Mulegé

Mulegé is a municipality of Baja California Sur with 64,022 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 303 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years.

Demographics of Mulegé

Demographic structure of Mulegé according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 16,999 people under 15 years old (26.6%), 42,453 people of working age (66.3%) and 4,460 elderly over 65 years old (7%).

0-14 years

16,999

26.6% of the population

15-64 years

42,453

66.3% - Working age

65+ years

4,460

7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

50.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Mulegé

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,850	2,832	5,682	8.9%
5-9 years	2,881	2,791	5,672	8.9%
10-14 years	2,858	2,787	5,645	8.8%
15-19 years	2,690	2,473	5,163	8.1%
20-24 years	2,633	2,313	4,946	7.7%
25-29 years	2,750	2,500	5,250	8.2%
30-34 years	2,686	2,504	5,190	8.1%
35-39 years	2,425	2,221	4,646	7.3%
40-44 years	2,244	2,104	4,348	6.8%
45-49 years	2,076	1,847	3,923	6.1%
50-54 years	1,897	1,790	3,687	5.8%
55-59 years	1,581	1,438	3,019	4.7%
60-64 years	1,194	1,087	2,281	3.6%
65-69 years	804	780	1,584	2.5%
70-74 years	571	589	1,160	1.8%
75-79 years	445	394	839	1.3%
80-84 years	235	236	471	0.7%
85+ years	198	208	406	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Mulegé

Population Origin

Born in State

41,734

65.2%

Born in Another State

21,120

33%

Lived in Another State in 2015

5,049

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2,999

4.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2,948

98.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

35

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

6,309

32.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,149

1.8% of the population

Men / Women

606 / 543

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

3,330

5.2%

With Limitation

7,828

12.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,428
Visual	1,438
Hearing	645
Speech	564
Mental	716

Education in Mulegé

Literacy and Schooling

In Mulegé, 1,946 people aged 15 and over can read and write (194600%), while 2,844 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years (9.1 men, 9.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,434	1,410	2,844	284400%
Incomplete primary	2,391	2,085	4,476	447600%
Complete primary	3,516	3,094	6,610	661000%
Incomplete secondary	980	797	1,777	177700%
Complete secondary	6,316	5,515	11,831	1183100%
Post-basic education (18+)	9,006	8,739	17,745	1774500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,342
6-11 years	310
12-14 years	260

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 183 are public and 8 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	55	1	56
Primaria	65	3	68
Secundaria	32	3	35
Media Superior	21	1	22
Superior	4	0	4

Employment and Social Security in Mulegé

In Mulegé, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 33,050 people. Of those, 32,637 are employed and 413 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

33,050

H: 20,221 / M: 12,829

Employed Population

32,637

H: 19,920 / M: 12,717

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

413 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

16,981

H: 5,723 / M: 11,258

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	54,272	84.8%
IMSS	33,550	52.4%
ISSSTE	9,069	14.2%
ISSSTE estatal	56	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1,500	2.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,829	16.9%
IMSS Bienestar	83	0.1%
Private insurance	263	0.4%
Other institution	339	0.5%
Without health coverage	9,591	15%

Marital Status and Religion in Mulegé

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

29,375

2937500%

Single

15,242

1524200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

5,575

557500%

Households

Total Households

19,402

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

14,282

73.6%

Female-headed

5,120

26.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	47,024	73.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	8,283	12.9%
Other religions	28	0%
No religion	8,441	13.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Mulegé

Mulegé has 26,741 total dwellings, of which 19,436 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	18,612	100.4%
Earthen floor	584	3.1%
1 bedroom	7,880	42.5%
2+ bedrooms	11,319	61%
1 room	3,248	17.5%
2 rooms	2,857	15.4%
3+ rooms	13,094	70.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.1%

18,755 dwellings

Piped Water

100.5%

18,632 dwellings

With Drainage

91.6%

16,988 dwellings

All Services

89.5%

16,586 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	18,755	101.1%
Without electricity	444	2.4%
Public water network	18,632	100.5%
Hauled water	15,309	82.6%
Other water source	566	3.1%
With water tank	13,823	74.5%
With cistern	3,215	17.3%
With toilet	16,747	90.3%
With latrine	2,124	11.5%
With drainage	16,988	91.6%
Without drainage	2,208	11.9%
With all services	16,586	89.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	73	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Mulegé

Household equipment in Mulegé according to the 2020 Census. 52.7% of dwellings have internet and 96.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	16,347	88.2%
Washing machine	12,895	69.5%
Microwave oven	8,047	43.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	13,264	71.5%
Motorcycle	1,129	6.1%
Bicycle	2,982	16.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	16,398	88.4%
Radio	9,793	52.8%
Landline phone	6,477	34.9%
Cell phone	17,842	96.2%
Computer	7,857	42.4%
Internet	9,777	52.7%
Pay TV	12,481	67.3%
Streaming platforms	4,308	23.2%
Video game console	2,574	13.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

2,029

10.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,051

5.7%

No Computer or Internet

7,989

43.1%

No ICT at All

425

2.3%

Companies and Economy in Mulegé

The main economic sectors of Mulegé are Comercio al por menor with 1,017 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,017
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	485
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	388
Industrias manufactureras	146
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	109

Poverty and Social Development in Mulegé

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Mulegé has a poverty rate of 27.8% and extreme poverty of 2.1%.

Poverty

27.8%

18,143 people

Extreme Poverty

2.1%

1,374 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

39%

25,422 people

Vulnerable by Income

7.2%

4,682 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

26%

16,949 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	23.3%	15,195
Lack of access to health services	8.8%	5,714
Lack of access to social security	47.7%	31,100
Lack of housing quality and spaces	22.7%	14,792
Lack of access to basic housing services	20.6%	13,458
Lack of access to food	13.5%	8,807
Income below welfare line	35%	22,825
Income below minimum welfare line	9.3%	6,093

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	39.7%	5.4%	31.3%	23.5%	0
2015	27.8%	2.1%	39%	26%	0

Crime in Mulegé

In the last 12 months, 1,265 crimes were recorded in Mulegé. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	102
2025/11	113
2025/10	102
2025/09	116
2025/08	120
2025/07	128
2025/06	124
2025/05	107
2025/04	112
2025/03	75
2025/02	79
2025/01	87

Health in Mulegé

Mulegé has 66 health facilities, including 5 hospitals, 55 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Mulegé

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Santa Rosalía	14,357	5
Guerrero Negro	13,596	4
Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo	10,897	78
Heroica Mulegé	3,834	13
Bahía Tortugas	2,367	11
San Francisco	1,919	74
Bahía Asunción	1,453	16
Las Margaritas	1,145	64
Estero de la Bocana	1,013	4
Punta Abreojos	977	10

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