Loreto

Loreto is a municipality of Baja California Sur with 18,052 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 197 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 10 years.

Demographics of Loreto

Demographic structure of Loreto according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,532 people under 15 years old (25.1%), 12,212 people of working age (67.6%) and 1,286 elderly over 65 years old (7.1%).

0-14 years

4,532

25.1% of the population

15-64 years

12,212

67.6% - Working age

65+ years

1,286

7.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

47.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Loreto

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	680	673	1,353	7.5%
5-9 years	799	757	1,556	8.6%
10-14 years	838	785	1,623	9%
15-19 years	739	738	1,477	8.2%
20-24 years	632	614	1,246	6.9%
25-29 years	674	629	1,303	7.2%
30-34 years	692	707	1,399	7.7%
35-39 years	707	686	1,393	7.7%
40-44 years	663	581	1,244	6.9%
45-49 years	678	601	1,279	7.1%
50-54 years	548	592	1,140	6.3%
55-59 years	495	466	961	5.3%
60-64 years	439	331	770	4.3%
65-69 years	263	247	510	2.8%
70-74 years	181	173	354	2%
75-79 years	122	100	222	1.2%
80-84 years	58	57	115	0.6%
85+ years	38	47	85	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Loreto

Population Origin

Born in State

13,594

75.3%

Born in Another State

4,147

23%

Lived in Another State in 2015

815

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

206

1.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

202

98.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

471

8.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

438

2.4% of the population

Men / Women

243 / 195

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

910

5%

With Limitation

2,490

13.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	399
Visual	407
Hearing	171
Speech	132
Mental	185

Education in Loreto

Literacy and Schooling

In Loreto, 298 people aged 15 and over can read and write (29800%), while 434 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 10 years (9.8 men, 10.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	236	198	434	43400%
Incomplete primary	541	424	965	96500%
Complete primary	861	796	1,657	165700%
Incomplete secondary	261	183	444	44400%
Complete secondary	1,747	1,637	3,384	338400%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,021	3,049	6,070	607000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	290
6-11 years	73
12-14 years	53

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 47 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	14	0	14
Primaria	16	1	17
Secundaria	7	1	8
Media Superior	5	0	5
Superior	3	1	4

Employment and Social Security in Loreto

In Loreto, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,069 people. Of those, 8,976 are employed and 93 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

9,069

H: 5,536 / M: 3,533

Employed Population

8,976

H: 5,463 / M: 3,513

Unemployment Rate

1%

93 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,276

H: 1,787 / M: 3,489

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	15,634	86.6%
IMSS	6,688	37%
ISSSTE	4,068	22.5%
ISSSTE estatal	35	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	40	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,806	26.6%
IMSS Bienestar	162	0.9%
Private insurance	123	0.7%
Other institution	96	0.5%
Without health coverage	2,378	13.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Loreto

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,178

817800%

Single

4,381

438100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,873

187300%

Households

Total Households

5,629

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

3,977

70.7%

Female-headed

1,652

29.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	14,239	78.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,107	11.7%
Other religions	9	0%
No religion	1,651	9.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Loreto

Loreto has 7,810 total dwellings, of which 5,635 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,322	102.5%
Earthen floor	228	4.4%
1 bedroom	2,096	40.4%
2+ bedrooms	3,454	66.5%
1 room	675	13%
2 rooms	1,186	22.8%
3+ rooms	3,689	71.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

105.5%

5,476 dwellings

Piped Water

103.5%

5,372 dwellings

With Drainage

103.7%

5,385 dwellings

All Services

101%

5,242 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,476	105.5%
Without electricity	75	1.4%
Public water network	5,372	103.5%
Hauled water	4,992	96.2%
Other water source	179	3.4%
With water tank	3,487	67.2%
With cistern	841	16.2%
With toilet	5,323	102.5%
With latrine	136	2.6%
With drainage	5,385	103.7%
Without drainage	165	3.2%
With all services	5,242	101%
Without water, drainage or electricity	21	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Loreto

Household equipment in Loreto according to the 2020 Census. 48.2% of dwellings have internet and 98.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,058	97.4%
Washing machine	4,101	79%
Microwave oven	2,678	51.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	4,304	82.9%
Motorcycle	581	11.2%
Bicycle	1,697	32.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,049	97.3%
Radio	3,403	65.6%
Landline phone	1,686	32.5%
Cell phone	5,127	98.8%
Computer	2,287	44.1%
Internet	2,500	48.2%
Pay TV	3,710	71.5%
Streaming platforms	1,050	20.2%
Video game console	546	10.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

302

5.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

344

6.6%

No Computer or Internet

2,511

48.4%

No ICT at All

82

1.6%

Companies and Economy in Loreto

The main economic sectors of Loreto are Comercio al por menor with 340 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	340
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	200
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	153
Industrias manufactureras	57
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	50

Poverty and Social Development in Loreto

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Loreto has a poverty rate of 41.3% and extreme poverty of 3.4%.

Poverty

41.3%

9,107 people

Extreme Poverty

3.4%

742 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

24.2%

5,324 people

Vulnerable by Income

9.7%

2,133 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

24.9%

5,481 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	11.1%	2,453
Lack of access to health services	9.1%	2,016
Lack of access to social security	48.7%	10,728
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.4%	2,077
Lack of access to basic housing services	9.3%	2,040
Lack of access to food	23.1%	5,103
Income below welfare line	51%	11,240
Income below minimum welfare line	20.2%	4,463

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	41.2%	7.1%	30.3%	24%	0
2015	41.3%	3.4%	24.2%	24.9%	0

Crime in Loreto

In the last 12 months, 590 crimes were recorded in Loreto. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	46
2025/11	77
2025/10	53
2025/09	55
2025/08	54
2025/07	49
2025/06	63
2025/05	36
2025/04	45
2025/03	51
2025/02	29
2025/01	32

Health in Loreto

Loreto has 16 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Loreto

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Loreto	16,311	3
Ligüí	248	0
Ensenada Blanca	227	11
Puerto Agua Verde	210	6
San Javier	155	403
Nopoló	103	-5
San Nicolás	90	5
Danzante Bay	59	0
San Juaniquito	40	7
Timbabichi	22	-2

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