León

León is a municipality of Guanajuato with 1,721,215 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,903 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.8 years.

Demographics of León

Demographic structure of León according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 447,739 people under 15 years old (26%), 1,160,943 people of working age (67.4%) and 108,370 elderly over 65 years old (6.3%).

0-14 years

447,739

26% of the population

15-64 years

1,160,943

67.4% - Working age

65+ years

108,370

6.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

47.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of León

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	74,723	72,511	147,234	8.6%
5-9 years	76,273	73,884	150,157	8.7%
10-14 years	76,412	73,936	150,348	8.7%
15-19 years	78,597	76,643	155,240	9%
20-24 years	78,089	77,035	155,124	9%
25-29 years	72,913	74,596	147,509	8.6%
30-34 years	65,110	68,638	133,748	7.8%
35-39 years	62,845	66,349	129,194	7.5%
40-44 years	56,730	60,731	117,461	6.8%
45-49 years	50,851	54,842	105,693	6.1%
50-54 years	43,358	47,500	90,858	5.3%
55-59 years	32,557	36,280	68,837	4%
60-64 years	26,933	30,346	57,279	3.3%
65-69 years	18,747	21,651	40,398	2.3%
70-74 years	13,353	15,388	28,741	1.7%
75-79 years	8,431	9,896	18,327	1.1%
80-84 years	4,842	6,380	11,222	0.7%
85+ years	3,825	5,857	9,682	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in León

Population Origin

Born in State

1,531,577

89%

Born in Another State

172,613

10%

Lived in Another State in 2015

36,276

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,579

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2,967

82.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

66

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

7,043

1.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

47,366

2.8% of the population

Men / Women

23,671 / 23,695

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

75,129

4.4%

With Limitation

168,279

9.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	34,374
Visual	33,339
Hearing	14,568
Speech	11,090
Mental	13,708

Education in León

Literacy and Schooling

In León, 42,086 people aged 15 and over can read and write (4208600%), while 58,731 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.8 years (9.8 men, 9.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	26,232	32,499	58,731	5873100%
Incomplete primary	39,891	42,876	82,767	8276700%
Complete primary	88,613	90,913	179,526	17952600%
Incomplete secondary	24,609	18,899	43,508	4350800%
Complete secondary	169,679	183,187	352,866	35286600%
Post-basic education (18+)	249,243	261,152	510,395	51039500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	37,199
6-11 years	9,627
12-14 years	10,977

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 1,103 are public and 857 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	356	263	619
Primaria	470	160	630
Secundaria	157	131	288
Media Superior	82	158	240
Superior	14	92	106

Employment and Social Security in León

In León, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 900,923 people. Of those, 883,463 are employed and 17,460 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.9%.

Total EAP

900,923

H: 524,365 / M: 376,558

Employed Population

883,463

H: 511,609 / M: 371,854

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

17,460 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

454,794

H: 136,313 / M: 318,481

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	1,333,176	77.5%
IMSS	923,024	53.6%
ISSSTE	67,329	3.9%
ISSSTE estatal	2,879	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	987	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	306,572	17.8%
IMSS Bienestar	3,602	0.2%
Private insurance	42,674	2.5%
Other institution	4,531	0.3%
Without health coverage	381,804	22.2%

Marital Status and Religion in León

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

726,077

72607700%

Single

494,732

49473200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

137,175

13717500%

Households

Total Households

440,662

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

301,786

68.5%

Female-headed

138,876

31.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	1,554,840	90.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	68,766	4%
Other religions	2,260	0.1%
No religion	87,708	5.1%

Housing and Basic Services in León

León has 511,648 total dwellings, of which 440,870 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	432,607	101.9%
Earthen floor	5,965	1.4%
1 bedroom	93,594	22.1%
2+ bedrooms	345,190	81.3%
1 room	9,189	2.2%
2 rooms	47,945	11.3%
3+ rooms	381,631	89.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103.2%

437,847 dwellings

Piped Water

99.7%

423,047 dwellings

With Drainage

102.5%

435,016 dwellings

All Services

99.1%

420,648 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	437,847	103.2%
Without electricity	971	0.2%
Public water network	423,047	99.7%
Hauled water	394,674	93%
Other water source	15,707	3.7%
With water tank	367,568	86.6%
With cistern	145,913	34.4%
With toilet	435,888	102.7%
With latrine	1,328	0.3%
With drainage	435,016	102.5%
Without drainage	2,885	0.7%
With all services	420,648	99.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	192	0%

Goods and Technology in León

Household equipment in León according to the 2020 Census. 61.9% of dwellings have internet and 95.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	413,152	97.4%
Washing machine	374,781	88.3%
Microwave oven	244,345	57.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	240,226	56.6%
Motorcycle	54,687	12.9%
Bicycle	135,100	31.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	421,943	99.4%
Radio	339,147	79.9%
Landline phone	168,636	39.7%
Cell phone	404,901	95.4%
Computer	193,669	45.6%
Internet	262,811	61.9%
Pay TV	210,050	49.5%
Streaming platforms	104,200	24.6%
Video game console	74,019	17.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

7,625

1.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

20,595

4.9%

No Computer or Internet

152,647

36%

No ICT at All

2,385

0.6%

Companies and Economy in León

The main economic sectors of León are Comercio al por menor with 35,580 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	35,580
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	13,347
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	11,327
Industrias manufactureras	7,401
Industrias manufactureras	2,561

Poverty and Social Development in León

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, León has a poverty rate of 31.5% and extreme poverty of 2.2%.

Poverty

31.5%

522,736 people

Extreme Poverty

2.2%

36,688 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

34%

564,453 people

Vulnerable by Income

8.8%

146,571 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

25.6%

425,365 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	18.3%	303,098
Lack of access to health services	16.4%	271,352
Lack of access to social security	43.6%	723,437
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.8%	129,748
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.5%	91,959
Lack of access to food	29%	481,387
Income below welfare line	40.3%	669,307
Income below minimum welfare line	10%	166,148

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	36.8%	4%	29.4%	26%	0
2015	31.5%	2.2%	34%	25.6%	0

Crime in León

In the last 12 months, 51,968 crimes were recorded in León. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3,193
2025/11	3,318
2025/10	4,828
2025/09	4,721
2025/08	4,850
2025/07	4,586
2025/06	4,360
2025/05	4,542
2025/04	4,405
2025/03	4,671
2025/02	4,223
2025/01	4,271

Health in León

León has 343 health facilities, including 70 hospitals, 252 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of León

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
León de los Aldama	1,579,803	1,800
Duarte	7,683	1,882
San Juan de Abajo	7,559	1,801
Plan de Ayala (Santa Rosa)	5,530	1,770
Álvaro Obregón (Santa Ana del Conde)	3,823	1,790
San Juan de Otates	3,687	1,903
La Barranca	3,241	1,931
Loza de los Padres	3,097	1,864
San Francisco de Durán (San Agustín del Mirasol)	3,028	1,792
Alfaro	2,764	1,879

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