Nazas

Nazas is a municipality of Durango with 12,894 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,288 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years.

Demographics of Nazas

Demographic structure of Nazas according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,710 people under 15 years old (28.8%), 7,607 people of working age (59%) and 1,575 elderly over 65 years old (12.2%).

0-14 years

3,710

28.8% of the population

15-64 years

7,607

59% - Working age

65+ years

1,575

12.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

69.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Nazas

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	578	565	1,143	8.9%
5-9 years	717	633	1,350	10.5%
10-14 years	579	638	1,217	9.4%
15-19 years	550	530	1,080	8.4%
20-24 years	411	426	837	6.5%
25-29 years	382	453	835	6.5%
30-34 years	417	390	807	6.3%
35-39 years	363	373	736	5.7%
40-44 years	410	407	817	6.3%
45-49 years	372	351	723	5.6%
50-54 years	344	324	668	5.2%
55-59 years	295	266	561	4.4%
60-64 years	276	267	543	4.2%
65-69 years	238	217	455	3.5%
70-74 years	219	200	419	3.2%
75-79 years	154	142	296	2.3%
80-84 years	128	111	239	1.9%
85+ years	91	75	166	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Nazas

Population Origin

Born in State

11,520

89.3%

Born in Another State

1,121

8.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

351

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

9

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

9

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

33

0.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

310

2.4% of the population

Men / Women

152 / 158

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

679

5.3%

With Limitation

1,984

15.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	361
Visual	274
Hearing	105
Speech	86
Mental	127

Education in Nazas

Literacy and Schooling

In Nazas, 333 people aged 15 and over can read and write (33300%), while 299 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years (8.2 men, 8.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	178	121	299	29900%
Incomplete primary	856	712	1,568	156800%
Complete primary	796	751	1,547	154700%
Incomplete secondary	217	168	385	38500%
Complete secondary	1,081	1,240	2,321	232100%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,345	1,353	2,698	269800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	331
6-11 years	110
12-14 years	72

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 67 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	23	23
Primaria	25	25
Secundaria	16	16
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Nazas

In Nazas, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,951 people. Of those, 4,745 are employed and 206 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

Total EAP

4,951

H: 3,562 / M: 1,389

Employed Population

4,745

H: 3,377 / M: 1,368

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

206 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,900

H: 1,400 / M: 3,500

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	10,119	78.5%
IMSS	1,932	15%
ISSSTE	1,218	9.4%
ISSSTE estatal	10	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	10	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,857	53.2%
IMSS Bienestar	61	0.5%
Private insurance	48	0.4%
Other institution	70	0.5%
Without health coverage	2,770	21.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Nazas

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,634

563400%

Single

3,048

304800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,223

122300%

Households

Total Households

3,521

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

2,625

74.6%

Female-headed

896

25.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	11,587	89.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	727	5.6%
No religion	572	4.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Nazas

Nazas has 5,233 total dwellings, of which 3,522 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,436	97.8%
Earthen floor	77	2.2%
1 bedroom	1,075	30.6%
2+ bedrooms	2,438	69.4%
1 room	117	3.3%
2 rooms	466	13.3%
3+ rooms	2,930	83.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.1%

3,483 dwellings

Piped Water

98.7%

3,469 dwellings

With Drainage

95%

3,336 dwellings

All Services

94%

3,302 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,483	99.1%
Without electricity	30	0.9%
Public water network	3,469	98.7%
Hauled water	2,982	84.9%
Other water source	44	1.3%
With water tank	1,873	53.3%
With cistern	112	3.2%
With toilet	3,376	96.1%
With latrine	10	0.3%
With drainage	3,336	95%
Without drainage	177	5%
With all services	3,302	94%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Nazas

Household equipment in Nazas according to the 2020 Census. 17.1% of dwellings have internet and 84.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,305	94.1%
Washing machine	2,965	84.4%
Microwave oven	1,955	55.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,205	62.8%
Motorcycle	417	11.9%
Bicycle	988	28.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,319	94.5%
Radio	1,501	42.7%
Landline phone	759	21.6%
Cell phone	2,968	84.5%
Computer	630	17.9%
Internet	602	17.1%
Pay TV	2,762	78.6%
Streaming platforms	64	1.8%
Video game console	111	3.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

135

3.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

323

9.2%

No Computer or Internet

2,566

73%

No ICT at All

58

1.7%

Companies and Economy in Nazas

The main economic sectors of Nazas are Comercio al por menor with 157 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	157
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	69
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	60
Industrias manufactureras	18
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	16

Poverty and Social Development in Nazas

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Nazas has a poverty rate of 55.5% and extreme poverty of 1.4%.

Poverty

55.5%

6,281 people

Extreme Poverty

1.4%

164 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

29.7%

3,357 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.1%

693 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

8.7%

986 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.7%	2,460
Lack of access to health services	10.9%	1,239
Lack of access to social security	72.7%	8,228
Lack of housing quality and spaces	2%	227
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.5%	624
Lack of access to food	9.2%	1,039
Income below welfare line	61.6%	6,974
Income below minimum welfare line	19.1%	2,159

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	61.2%	12.6%	27.3%	7.5%	0
2015	55.5%	1.4%	29.7%	8.7%	0

Crime in Nazas

In the last 12 months, 71 crimes were recorded in Nazas. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	3
2025/10	5
2025/09	5
2025/08	5
2025/07	6
2025/06	14
2025/05	5
2025/04	6
2025/03	5
2025/02	6
2025/01	8

Health in Nazas

Nazas has 9 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Nazas

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Nazas	3,892	1,243
General Lázaro Cárdenas (Pueblo Nuevo)	1,976	1,230
Paso Nacional	1,393	1,225
Emilio Carranza	961	1,207
La Perla	744	1,232
Santa Teresa de la Uña	569	1,219
Agustín Melgar	480	1,236
Benito Juárez	389	1,278
Santa Bárbara	381	1,245
Dolores Hidalgo	348	1,239

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