Armería

Armería is a municipality of Colima with 27,626 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 48 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years.

Demographics of Armería

Demographic structure of Armería according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 7,151 people under 15 years old (25.9%), 17,625 people of working age (63.8%) and 2,829 elderly over 65 years old (10.2%).

0-14 years

7,151

25.9% of the population

15-64 years

17,625

63.8% - Working age

65+ years

2,829

10.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Armería

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,088	1,039	2,127	7.7%
5-9 years	1,292	1,224	2,516	9.1%
10-14 years	1,286	1,222	2,508	9.1%
15-19 years	1,192	1,157	2,349	8.5%
20-24 years	1,120	1,065	2,185	7.9%
25-29 years	939	977	1,916	6.9%
30-34 years	919	956	1,875	6.8%
35-39 years	887	919	1,806	6.5%
40-44 years	930	900	1,830	6.6%
45-49 years	834	806	1,640	5.9%
50-54 years	779	739	1,518	5.5%
55-59 years	683	686	1,369	5%
60-64 years	591	546	1,137	4.1%
65-69 years	468	470	938	3.4%
70-74 years	389	366	755	2.7%
75-79 years	246	264	510	1.8%
80-84 years	174	174	348	1.3%
85+ years	114	164	278	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Armería

Population Origin

Born in State

21,090

76.3%

Born in Another State

6,115

22.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

853

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

102

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

102

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

204

2.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

181

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

84 / 97

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,852

6.7%

With Limitation

3,664

13.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	933
Visual	824
Hearing	382
Speech	265
Mental	357

Education in Armería

Literacy and Schooling

In Armería, 1,461 people aged 15 and over can read and write (146100%), while 1,797 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years (7.6 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	938	859	1,797	179700%
Incomplete primary	1,712	1,415	3,127	312700%
Complete primary	1,799	1,686	3,485	348500%
Incomplete secondary	565	496	1,061	106100%
Complete secondary	2,485	2,800	5,285	528500%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,546	2,660	5,206	520600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	492
6-11 years	177
12-14 years	199

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 58 are public and 4 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	17	2	19
Primaria	21	0	21
Secundaria	9	0	9
Media Superior	7	0	7

Employment and Social Security in Armería

In Armería, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 14,643 people. Of those, 14,464 are employed and 179 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

14,643

H: 8,900 / M: 5,743

Employed Population

14,464

H: 8,772 / M: 5,692

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

179 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,189

H: 2,084 / M: 5,105

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	24,884	90.1%
IMSS	8,047	29.1%
ISSSTE	940	3.4%
ISSSTE estatal	55	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	255	0.9%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	15,298	55.4%
IMSS Bienestar	76	0.3%
Private insurance	327	1.2%
Other institution	73	0.3%
Without health coverage	2,713	9.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Armería

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,893

1189300%

Single

6,794

679400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,221

322100%

Households

Total Households

8,224

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

5,070

61.6%

Female-headed

3,154

38.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	23,942	86.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,267	8.2%
Other religions	5	0%
No religion	1,383	5%

Housing and Basic Services in Armería

Armería has 11,236 total dwellings, of which 8,236 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,725	96.1%
Earthen floor	457	5.7%
1 bedroom	3,468	43.1%
2+ bedrooms	4,714	58.6%
1 room	714	8.9%
2 rooms	2,035	25.3%
3+ rooms	5,432	67.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.9%

8,111 dwellings

Piped Water

100%

8,037 dwellings

With Drainage

100.6%

8,087 dwellings

All Services

98.7%

7,939 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,111	100.9%
Without electricity	70	0.9%
Public water network	8,037	100%
Hauled water	7,732	96.2%
Other water source	144	1.8%
With water tank	4,227	52.6%
With cistern	1,876	23.3%
With toilet	8,072	100.4%
With latrine	5	0.1%
With drainage	8,087	100.6%
Without drainage	94	1.2%
With all services	7,939	98.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	11	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Armería

Household equipment in Armería according to the 2020 Census. 32.8% of dwellings have internet and 88.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,345	91.4%
Washing machine	5,859	72.9%
Microwave oven	2,227	27.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,407	42.4%
Motorcycle	2,301	28.6%
Bicycle	2,582	32.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,098	88.3%
Radio	5,102	63.5%
Landline phone	1,955	24.3%
Cell phone	7,125	88.6%
Computer	1,612	20%
Internet	2,636	32.8%
Pay TV	3,927	48.8%
Streaming platforms	501	6.2%
Video game console	277	3.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

539

6.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

734

9.1%

No Computer or Internet

5,097

63.4%

No ICT at All

193

2.4%

Companies and Economy in Armería

The main economic sectors of Armería are Comercio al por menor with 564 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	564
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	384
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	246
Industrias manufactureras	124
Servicios educativos	47

Poverty and Social Development in Armería

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Armería has a poverty rate of 51.1% and extreme poverty of 7.4%.

Poverty

51.1%

14,874 people

Extreme Poverty

7.4%

2,142 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

33.9%

9,872 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.8%

1,676 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

9.2%

2,678 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	29.5%	8,579
Lack of access to health services	8.1%	2,355
Lack of access to social security	69.7%	20,294
Lack of housing quality and spaces	15.7%	4,564
Lack of access to basic housing services	24.3%	7,082
Lack of access to food	28.1%	8,173
Income below welfare line	56.9%	16,551
Income below minimum welfare line	16.8%	4,881

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	47.4%	4.4%	41.1%	9.1%	0
2015	51.1%	7.4%	33.9%	9.2%	0

Crime in Armería

In the last 12 months, 647 crimes were recorded in Armería. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	63
2025/11	39
2025/10	53
2025/09	47
2025/08	54
2025/07	55
2025/06	68
2025/05	57
2025/04	53
2025/03	61
2025/02	43
2025/01	54

Health in Armería

Armería has 23 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 22 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Armería

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ciudad de Armería	15,368	20
Cofradía de Juárez	3,776	51
Rincón de López	2,615	117
Augusto Gómez Villanueva (Coalatilla)	1,347	97
Colonia Flor de Coco	1,080	56
Cuyutlán	1,006	4
Periquillo	780	40
Los Reyes (Zorrillos)	636	9
El Puertecito	443	117
El Paraíso [Balneario]	171	5

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