Del Nayar

Del Nayar is a municipality of Nayarit with 47,550 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,089 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.7 years.

Demographics of Del Nayar

Demographic structure of Del Nayar according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 20,453 people under 15 years old (43%), 24,963 people of working age (52.5%) and 2,107 elderly over 65 years old (4.4%).

0-14 years

20,453

43% of the population

15-64 years

24,963

52.5% - Working age

65+ years

2,107

4.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

90.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Del Nayar

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	3,077	3,107	6,184	13%
5-9 years	3,765	3,793	7,558	15.9%
10-14 years	3,382	3,329	6,711	14.1%
15-19 years	2,654	2,629	5,283	11.1%
20-24 years	1,895	1,978	3,873	8.1%
25-29 years	1,589	1,802	3,391	7.1%
30-34 years	1,229	1,352	2,581	5.4%
35-39 years	1,190	1,280	2,470	5.2%
40-44 years	1,031	1,071	2,102	4.4%
45-49 years	869	847	1,716	3.6%
50-54 years	650	715	1,365	2.9%
55-59 years	580	632	1,212	2.5%
60-64 years	474	496	970	2%
65-69 years	358	374	732	1.5%
70-74 years	273	247	520	1.1%
75-79 years	193	175	368	0.8%
80-84 years	135	119	254	0.5%
85+ years	106	127	233	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Del Nayar

Population Origin

Born in State

46,697

98.2%

Born in Another State

631

1.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

216

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

38,098

80.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

27,250

71.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

10,467

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

42,587

477.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

675

1.4% of the population

Men / Women

346 / 329

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,913

4%

With Limitation

3,610

7.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	831
Visual	959
Hearing	667
Speech	468
Mental	453

Education in Del Nayar

Literacy and Schooling

In Del Nayar, 7,367 people aged 15 and over can read and write (736700%), while 6,336 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.7 years (6.1 men, 5.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,561	3,775	6,336	633600%
Incomplete primary	2,655	2,513	5,168	516800%
Complete primary	2,412	2,315	4,727	472700%
Incomplete secondary	864	874	1,738	173800%
Complete secondary	1,995	1,958	3,953	395300%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,243	1,999	4,242	424200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,699
6-11 years	860
12-14 years	833

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 474 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	167	0	167
Primaria	187	0	187
Secundaria	100	0	100
Media Superior	16	1	17
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Del Nayar

In Del Nayar, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,609 people. Of those, 9,953 are employed and 656 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Total EAP

10,609

H: 7,758 / M: 2,851

Employed Population

9,953

H: 7,162 / M: 2,791

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

656 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

20,308

H: 7,343 / M: 12,965

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	41,288	86.8%
IMSS	829	1.7%
ISSSTE	890	1.9%
ISSSTE estatal	108	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	41	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	31,471	66.2%
IMSS Bienestar	8,391	17.6%
Private insurance	67	0.1%
Other institution	379	0.8%
Without health coverage	6,148	12.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Del Nayar

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

17,793

1779300%

Single

10,361

1036100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,800

280000%

Households

Total Households

8,921

5.2 average occupants

Male-headed

6,761

75.8%

Female-headed

2,160

24.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	38,473	80.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,727	5.7%
Other religions	1,463	3.1%
No religion	4,523	9.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Del Nayar

Del Nayar has 12,905 total dwellings, of which 8,952 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 5.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,864	54.7%
Earthen floor	3,965	44.6%
1 bedroom	3,855	43.3%
2+ bedrooms	4,985	56%
1 room	1,171	13.2%
2 rooms	2,947	33.1%
3+ rooms	4,719	53.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

68.3%

6,073 dwellings

Piped Water

69.1%

6,144 dwellings

With Drainage

31%

2,755 dwellings

All Services

27%

2,397 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,073	68.3%
Without electricity	2,765	31.1%
Public water network	6,144	69.1%
Hauled water	4,439	49.9%
Other water source	2,696	30.3%
With water tank	2,027	22.8%
With cistern	952	10.7%
With toilet	2,659	29.9%
With latrine	735	8.3%
With drainage	2,755	31%
Without drainage	6,077	68.3%
With all services	2,397	27%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1,542	17.3%

Goods and Technology in Del Nayar

Household equipment in Del Nayar according to the 2020 Census. 2.9% of dwellings have internet and 39.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,022	22.7%
Washing machine	619	7%
Microwave oven	318	3.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	955	10.7%
Motorcycle	335	3.8%
Bicycle	185	2.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,030	34.1%
Radio	3,560	40%
Landline phone	284	3.2%
Cell phone	3,515	39.5%
Computer	351	3.9%
Internet	258	2.9%
Pay TV	1,552	17.4%
Streaming platforms	22	0.2%
Video game console	21	0.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

3,905

43.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

5,229

58.8%

No Computer or Internet

8,309

93.4%

No ICT at All

3,155

35.5%

Companies and Economy in Del Nayar

The main economic sectors of Del Nayar are Comercio al por menor with 138 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	138
Industrias manufactureras	58
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	50
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	36
Industrias manufactureras	18

Poverty and Social Development in Del Nayar

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Del Nayar has a poverty rate of 86.9% and extreme poverty of 54%.

Poverty

86.9%

38,471 people

Extreme Poverty

54%

23,916 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

11.8%

5,243 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.6%

271 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.7%

296 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	43.4%	19,197
Lack of access to health services	28.4%	12,560
Lack of access to social security	89%	39,425
Lack of housing quality and spaces	69.8%	30,906
Lack of access to basic housing services	87.6%	38,797
Lack of access to food	38.7%	17,116
Income below welfare line	87.5%	38,743
Income below minimum welfare line	63%	27,894

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	92.4%	70.4%	7.1%	0.3%	0
2015	86.9%	54%	11.8%	0.7%	0

Crime in Del Nayar

In the last 12 months, 62 crimes were recorded in Del Nayar. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	8
2025/10	5
2025/09	4
2025/08	4
2025/07	6
2025/06	5
2025/05	6
2025/04	3
2025/03	6
2025/02	8
2025/01	5

Health in Del Nayar

Del Nayar has 113 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 111 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Del Nayar

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Jesús María	3,695	424
Mesa del Nayar	2,976	1,383
Santa Teresa	2,228	2,117
Linda Vista	1,412	2,196
Santa Cruz de Guaybel	737	895
Rancho Viejo	736	2,216
Huaynamota	656	676
San Francisco	640	422
Potrero de la Palmita	605	242
Dolores	604	1,161

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