.1%
2 or more bedrooms	166,823	68.2%
1 room	29,903	12.2%
2 rooms	69,566	28.4%
3 or more rooms	177,806	72.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

112.9%

276,294 dwellings

Piped Water

111.7%

273,375 dwellings

With Drainage

112.7%

275,713 dwellings

All Services

111.1%

271,688 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	276,294	112.9%
Without electricity	1,017	0.4%
Public water network	273,375	111.7%
Hauled water	254,642	104.1%
Other water source	3,914	1.6%
With water tank	262,997	107.5%
With cistern	71,269	29.1%
With toilet	276,814	113.1%
With latrine	185	0.1%
With drainage	275,713	112.7%
Without drainage	1,448	0.6%
With all services	271,688	111.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	90	0%

Goods and Technology in Cancún

Household equipment in Cancún according to the 2020 Census. 70.2% of dwellings have internet and 108.6% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	257,225	105.1%
Washing machine	217,495	88.9%
Microwave oven	125,790	51.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	114,165	46.7%
Motorcycle	34,306	14%
Bicycle	50,553	20.7%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	252,266	103.1%
Radio	172,044	70.3%
Landline phone	94,796	38.7%
Cell phone	265,581	108.6%
Computer	115,645	47.3%
Internet	171,824	70.2%
Pay TV	130,019	53.1%
Streaming platforms	74,810	30.6%
Video game console	33,310	13.6%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

13,872

5.7%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

9,482

3.9%

Without Computer or Internet

93,169

38.1%

Without Any ICT

2,405

1%

Location of Cancún

Coordinates: 21.1614161, -86.8248111
Altitude: 5 m