Demographics of El Carmen

Complete demographic analysis of El Carmen, Nuevo León, according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The municipality has 104,478 inhabitants.

Population Structure of El Carmen

Distribution by sex of the total population of El Carmen. The male-to-female ratio is 102.5 men per 100 women.

Total Population
104,478
Inhabitants (Census 2020)
Men
52,883
50.6% of population
Women
51,595
49.4% of population
Male/Female Ratio
102.5
Men per 100 women

Age Pyramid of El Carmen

Distribution of the population of El Carmen by five-year age groups and sex, according to the 2020 Census. The 18 age groups cover from 0 to 85 years and older.

Age Group Men Women Total % of Total
0-4 years 6,246 6,511 12,757 12.2%
5-9 years 6,069 5,833 11,902 11.4%
10-14 years 5,027 4,786 9,813 9.4%
15-19 years 3,776 3,972 7,748 7.4%
20-24 years 4,735 5,122 9,857 9.4%
25-29 years 6,732 6,589 13,321 12.8%
30-34 years 5,937 5,345 11,282 10.8%
35-39 years 4,457 3,962 8,419 8.1%
40-44 years 3,329 2,970 6,299 6%
45-49 years 2,409 2,365 4,774 4.6%
50-54 years 1,760 1,706 3,466 3.3%
55-59 years 991 982 1,973 1.9%
60-64 years 640 620 1,260 1.2%
65-69 years 333 344 677 0.6%
70-74 years 173 231 404 0.4%
75-79 years 112 101 213 0.2%
80-84 years 82 65 147 0.1%
85+ years 46 63 109 0.1%

Demographic Dependency in El Carmen

The demographic dependency ratio measures the proportion of the population in dependent ages (under 15 and over 65) relative to the working-age population (15 to 64 years). In El Carmen, the dependency ratio is 52.7%.

0-14 years
34,472
33% - Young dependents
15-64 years
68,399
65.5% - Working age
65+ years
1,550
1.5% - Elderly
Total Dependency Ratio
52.7%
Dependents per 100 working-age
Indicator Value Description
Total dependency ratio 52.7% Under 15 + over 65 per 100 working-age
Youth dependency ratio 50.4% Under 15 per 100 working-age
Old-age dependency ratio 2.3% Over 65 per 100 working-age
Aging index 4.5% Over 65 per 100 under 15

Fertility in El Carmen

The average number of live births per woman aged 12 and over in El Carmen is 1.81 children, according to the 2020 INEGI Census.

Average Live Births
1.81
Per woman aged 12 and over

Migration in El Carmen

Origin and mobility of the population of El Carmen. Of the 104,478 inhabitants, 67,266 were born in the same state (64.4%) and 36,413 were born in another state (34.9%).

Born in the State
67,266
64.4% of population
Born in Another State
36,413
34.9% of population
Lived in Another State in 2015
12,375
Recent migration (5 years)

Indigenous Population in El Carmen

In El Carmen, 4,181 people aged 3 and over speak an indigenous language, representing 4% of the total population.

Speaks Indigenous Language (3+ yrs)
4,181
4% of population
Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)
4,090
97.8% of indigenous speakers
Monolingual Indigenous
6
Does not speak Spanish
Indigenous Households
8,940
29.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population in El Carmen

In El Carmen, 789 people identify as Afro-Mexican, representing 0.8% of the total population.

Afro-Mexican Population
789
0.8% of population
Afro-Mexican Men
441
55.9% of Afro-Mexicans
Afro-Mexican Women
348
44.1% of Afro-Mexican women

Disability in El Carmen

In El Carmen, 3,236 people have a disability (3.1% of the population) and 7,574 people have a limitation (7.2%).

With Disability
3,236
3.1% of population
With Limitation
7,574
7.2% of population
Type of Disability People % of People with Disability
Motor 944 29.2%
Visual 1,631 50.4%
Hearing 419 12.9%
Speech 826 25.5%
Mental 526 16.3%

Marital Status in El Carmen

Distribution of the population aged 12 and over in El Carmen by marital status. Of the 75,274 people aged 12 and over, 65.8% are married or in a civil union, 26.5% are single, and 7.7% are separated, divorced or widowed.

Married / Civil Union
49,540
65.8%
Single
19,938
26.5%
Separated / Divorced / Widowed
5,796
7.7%

Religion in El Carmen

Religious distribution of the population of El Carmen according to the 2020 Census. 70.8% of the population identifies as Catholic.

Religion People % of Population
Catholic 73,948 70.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian 14,085 13.5%
Other religions 70 0.1%
No religion 15,991 15.3%

Households in El Carmen

El Carmen has 30,041 households with an average of 3.5 occupants per household.

Total Households
30,041
Census households
Male-headed
23,359
77.8% of households
Female-headed
6,682
22.2% of households
Average Occupants
3.5
People per household