Nava

Nava is a municipality of Coahuila de Zaragoza with 33,129 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 287 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years.

Demographics of Nava

Demographic structure of Nava according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,544 people under 15 years old (28.8%), 21,594 people of working age (65.2%) and 1,964 elderly over 65 years old (5.9%).

0-14 years

9,544

28.8% of the population

15-64 years

21,594

65.2% - Working age

65+ years

1,964

5.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

53.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Nava

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,523	1,630	3,153	9.5%
5-9 years	1,645	1,633	3,278	9.9%
10-14 years	1,561	1,552	3,113	9.4%
15-19 years	1,534	1,404	2,938	8.9%
20-24 years	1,457	1,466	2,923	8.8%
25-29 years	1,302	1,351	2,653	8%
30-34 years	1,151	1,224	2,375	7.2%
35-39 years	1,063	1,026	2,089	6.3%
40-44 years	1,015	1,093	2,108	6.4%
45-49 years	1,000	989	1,989	6%
50-54 years	899	871	1,770	5.3%
55-59 years	791	714	1,505	4.5%
60-64 years	608	636	1,244	3.8%
65-69 years	416	340	756	2.3%
70-74 years	284	265	549	1.7%
75-79 years	178	158	336	1%
80-84 years	103	101	204	0.6%
85+ years	56	63	119	0.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Nava

Population Origin

Born in State

29,074

87.8%

Born in Another State

3,434

10.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

557

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

23

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

22

95.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

59

0.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

148

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

75 / 73

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,467

4.4%

With Limitation

2,709

8.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	677
Visual	646
Hearing	304
Speech	244
Mental	271

Education in Nava

Literacy and Schooling

In Nava, 414 people aged 15 and over can read and write (41400%), while 692 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years (9.3 men, 9.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	364	328	692	69200%
Incomplete primary	682	692	1,374	137400%
Complete primary	1,698	1,724	3,422	342200%
Incomplete secondary	309	289	598	59800%
Complete secondary	4,362	4,559	8,921	892100%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,921	3,588	7,509	750900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	954
6-11 years	162
12-14 years	183

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 47 are public and 8 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	17	1	18
Primaria	18	2	20
Secundaria	5	0	5
Media Superior	5	3	8
Superior	1	1	2

Employment and Social Security in Nava

In Nava, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,071 people. Of those, 12,658 are employed and 413 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

Total EAP

13,071

H: 8,884 / M: 4,187

Employed Population

12,658

H: 8,554 / M: 4,104

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

413 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

12,299

H: 3,858 / M: 8,441

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	27,385	82.7%
IMSS	23,917	72.2%
ISSSTE	645	1.9%
ISSSTE estatal	31	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	7	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,573	7.8%
IMSS Bienestar	49	0.1%
Private insurance	201	0.6%
Other institution	172	0.5%
Without health coverage	5,678	17.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Nava

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

15,131

1513100%

Single

7,517

751700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,751

275100%

Households

Total Households

9,372

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

7,269

77.6%

Female-headed

2,103

22.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,975	63.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	5,896	17.8%
Other religions	3	0%
No religion	6,177	18.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Nava

Nava has 11,129 total dwellings, of which 9,379 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	9,270	109.6%
Earthen floor	83	1%
1 bedroom	2,385	28.2%
2+ bedrooms	6,971	82.4%
1 room	215	2.5%
2 rooms	976	11.5%
3+ rooms	8,165	96.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

110.2%

9,323 dwellings

Piped Water

110.1%

9,314 dwellings

With Drainage

109%

9,225 dwellings

All Services

108.5%

9,181 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	9,323	110.2%
Without electricity	34	0.4%
Public water network	9,314	110.1%
Hauled water	9,083	107.4%
Other water source	42	0.5%
With water tank	2,495	29.5%
With cistern	215	2.5%
With toilet	9,156	108.2%
With latrine	145	1.7%
With drainage	9,225	109%
Without drainage	131	1.5%
With all services	9,181	108.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Nava

Household equipment in Nava according to the 2020 Census. 52.5% of dwellings have internet and 102.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	9,134	108%
Washing machine	8,463	100%
Microwave oven	5,846	69.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	6,618	78.2%
Motorcycle	480	5.7%
Bicycle	3,322	39.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,893	105.1%
Radio	7,085	83.7%
Landline phone	3,310	39.1%
Cell phone	8,647	102.2%
Computer	3,189	37.7%
Internet	4,445	52.5%
Pay TV	5,343	63.1%
Streaming platforms	1,469	17.4%
Video game console	1,015	12%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

199

2.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

435

5.1%

No Computer or Internet

4,174

49.3%

No ICT at All

59

0.7%

Companies and Economy in Nava

The main economic sectors of Nava are Comercio al por menor with 484 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	484
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	231
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	116
Industrias manufactureras	54
Servicios educativos	46

Poverty and Social Development in Nava

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Nava has a poverty rate of 22.3% and extreme poverty of 1.4%.

Poverty

22.3%

7,070 people

Extreme Poverty

1.4%

435 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

23.8%

7,526 people

Vulnerable by Income

15.4%

4,889 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

38.4%

12,169 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	16.2%	5,121
Lack of access to health services	9%	2,834
Lack of access to social security	23.6%	7,484
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.7%	2,136
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.6%	1,762
Lack of access to food	11.7%	3,711
Income below welfare line	37.8%	11,958
Income below minimum welfare line	7.3%	2,295

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	31.3%	2.8%	12.3%	23.2%	0
2015	22.3%	1.4%	23.8%	38.4%	0

Crime in Nava

In the last 12 months, 772 crimes were recorded in Nava. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	62
2025/11	46
2025/10	58
2025/09	59
2025/08	64
2025/07	63
2025/06	76
2025/05	75
2025/04	74
2025/03	59
2025/02	75
2025/01	61

Health in Nava

Nava has 4 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 4 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Nava

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Nava	26,963	327
Colonia Venustiano Carranza	5,250	260
Estación Río Escondido	225	277
El Milagro	159	279
La Cascajera	58	318
Las Praderas [Fraccionamiento]	46	280
San Agustín	37	274
Colonia Santo Domingo	33	276
Los Encinos	33	268
El Avileño	24	333

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