Mapimí

Mapimí is a municipality of Durango with 26,932 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,250 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8 years.

Demographics of Mapimí

Demographic structure of Mapimí according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 8,708 people under 15 years old (32.3%), 16,108 people of working age (59.8%) and 2,079 elderly over 65 years old (7.7%).

0-14 years

8,708

32.3% of the population

15-64 years

16,108

59.8% - Working age

65+ years

2,079

7.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

67%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Mapimí

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,539	1,499	3,038	11.3%
5-9 years	1,515	1,429	2,944	10.9%
10-14 years	1,377	1,349	2,726	10.1%
15-19 years	1,265	1,232	2,497	9.3%
20-24 years	1,036	1,048	2,084	7.7%
25-29 years	898	967	1,865	6.9%
30-34 years	828	915	1,743	6.5%
35-39 years	799	811	1,610	6%
40-44 years	836	810	1,646	6.1%
45-49 years	740	718	1,458	5.4%
50-54 years	645	622	1,267	4.7%
55-59 years	467	595	1,062	3.9%
60-64 years	439	437	876	3.3%
65-69 years	295	327	622	2.3%
70-74 years	301	267	568	2.1%
75-79 years	224	183	407	1.5%
80-84 years	160	122	282	1%
85+ years	88	112	200	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Mapimí

Population Origin

Born in State

22,776

84.6%

Born in Another State

3,856

14.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

794

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

45

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

43

95.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

93

1.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

393

1.5% of the population

Men / Women

205 / 188

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,541

5.7%

With Limitation

3,707

13.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	729
Visual	576
Hearing	311
Speech	290
Mental	270

Education in Mapimí

Literacy and Schooling

In Mapimí, 859 people aged 15 and over can read and write (85900%), while 1,008 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8 years (7.9 men, 8.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	547	461	1,008	100800%
Incomplete primary	1,258	1,102	2,360	236000%
Complete primary	1,809	1,743	3,552	355200%
Incomplete secondary	414	355	769	76900%
Complete secondary	2,566	2,835	5,401	540100%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,128	2,291	4,419	441900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	829
6-11 years	117
12-14 years	259

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 91 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	28	0	28
Primaria	38	0	38
Secundaria	19	0	19
Media Superior	5	1	6
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Mapimí

In Mapimí, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,403 people. Of those, 10,130 are employed and 273 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.6%.

Total EAP

10,403

H: 7,133 / M: 3,270

Employed Population

10,130

H: 6,906 / M: 3,224

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

273 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,348

H: 2,672 / M: 6,676

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	19,686	73.1%
IMSS	12,924	48%
ISSSTE	911	3.4%
ISSSTE estatal	25	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	20	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,819	21.6%
IMSS Bienestar	31	0.1%
Private insurance	52	0.2%
Other institution	31	0.1%
Without health coverage	7,165	26.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Mapimí

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,334

1133400%

Single

6,031

603100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,425

242500%

Households

Total Households

6,935

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

5,005

72.2%

Female-headed

1,930

27.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	23,068	85.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,225	8.3%
Other religions	5	0%
No religion	1,554	5.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Mapimí

Mapimí has 9,307 total dwellings, of which 6,936 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,791	100.9%
Earthen floor	127	1.9%
1 bedroom	2,166	32.2%
2+ bedrooms	4,752	70.6%
1 room	260	3.9%
2 rooms	958	14.2%
3+ rooms	5,700	84.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.1%

6,869 dwellings

Piped Water

98.7%

6,644 dwellings

With Drainage

95.3%

6,412 dwellings

All Services

91.9%

6,186 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,869	102.1%
Without electricity	50	0.7%
Public water network	6,644	98.7%
Hauled water	5,784	86%
Other water source	275	4.1%
With water tank	5,443	80.9%
With cistern	1,761	26.2%
With toilet	6,052	89.9%
With latrine	692	10.3%
With drainage	6,412	95.3%
Without drainage	507	7.5%
With all services	6,186	91.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	13	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Mapimí

Household equipment in Mapimí according to the 2020 Census. 27% of dwellings have internet and 87.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,500	96.6%
Washing machine	5,612	83.4%
Microwave oven	3,705	55.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,644	54.2%
Motorcycle	607	9%
Bicycle	1,684	25%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,544	97.3%
Radio	4,073	60.5%
Landline phone	1,179	17.5%
Cell phone	5,917	87.9%
Computer	1,312	19.5%
Internet	1,819	27%
Pay TV	3,126	46.5%
Streaming platforms	225	3.3%
Video game console	323	4.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

234

3.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

741

11%

No Computer or Internet

4,574

68%

No ICT at All

112

1.7%

Companies and Economy in Mapimí

The main economic sectors of Mapimí are Comercio al por menor with 490 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	490
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	188
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	170
Industrias manufactureras	49
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	30

Poverty and Social Development in Mapimí

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Mapimí has a poverty rate of 40.5% and extreme poverty of 1.3%.

Poverty

40.5%

13,042 people

Extreme Poverty

1.3%

426 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

36.2%

11,657 people

Vulnerable by Income

8.5%

2,725 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

14.8%

4,774 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	27.1%	8,722
Lack of access to health services	15.1%	4,865
Lack of access to social security	54.5%	17,551
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.2%	2,009
Lack of access to basic housing services	18.6%	5,974
Lack of access to food	18.5%	5,972
Income below welfare line	49%	15,767
Income below minimum welfare line	9.4%	3,030

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	61.6%	13.8%	24.2%	8.1%	0
2015	40.5%	1.3%	36.2%	14.8%	0

Crime in Mapimí

In the last 12 months, 91 crimes were recorded in Mapimí. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	5
2025/11	5
2025/10	11
2025/09	8
2025/08	7
2025/07	6
2025/06	9
2025/05	13
2025/04	5
2025/03	7
2025/02	5
2025/01	10

Health in Mapimí

Mapimí has 17 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 16 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Mapimí

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Bermejillo	10,139	1,122
Mapimí	6,617	1,304
Ceballos	3,923	1,186
Martha	1,062	1,127
Veintidós de Febrero	700	1,121
San José de Bellavista	585	1,156
San Juan de Cañitas	378	1,192
La Esperanza (Palomas)	306	1,120
Emiliano Zapata (El Derrame)	287	1,305
El Veinticuatro	269	1,187

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