Morelia

Morelia is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 849,053 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,092 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 11 years.

Demographics of Morelia

Demographic structure of Morelia according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 197,158 people under 15 years old (23.2%), 576,091 people of working age (67.9%) and 74,024 elderly over 65 years old (8.7%).

0-14 years

197,158

23.2% of the population

15-64 years

576,091

67.9% - Working age

65+ years

74,024

8.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

47.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Morelia

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	32,117	31,458	63,575	7.5%
5-9 years	33,800	32,821	66,621	7.8%
10-14 years	34,042	32,920	66,962	7.9%
15-19 years	35,502	35,227	70,729	8.3%
20-24 years	38,048	38,790	76,838	9%
25-29 years	34,367	36,772	71,139	8.4%
30-34 years	31,234	34,785	66,019	7.8%
35-39 years	28,477	31,862	60,339	7.1%
40-44 years	26,472	30,124	56,596	6.7%
45-49 years	24,021	28,240	52,261	6.2%
50-54 years	21,257	26,008	47,265	5.6%
55-59 years	17,792	21,873	39,665	4.7%
60-64 years	15,975	19,265	35,240	4.2%
65-69 years	11,866	14,274	26,140	3.1%
70-74 years	8,815	10,315	19,130	2.3%
75-79 years	5,713	6,871	12,584	1.5%
80-84 years	3,529	4,727	8,256	1%
85+ years	3,219	4,695	7,914	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Morelia

Population Origin

Born in State

732,881

86.3%

Born in Another State

103,318

12.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

23,409

Recent migration

Average Live Births

1.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

5,498

0.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

5,406

98.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

26

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

11,580

4.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

15,874

1.9% of the population

Men / Women

7,744 / 8,130

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

41,447

4.9%

With Limitation

102,660

12.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	19,562
Visual	17,878
Hearing	8,948
Speech	5,489
Mental	7,965

Education in Morelia

Literacy and Schooling

In Morelia, 18,108 people aged 15 and over can read and write (1810800%), while 22,438 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 11 years (11 men, 11 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	10,088	12,350	22,438	2243800%
Incomplete primary	19,576	22,225	41,801	4180100%
Complete primary	30,909	35,689	66,598	6659800%
Incomplete secondary	13,304	10,331	23,635	2363500%
Complete secondary	58,602	66,865	125,467	12546700%
Post-basic education (18+)	163,493	182,981	346,474	34647400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	12,841
6-11 years	2,458
12-14 years	2,735

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 1,051 are public and 616 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	280	114	394
Primaria	443	108	551
Secundaria	177	66	243
Media Superior	32	120	152
Superior	56	140	196

Employment and Social Security in Morelia

In Morelia, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 443,435 people. Of those, 434,620 are employed and 8,815 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

443,435

H: 244,404 / M: 199,031

Employed Population

434,620

H: 238,549 / M: 196,071

Unemployment Rate

2%

8,815 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

242,933

H: 80,246 / M: 162,687

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	570,286	67.2%
IMSS	370,802	43.7%
ISSSTE	79,766	9.4%
ISSSTE estatal	2,823	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2,311	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	107,824	12.7%
IMSS Bienestar	2,927	0.3%
Private insurance	13,700	1.6%
Other institution	2,764	0.3%
Without health coverage	273,802	32.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Morelia

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

351,811

35181100%

Single

249,815

24981500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

85,888

8588800%

Households

Total Households

244,289

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

155,798

63.8%

Female-headed

88,491

36.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	704,987	83%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	54,974	6.5%
Other religions	1,551	0.2%
No religion	82,069	9.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Morelia

Morelia has 326,420 total dwellings, of which 244,509 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	238,066	102.1%
Earthen floor	5,395	2.3%
1 bedroom	57,566	24.7%
2+ bedrooms	185,927	79.7%
1 room	6,812	2.9%
2 rooms	24,750	10.6%
3+ rooms	211,928	90.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

104.2%

242,994 dwellings

Piped Water

101.7%

237,029 dwellings

With Drainage

103.4%

240,993 dwellings

All Services

101%

235,509 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	242,994	104.2%
Without electricity	502	0.2%
Public water network	237,029	101.7%
Hauled water	204,503	87.7%
Other water source	6,462	2.8%
With water tank	221,222	94.9%
With cistern	118,071	50.6%
With toilet	239,151	102.6%
With latrine	3,389	1.5%
With drainage	240,993	103.4%
Without drainage	2,419	1%
With all services	235,509	101%
Without water, drainage or electricity	107	0%

Goods and Technology in Morelia

Household equipment in Morelia according to the 2020 Census. 68.4% of dwellings have internet and 98.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	230,642	98.9%
Washing machine	196,901	84.4%
Microwave oven	140,955	60.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	137,487	59%
Motorcycle	24,475	10.5%
Bicycle	37,195	16%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	230,583	98.9%
Radio	181,054	77.7%
Landline phone	95,747	41.1%
Cell phone	228,837	98.1%
Computer	123,200	52.8%
Internet	159,446	68.4%
Pay TV	130,011	55.8%
Streaming platforms	60,445	25.9%
Video game console	37,688	16.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

5,802

2.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

8,359

3.6%

No Computer or Internet

71,422

30.6%

No ICT at All

1,201

0.5%

Companies and Economy in Morelia

The main economic sectors of Morelia are Comercio al por menor with 19,994 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	19,994
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	8,559
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	7,042
Industrias manufactureras	2,379
Industrias manufactureras	1,537

Poverty and Social Development in Morelia

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Morelia has a poverty rate of 41.2% and extreme poverty of 5.9%.

Poverty

41.2%

319,068 people

Extreme Poverty

5.9%

45,390 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

25.4%

197,086 people

Vulnerable by Income

8.5%

65,798 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

24.9%

193,294 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	15.2%	118,162
Lack of access to health services	22.1%	171,612
Lack of access to social security	52.8%	409,119
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.1%	70,257
Lack of access to basic housing services	11.4%	88,116
Lack of access to food	24.9%	193,394
Income below welfare line	49.6%	384,866
Income below minimum welfare line	14.9%	115,732

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	38.1%	6.8%	27.5%	26.7%	0
2015	41.2%	5.9%	25.4%	24.9%	0

Crime in Morelia

In the last 12 months, 15,585 crimes were recorded in Morelia. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1,287
2025/11	1,208
2025/10	1,502
2025/09	1,321
2025/08	1,354
2025/07	1,170
2025/06	1,409
2025/05	1,267
2025/04	1,341
2025/03	1,295
2025/02	1,211
2025/01	1,220

Health in Morelia

Morelia has 327 health facilities, including 62 hospitals, 224 health centers and 3 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Morelia

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Morelia	743,275	1,920
Morelos	15,054	1,939
Jesús del Monte (La Capilla)	8,995	2,142
Capula	5,624	2,089
Puerto de Buenavista (Lázaro Cárdenas)	4,116	2,029
San Antonio	3,712	1,899
Bosque Monarca	3,093	2,152
San Nicolás Obispo	3,034	1,982
San Juanito Itzícuaro	2,738	1,901
El Durazno	2,363	2,099

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