Guanaceví

Guanaceví is a municipality of Durango with 9,869 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,415 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years.

Demographics of Guanaceví

Demographic structure of Guanaceví according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,907 people under 15 years old (29.5%), 6,003 people of working age (60.8%) and 959 elderly over 65 years old (9.7%).

0-14 years

2,907

29.5% of the population

15-64 years

6,003

60.8% - Working age

65+ years

959

9.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Guanaceví

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	573	496	1,069	10.8%
5-9 years	473	467	940	9.5%
10-14 years	448	450	898	9.1%
15-19 years	387	350	737	7.5%
20-24 years	367	353	720	7.3%
25-29 years	333	340	673	6.8%
30-34 years	371	344	715	7.2%
35-39 years	382	331	713	7.2%
40-44 years	307	270	577	5.8%
45-49 years	302	255	557	5.6%
50-54 years	294	244	538	5.5%
55-59 years	197	194	391	4%
60-64 years	199	183	382	3.9%
65-69 years	141	163	304	3.1%
70-74 years	134	103	237	2.4%
75-79 years	110	78	188	1.9%
80-84 years	72	54	126	1.3%
85+ years	63	41	104	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Guanaceví

Population Origin

Born in State

7,584

76.8%

Born in Another State

2,142

21.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

222

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

101

1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

100

99% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

267

9.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

64

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

35 / 29

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

717

7.3%

With Limitation

1,302

13.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	332
Visual	376
Hearing	191
Speech	122
Mental	146

Education in Guanaceví

Literacy and Schooling

In Guanaceví, 603 people aged 15 and over can read and write (60300%), while 705 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years (6.8 men, 7.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	374	331	705	70500%
Incomplete primary	753	598	1,351	135100%
Complete primary	766	591	1,357	135700%
Incomplete secondary	146	105	251	25100%
Complete secondary	992	1,016	2,008	200800%
Post-basic education (18+)	575	580	1,155	115500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	346
6-11 years	104
12-14 years	93

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 99 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	25	25
Primaria	46	46
Secundaria	25	25
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Guanaceví

In Guanaceví, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,876 people. Of those, 3,683 are employed and 193 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 5%.

Total EAP

3,876

H: 3,016 / M: 860

Employed Population

3,683

H: 2,843 / M: 840

Unemployment Rate

5%

193 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,560

H: 869 / M: 2,691

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	6,952	70.4%
IMSS	2,350	23.8%
ISSSTE	257	2.6%
ISSSTE estatal	16	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,250	43.1%
IMSS Bienestar	62	0.6%
Private insurance	20	0.2%
Other institution	25	0.3%
Without health coverage	2,895	29.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Guanaceví

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,587

458700%

Single

2,107

210700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

798

79800%

Households

Total Households

2,880

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

2,302

79.9%

Female-headed

578

20.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,755	88.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	522	5.3%
No religion	570	5.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Guanaceví

Guanaceví has 4,361 total dwellings, of which 2,883 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,666	92.8%
Earthen floor	207	7.2%
1 bedroom	1,049	36.5%
2+ bedrooms	1,824	63.5%
1 room	158	5.5%
2 rooms	695	24.2%
3+ rooms	2,020	70.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

93.4%

2,683 dwellings

Piped Water

96.4%

2,769 dwellings

With Drainage

82.3%

2,363 dwellings

All Services

77.8%

2,233 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,683	93.4%
Without electricity	190	6.6%
Public water network	2,769	96.4%
Hauled water	1,285	44.7%
Other water source	104	3.6%
With water tank	2,342	81.5%
With cistern	149	5.2%
With toilet	1,893	65.9%
With latrine	841	29.3%
With drainage	2,363	82.3%
Without drainage	510	17.8%
With all services	2,233	77.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	39	1.4%

Goods and Technology in Guanaceví

Household equipment in Guanaceví according to the 2020 Census. 14.6% of dwellings have internet and 65.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,897	66.1%
Washing machine	1,505	52.4%
Microwave oven	1,223	42.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,750	60.9%
Motorcycle	377	13.1%
Bicycle	92	3.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,250	78.3%
Radio	850	29.6%
Landline phone	518	18%
Cell phone	1,881	65.5%
Computer	409	14.2%
Internet	420	14.6%
Pay TV	1,659	57.8%
Streaming platforms	80	2.8%
Video game console	120	4.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

441

15.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

817

28.4%

No Computer or Internet

2,249

78.3%

No ICT at All

318

11.1%

Companies and Economy in Guanaceví

The main economic sectors of Guanaceví are Comercio al por menor with 115 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	115
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	35
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	32
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	19
Industrias manufactureras	6

Poverty and Social Development in Guanaceví

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Guanaceví has a poverty rate of 64.6% and extreme poverty of 23.1%.

Poverty

64.6%

6,413 people

Extreme Poverty

23.1%

2,297 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

24.6%

2,447 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.6%

353 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.3%

722 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36.1%	3,588
Lack of access to health services	31.6%	3,137
Lack of access to social security	67.9%	6,749
Lack of housing quality and spaces	18.6%	1,852
Lack of access to basic housing services	52.7%	5,233
Lack of access to food	16.4%	1,629
Income below welfare line	68.1%	6,766
Income below minimum welfare line	37.6%	3,739

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	63.7%	27.1%	27.8%	6.3%	0
2015	64.6%	23.1%	24.6%	7.3%	0

Crime in Guanaceví

In the last 12 months, 32 crimes were recorded in Guanaceví. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/10	1
2025/09	5
2025/07	2
2025/06	3
2025/05	2
2025/04	1
2025/02	3
2025/01	2
2024/11	3
2024/10	2
2024/09	7

Health in Guanaceví

Guanaceví has 14 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 14 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Guanaceví

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Guanaceví	3,852	2,072
Arroyo de Lajas (Lajas)	819	2,691
El Zape	412	1,965
José María Morelos	347	2,006
El Cebollín	227	2,854
La Lagunita	213	2,762
Ciénega de la Vaca	196	2,979
Posta de Jihuites	193	2,324
San Francisco de los Cano	184	2,328
San Pedro	173	2,353

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