Tijuana

Tijuana is a municipality of Baja California with 1,922,523 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 216 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 10.2 years.

Demographics of Tijuana

Demographic structure of Tijuana according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 449,147 people under 15 years old (23.4%), 1,359,876 people of working age (70.7%) and 107,406 elderly over 65 years old (5.6%).

0-14 years

449,147

23.4% of the population

15-64 years

1,359,876

70.7% - Working age

65+ years

107,406

5.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

40.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tijuana

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	69,025	67,561	136,586	7.1%
5-9 years	78,391	74,821	153,212	8%
10-14 years	81,413	77,936	159,349	8.3%
15-19 years	82,250	78,525	160,775	8.4%
20-24 years	89,765	86,966	176,731	9.2%
25-29 years	88,151	86,257	174,408	9.1%
30-34 years	78,998	79,116	158,114	8.2%
35-39 years	77,828	77,215	155,043	8.1%
40-44 years	72,248	71,610	143,858	7.5%
45-49 years	69,622	65,706	135,328	7%
50-54 years	57,650	54,762	112,412	5.8%
55-59 years	41,280	40,051	81,331	4.2%
60-64 years	30,096	31,780	61,876	3.2%
65-69 years	19,782	22,397	42,179	2.2%
70-74 years	13,529	15,310	28,839	1.5%
75-79 years	7,787	9,623	17,410	0.9%
80-84 years	4,655	6,176	10,831	0.6%
85+ years	3,234	4,913	8,147	0.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tijuana

Population Origin

Born in State

967,209

50.3%

Born in Another State

852,070

44.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

129,868

Recent migration

Average Live Births

1.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

12,328

0.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

12,101

98.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

140

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

28,810

5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

35,837

1.9% of the population

Men / Women

18,880 / 16,957

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

71,235

3.7%

With Limitation

176,322

9.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	31,905
Visual	32,081
Hearing	12,522
Speech	11,683
Mental	13,591

Education in Tijuana

Literacy and Schooling

In Tijuana, 21,469 people aged 15 and over can read and write (2146900%), while 39,572 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 10.2 years (10.3 men, 10.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	18,782	20,790	39,572	3957200%
Incomplete primary	37,493	39,026	76,519	7651900%
Complete primary	90,282	96,798	187,080	18708000%
Incomplete secondary	30,574	25,503	56,077	5607700%
Complete secondary	184,815	188,556	373,371	37337100%
Post-basic education (18+)	346,988	329,779	676,767	67676700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	49,429
6-11 years	13,281
12-14 years	8,266

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 1,034 are public and 919 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	307	281	588
Primaria	509	196	705
Secundaria	126	113	239
Media Superior	46	156	202
Superior	27	93	120

Employment and Social Security in Tijuana

In Tijuana, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,051,417 people. Of those, 1,038,460 are employed and 12,957 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

1,051,417

H: 612,334 / M: 439,083

Employed Population

1,038,460

H: 603,382 / M: 435,078

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

12,957 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

501,232

H: 166,176 / M: 335,056

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	1,426,523	74.2%
IMSS	1,071,176	55.7%
ISSSTE	60,433	3.1%
ISSSTE estatal	24,437	1.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1,848	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	187,042	9.7%
IMSS Bienestar	7,581	0.4%
Private insurance	72,186	3.8%
Other institution	23,659	1.2%
Without health coverage	481,326	25%

Marital Status and Religion in Tijuana

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

815,754

81575400%

Single

557,069

55706900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

186,465

18646500%

Households

Total Households

576,708

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

379,456

65.8%

Female-headed

197,252

34.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	1,200,754	62.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	302,324	15.7%
Other religions	3,565	0.2%
No religion	403,055	21%

Housing and Basic Services in Tijuana

Tijuana has 636,034 total dwellings, of which 577,011 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	560,881	107.3%
Earthen floor	12,525	2.4%
1 bedroom	169,125	32.4%
2+ bedrooms	404,404	77.4%
1 room	29,738	5.7%
2 rooms	104,556	20%
3+ rooms	439,242	84.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

109.4%

571,874 dwellings

Piped Water

108.4%

566,740 dwellings

With Drainage

108.7%

568,228 dwellings

All Services

107.6%

562,485 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	571,874	109.4%
Without electricity	1,693	0.3%
Public water network	566,740	108.4%
Hauled water	559,700	107.1%
Other water source	6,823	1.3%
With water tank	36,487	7%
With cistern	43,103	8.2%
With toilet	565,988	108.3%
With latrine	5,512	1.1%
With drainage	568,228	108.7%
Without drainage	5,293	1%
With all services	562,485	107.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	413	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tijuana

Household equipment in Tijuana according to the 2020 Census. 81% of dwellings have internet and 104.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	550,098	105.3%
Washing machine	471,155	90.2%
Microwave oven	369,023	70.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	371,566	71.1%
Motorcycle	31,448	6%
Bicycle	51,485	9.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	542,976	103.9%
Radio	385,615	73.8%
Landline phone	300,714	57.5%
Cell phone	545,788	104.4%
Computer	300,629	57.5%
Internet	423,133	81%
Pay TV	316,358	60.5%
Streaming platforms	204,565	39.1%
Video game console	114,400	21.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

17,219

3.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

17,419

3.3%

No Computer or Internet

128,426

24.6%

No ICT at All

3,849

0.7%

Companies and Economy in Tijuana

The main economic sectors of Tijuana are Comercio al por menor with 23,161 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	23,161
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	12,568
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	7,484
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	2,149
Servicios financieros y de seguros	2,128

Poverty and Social Development in Tijuana

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tijuana has a poverty rate of 29.5% and extreme poverty of 1.8%.

Poverty

29.5%

499,136 people

Extreme Poverty

1.8%

30,931 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

33.1%

560,859 people

Vulnerable by Income

8.4%

141,855 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

29%

491,643 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	12.7%	214,586
Lack of access to health services	21%	354,922
Lack of access to social security	46.3%	783,277
Lack of housing quality and spaces	8.4%	141,441
Lack of access to basic housing services	7.3%	124,401
Lack of access to food	13.9%	234,842
Income below welfare line	37.9%	640,992
Income below minimum welfare line	9.5%	160,064

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	31.1%	3.5%	39.5%	23.1%	0
2015	29.5%	1.8%	33.1%	29%	0

Crime in Tijuana

In the last 12 months, 36,715 crimes were recorded in Tijuana. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3,098
2025/11	2,864
2025/10	3,109
2025/09	2,983
2025/08	3,210
2025/07	3,379
2025/06	3,138
2025/05	3,094
2025/04	2,999
2025/03	3,029
2025/02	2,773
2025/01	3,039

Health in Tijuana

Tijuana has 623 health facilities, including 170 hospitals, 436 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tijuana

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tijuana	1,810,645	22
Villa del Campo	33,360	361
Valle de las Palmas [Etapa 1]	10,161	266
El Niño	10,081	200
Parajes del Valle	7,492	339
Lomas de San Pedro	6,933	399
Palma Real	5,686	311
Margarita Residencial [Fraccionamiento]	5,403	222
Cuesta Blanca	3,600	194
La Esperanza [Granjas Familiares]	2,335	133

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