Demographics of Tijuana

Complete demographic analysis of Tijuana, Baja California, according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The municipality has 1,922,523 inhabitants.

Population Structure of Tijuana

Distribution by sex of the total population of Tijuana. The male-to-female ratio is 101.6 men per 100 women.

Total Population
1,922,523
Inhabitants (Census 2020)
Men
968,740
50.4% of population
Women
953,783
49.6% of population
Male/Female Ratio
101.6
Men per 100 women

Age Pyramid of Tijuana

Distribution of the population of Tijuana by five-year age groups and sex, according to the 2020 Census. The 18 age groups cover from 0 to 85 years and older.

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%

Demographic Dependency in Tijuana

The demographic dependency ratio measures the proportion of the population in dependent ages (under 15 and over 65) relative to the working-age population (15 to 64 years). In Tijuana, the dependency ratio is 40.9%.

0-14 years
449,147
23.4% - Young dependents
15-64 years
1,359,876
70.7% - Working age
65+ years
107,406
5.6% - Elderly
Total Dependency Ratio
40.9%
Dependents per 100 working-age
Indicator Value Description
Total dependency ratio 40.9% Under 15 + over 65 per 100 working-age
Youth dependency ratio 33% Under 15 per 100 working-age
Old-age dependency ratio 7.9% Over 65 per 100 working-age
Aging index 23.9% Over 65 per 100 under 15

Fertility in Tijuana

The average number of live births per woman aged 12 and over in Tijuana is 1.84 children, according to the 2020 INEGI Census.

Average Live Births
1.84
Per woman aged 12 and over

Migration in Tijuana

Origin and mobility of the population of Tijuana. Of the 1,922,523 inhabitants, 967,209 were born in the same state (50.3%) and 852,070 were born in another state (44.3%).

Born in the State
967,209
50.3% of population
Born in Another State
852,070
44.3% of population
Lived in Another State in 2015
129,868
Recent migration (5 years)

Indigenous Population in Tijuana

In Tijuana, 12,328 people aged 3 and over speak an indigenous language, representing 0.6% of the total population.

Speaks Indigenous Language (3+ yrs)
12,328
0.6% of population
Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)
12,101
98.2% of indigenous speakers
Monolingual Indigenous
140
Does not speak Spanish
Indigenous Households
28,810
5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population in Tijuana

In Tijuana, 35,837 people identify as Afro-Mexican, representing 1.9% of the total population.

Afro-Mexican Population
35,837
1.9% of population
Afro-Mexican Men
18,880
52.7% of Afro-Mexicans
Afro-Mexican Women
16,957
47.3% of Afro-Mexican women

Disability in Tijuana

In Tijuana, 71,235 people have a disability (3.7% of the population) and 176,322 people have a limitation (9.2%).

With Disability
71,235
3.7% of population
With Limitation
176,322
9.2% of population
Type of Disability People % of People with Disability
Motor 31,905 44.8%
Visual 32,081 45%
Hearing 12,522 17.6%
Speech 11,683 16.4%
Mental 13,591 19.1%

Marital Status in Tijuana

Distribution of the population aged 12 and over in Tijuana by marital status. Of the 1,559,288 people aged 12 and over, 52.3% are married or in a civil union, 35.7% are single, and 12% are separated, divorced or widowed.

Married / Civil Union
815,754
52.3%
Single
557,069
35.7%
Separated / Divorced / Widowed
186,465
12%

Religion in Tijuana

Religious distribution of the population of Tijuana according to the 2020 Census. 62.5% of the population identifies as Catholic.

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

Households in Tijuana

Tijuana has 576,708 households with an average of 3.3 occupants per household.

Total Households
576,708
Census households
Male-headed
379,456
65.8% of households
Female-headed
197,252
34.2% of households
Average Occupants
3.3
People per household