Culiacán

Culiacán is a municipality of Sinaloa with 1,003,530 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 79 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 11.1 years.

Demographics of Culiacán

Demographic structure of Culiacán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 248,043 people under 15 years old (24.7%), 678,895 people of working age (67.7%) and 74,751 elderly over 65 years old (7.4%).

0-14 years

248,043

24.7% of the population

15-64 years

678,895

67.7% - Working age

65+ years

74,751

7.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

47.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Culiacán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	40,532	39,011	79,543	7.9%
5-9 years	42,576	40,769	83,345	8.3%
10-14 years	43,362	41,793	85,155	8.5%
15-19 years	43,303	42,739	86,042	8.6%
20-24 years	44,143	45,352	89,495	8.9%
25-29 years	40,735	43,114	83,849	8.4%
30-34 years	37,342	39,496	76,838	7.7%
35-39 years	35,504	37,219	72,723	7.2%
40-44 years	33,782	35,677	69,459	6.9%
45-49 years	31,052	33,011	64,063	6.4%
50-54 years	26,222	29,074	55,296	5.5%
55-59 years	20,720	23,448	44,168	4.4%
60-64 years	17,140	19,822	36,962	3.7%
65-69 years	12,515	14,940	27,455	2.7%
70-74 years	9,015	10,627	19,642	2%
75-79 years	6,011	6,969	12,980	1.3%
80-84 years	3,622	4,691	8,313	0.8%
85+ years	2,550	3,811	6,361	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Culiacán

Population Origin

Born in State

898,088

89.5%

Born in Another State

93,551

9.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

23,561

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

4,634

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

4,518

97.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

50

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

4,677

1.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

16,871

1.7% of the population

Men / Women

8,277 / 8,594

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

41,959

4.2%

With Limitation

94,803

9.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	20,352
Visual	17,394
Hearing	7,524
Speech	6,895
Mental	8,140

Education in Culiacán

Literacy and Schooling

In Culiacán, 19,539 people aged 15 and over can read and write (1953900%), while 24,742 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 11.1 years (11 men, 11.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	12,923	11,819	24,742	2474200%
Incomplete primary	25,503	26,775	52,278	5227800%
Complete primary	34,347	38,607	72,954	7295400%
Incomplete secondary	15,202	12,304	27,506	2750600%
Complete secondary	60,171	66,679	126,850	12685000%
Post-basic education (18+)	202,466	218,009	420,475	42047500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	18,745
6-11 years	3,373
12-14 years	3,062

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 1,211 are public and 362 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	398	73	471
Primaria	490	68	558
Secundaria	153	50	203
Media Superior	68	59	127
Superior	40	42	82

Employment and Social Security in Culiacán

In Culiacán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 504,998 people. Of those, 498,256 are employed and 6,742 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.3%.

Total EAP

504,998

H: 288,586 / M: 216,412

Employed Population

498,256

H: 284,097 / M: 214,159

Unemployment Rate

1.3%

6,742 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

294,747

H: 96,749 / M: 197,998

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	797,932	79.5%
IMSS	557,343	55.5%
ISSSTE	101,529	10.1%
ISSSTE estatal	5,596	0.6%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2,384	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	130,547	13%
IMSS Bienestar	4,523	0.5%
Private insurance	17,763	1.8%
Other institution	3,983	0.4%
Without health coverage	202,978	20.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Culiacán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

419,996

41999600%

Single

285,647

28564700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

98,695

9869500%

Households

Total Households

281,567

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

176,855

62.8%

Female-headed

104,712

37.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	793,717	79.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	81,727	8.1%
Other religions	607	0.1%
No religion	124,543	12.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Culiacán

Culiacán has 340,656 total dwellings, of which 281,726 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	276,115	102.2%
Earthen floor	4,524	1.7%
1 bedroom	70,537	26.1%
2+ bedrooms	210,142	77.8%
1 room	6,872	2.5%
2 rooms	32,308	12%
3+ rooms	241,492	89.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103.7%

280,185 dwellings

Piped Water

102.9%

278,202 dwellings

With Drainage

102.7%

277,566 dwellings

All Services

102.1%

275,825 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	280,185	103.7%
Without electricity	487	0.2%
Public water network	278,202	102.9%
Hauled water	272,510	100.8%
Other water source	2,465	0.9%
With water tank	143,263	53%
With cistern	6,212	2.3%
With toilet	276,096	102.2%
With latrine	2,269	0.8%
With drainage	277,566	102.7%
Without drainage	3,047	1.1%
With all services	275,825	102.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	178	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Culiacán

Household equipment in Culiacán according to the 2020 Census. 65.1% of dwellings have internet and 99% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	274,238	101.5%
Washing machine	231,364	85.6%
Microwave oven	164,539	60.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	182,836	67.7%
Motorcycle	35,764	13.2%
Bicycle	37,330	13.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	268,037	99.2%
Radio	156,455	57.9%
Landline phone	84,854	31.4%
Cell phone	267,476	99%
Computer	137,551	50.9%
Internet	175,867	65.1%
Pay TV	144,255	53.4%
Streaming platforms	76,748	28.4%
Video game console	44,789	16.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

7,810

2.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

9,200

3.4%

No Computer or Internet

88,943

32.9%

No ICT at All

1,758

0.7%

Companies and Economy in Culiacán

The main economic sectors of Culiacán are Comercio al por menor with 14,980 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	14,980
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	8,937
Industrias manufactureras	2,044
Servicios educativos	1,274
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	1,146

Poverty and Social Development in Culiacán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Culiacán has a poverty rate of 24.9% and extreme poverty of 1.2%.

Poverty

24.9%

236,469 people

Extreme Poverty

1.2%

11,689 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

35.4%

336,774 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.7%

54,667 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

34%

323,545 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	13%	123,240
Lack of access to health services	17.6%	167,767
Lack of access to social security	42.6%	405,741
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6%	56,875
Lack of access to basic housing services	6.8%	64,416
Lack of access to food	19.8%	188,433
Income below welfare line	30.6%	291,136
Income below minimum welfare line	5%	47,357

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	31.2%	3.5%	29.9%	29.8%	0
2015	24.9%	1.2%	35.4%	34%	0

Crime in Culiacán

In the last 12 months, 15,156 crimes were recorded in Culiacán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1,106
2025/11	973
2025/10	1,259
2025/09	1,188
2025/08	1,186
2025/07	1,272
2025/06	1,408
2025/05	1,462
2025/04	1,338
2025/03	1,369
2025/02	1,315
2025/01	1,280

Health in Culiacán

Culiacán has 398 health facilities, including 44 hospitals, 301 health centers and 15 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Culiacán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Culiacán Rosales	808,416	57
Costa Rica	28,239	23
Eldorado	14,772	10
El Diez	8,427	28
Quilá	5,898	43
Adolfo López Mateos (El Tamarindo)	5,183	30
Culiacancito	4,466	28
El Limón de los Ramos	3,445	61
Leopoldo Sánchez Celis	3,411	12
El Salado	2,422	85

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