Juárez

Juárez is a municipality of Chihuahua with 1,512,450 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,239 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 10.2 years.

Demographics of Juárez

Demographic structure of Juárez according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 380,302 people under 15 years old (25.1%), 1,042,232 people of working age (68.9%) and 85,438 elderly over 65 years old (5.6%).

0-14 years

380,302

25.1% of the population

15-64 years

1,042,232

68.9% - Working age

65+ years

85,438

5.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

44.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Juárez

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	56,748	54,986	111,734	7.4%
5-9 years	65,272	62,932	128,204	8.5%
10-14 years	71,423	68,941	140,364	9.3%
15-19 years	71,031	67,592	138,623	9.2%
20-24 years	68,349	66,942	135,291	8.9%
25-29 years	63,152	62,589	125,741	8.3%
30-34 years	56,759	56,871	113,630	7.5%
35-39 years	56,018	55,520	111,538	7.4%
40-44 years	54,586	54,273	108,859	7.2%
45-49 years	53,970	52,175	106,145	7%
50-54 years	44,296	44,363	88,659	5.9%
55-59 years	31,880	32,315	64,195	4.2%
60-64 years	23,372	26,179	49,551	3.3%
65-69 years	15,370	18,008	33,378	2.2%
70-74 years	9,964	12,482	22,446	1.5%
75-79 years	6,430	8,133	14,563	1%
80-84 years	3,734	5,061	8,795	0.6%
85+ years	2,386	3,870	6,256	0.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Juárez

Population Origin

Born in State

1,025,554

67.8%

Born in Another State

410,142

27.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

58,446

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

8,160

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

7,899

96.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

53

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

18,371

4.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

29,450

1.9% of the population

Men / Women

15,032 / 14,418

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

64,510

4.3%

With Limitation

154,007

10.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	28,426
Visual	30,210
Hearing	10,723
Speech	10,133
Mental	11,365

Education in Juárez

Literacy and Schooling

In Juárez, 15,008 people aged 15 and over can read and write (1500800%), while 22,983 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	11,076	11,907	22,983	2298300%
Incomplete primary	25,590	27,274	52,864	5286400%
Complete primary	77,832	81,898	159,730	15973000%
Incomplete secondary	17,894	15,388	33,282	3328200%
Complete secondary	157,175	171,041	328,216	32821600%
Post-basic education (18+)	248,570	232,822	481,392	48139200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	43,365
6-11 years	7,430
12-14 years	7,055

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 933 are public and 499 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	279	140	419
Primaria	482	111	593
Secundaria	90	75	165
Media Superior	36	94	130
Superior	19	33	52

Employment and Social Security in Juárez

In Juárez, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 785,054 people. Of those, 773,941 are employed and 11,113 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

785,054

H: 459,627 / M: 325,427

Employed Population

773,941

H: 451,960 / M: 321,981

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

11,113 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

424,859

H: 143,279 / M: 281,580

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	1,225,002	81%
IMSS	995,662	65.8%
ISSSTE	45,962	3%
ISSSTE estatal	4,720	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1,379	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	111,663	7.4%
IMSS Bienestar	4,706	0.3%
Private insurance	53,709	3.6%
Other institution	28,942	1.9%
Without health coverage	281,293	18.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Juárez

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

641,335

64133500%

Single

424,746

42474600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

145,354

14535400%

Households

Total Households

449,452

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

297,189

66.1%

Female-headed

152,263

33.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	990,518	65.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	217,017	14.3%
Other religions	1,606	0.1%
No religion	295,236	19.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Juárez

Juárez has 520,392 total dwellings, of which 449,602 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	443,910	103.1%
Earthen floor	3,689	0.9%
1 bedroom	131,922	30.6%
2+ bedrooms	315,809	73.3%
1 room	13,916	3.2%
2 rooms	62,675	14.5%
3+ rooms	371,135	86.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103.8%

447,215 dwellings

Piped Water

103.4%

445,394 dwellings

With Drainage

103.6%

446,184 dwellings

All Services

103.1%

444,050 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	447,215	103.8%
Without electricity	525	0.1%
Public water network	445,394	103.4%
Hauled water	439,462	102%
Other water source	2,313	0.5%
With water tank	21,983	5.1%
With cistern	4,210	1%
With toilet	445,733	103.5%
With latrine	963	0.2%
With drainage	446,184	103.6%
Without drainage	1,337	0.3%
With all services	444,050	103.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	86	0%

Goods and Technology in Juárez

Household equipment in Juárez according to the 2020 Census. 66.4% of dwellings have internet and 98% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	436,106	101.2%
Washing machine	395,092	91.7%
Microwave oven	329,747	76.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	300,680	69.8%
Motorcycle	19,509	4.5%
Bicycle	42,892	10%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	433,849	100.7%
Radio	321,203	74.6%
Landline phone	210,548	48.9%
Cell phone	422,130	98%
Computer	203,599	47.3%
Internet	286,079	66.4%
Pay TV	144,147	33.5%
Streaming platforms	121,797	28.3%
Video game console	78,625	18.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

7,204

1.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

15,470

3.6%

No Computer or Internet

140,848

32.7%

No ICT at All

1,890

0.4%

Companies and Economy in Juárez

The main economic sectors of Juárez are Comercio al por menor with 18,022 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	18,022
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	9,488
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	6,430
Servicios financieros y de seguros	1,646
Servicios educativos	1,282

Poverty and Social Development in Juárez

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Juárez has a poverty rate of 26.4% and extreme poverty of 1.1%.

Poverty

26.4%

396,882 people

Extreme Poverty

1.1%

16,126 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

26.3%

395,809 people

Vulnerable by Income

13.4%

201,948 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

33.8%

507,688 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	14.5%	218,220
Lack of access to health services	15%	225,175
Lack of access to social security	33.3%	500,830
Lack of housing quality and spaces	5.4%	80,589
Lack of access to basic housing services	1.4%	20,778
Lack of access to food	13.7%	205,592
Income below welfare line	39.9%	598,830
Income below minimum welfare line	10.9%	164,090

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	38.8%	5.3%	20.7%	26.4%	0
2015	26.4%	1.1%	26.3%	33.8%	0

Crime in Juárez

In the last 12 months, 31,658 crimes were recorded in Juárez. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2,406
2025/11	2,236
2025/10	2,724
2025/09	2,670
2025/08	2,753
2025/07	2,944
2025/06	2,723
2025/05	2,839
2025/04	2,619
2025/03	2,979
2025/02	2,514
2025/01	2,251

Health in Juárez

Juárez has 335 health facilities, including 62 hospitals, 259 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Juárez

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Juárez	1,501,551	1,131
Loma Blanca	3,383	1,116
San Isidro (Río Grande)	2,065	1,129
Samalayuca	1,577	1,262
San Agustín	1,373	1,120
El Millón	607	1,104
Lomas del Poleo (Alfredo V. Bonfil)	437	1,254
Jesús Carranza (La Colorada)	379	1,101
San Francisco (Tres Jacales)	206	1,104
Ninguno [CERESO]	156	1,260

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