Rosario

Rosario is a municipality of Sinaloa with 52,345 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 110 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9 years.

Demographics of Rosario

Demographic structure of Rosario according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 13,966 people under 15 years old (26.7%), 32,263 people of working age (61.6%) and 6,116 elderly over 65 years old (11.7%).

0-14 years

13,966

26.7% of the population

15-64 years

32,263

61.6% - Working age

65+ years

6,116

11.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

62.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Rosario

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,192	2,287	4,479	8.6%
5-9 years	2,344	2,339	4,683	8.9%
10-14 years	2,523	2,281	4,804	9.2%
15-19 years	2,288	2,229	4,517	8.6%
20-24 years	1,927	1,939	3,866	7.4%
25-29 years	1,733	1,720	3,453	6.6%
30-34 years	1,673	1,701	3,374	6.4%
35-39 years	1,588	1,646	3,234	6.2%
40-44 years	1,604	1,563	3,167	6.1%
45-49 years	1,532	1,472	3,004	5.7%
50-54 years	1,529	1,395	2,924	5.6%
55-59 years	1,308	1,200	2,508	4.8%
60-64 years	1,105	1,111	2,216	4.2%
65-69 years	985	955	1,940	3.7%
70-74 years	808	728	1,536	2.9%
75-79 years	603	581	1,184	2.3%
80-84 years	376	374	750	1.4%
85+ years	331	375	706	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Rosario

Population Origin

Born in State

45,929

87.7%

Born in Another State

6,208

11.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

2,185

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,043

2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

884

84.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

159

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,455

9.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

437

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

213 / 224

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

3,599

6.9%

With Limitation

7,373

14.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,870
Visual	1,466
Hearing	642
Speech	520
Mental	689

Education in Rosario

Literacy and Schooling

In Rosario, 2,086 people aged 15 and over can read and write (208600%), while 2,116 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9 years (8.7 men, 9.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,184	932	2,116	211600%
Incomplete primary	2,519	1,841	4,360	436000%
Complete primary	3,168	2,480	5,648	564800%
Incomplete secondary	711	502	1,213	121300%
Complete secondary	4,605	5,529	10,134	1013400%
Post-basic education (18+)	6,588	6,985	13,573	1357300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,000
6-11 years	395
12-14 years	345

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 190 are public and 9 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	64	1	65
Primaria	70	2	72
Secundaria	32	2	34
Media Superior	17	1	18
Superior	1	2	3

Employment and Social Security in Rosario

In Rosario, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 26,046 people. Of those, 25,841 are employed and 205 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

26,046

H: 16,240 / M: 9,806

Employed Population

25,841

H: 16,101 / M: 9,740

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

205 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

15,093

H: 4,590 / M: 10,503

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	43,369	82.9%
IMSS	12,112	23.1%
ISSSTE	5,170	9.9%
ISSSTE estatal	231	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	208	0.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	25,605	48.9%
IMSS Bienestar	377	0.7%
Private insurance	266	0.5%
Other institution	100	0.2%
Without health coverage	8,966	17.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Rosario

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

22,484

2248400%

Single

12,997

1299700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

5,757

575700%

Households

Total Households

14,812

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

10,348

69.9%

Female-headed

4,464

30.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	45,726	87.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,699	7.1%
Other religions	21	0%
No religion	2,844	5.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Rosario

Rosario has 18,695 total dwellings, of which 14,817 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	14,244	97.2%
Earthen floor	537	3.7%
1 bedroom	5,973	40.7%
2+ bedrooms	8,807	60.1%
1 room	1,095	7.5%
2 rooms	3,046	20.8%
3+ rooms	10,640	72.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.4%

14,574 dwellings

Piped Water

98.5%

14,440 dwellings

With Drainage

94.7%

13,881 dwellings

All Services

93.4%

13,690 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	14,574	99.4%
Without electricity	207	1.4%
Public water network	14,440	98.5%
Hauled water	10,449	71.3%
Other water source	341	2.3%
With water tank	6,335	43.2%
With cistern	1,578	10.8%
With toilet	13,706	93.5%
With latrine	317	2.2%
With drainage	13,881	94.7%
Without drainage	900	6.1%
With all services	13,690	93.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	87	0.6%

Goods and Technology in Rosario

Household equipment in Rosario according to the 2020 Census. 34.3% of dwellings have internet and 87.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	13,203	90.1%
Washing machine	10,444	71.2%
Microwave oven	4,612	31.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	5,509	37.6%
Motorcycle	4,954	33.8%
Bicycle	5,683	38.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	13,165	89.8%
Radio	7,799	53.2%
Landline phone	2,126	14.5%
Cell phone	12,815	87.4%
Computer	2,710	18.5%
Internet	5,034	34.3%
Pay TV	10,507	71.7%
Streaming platforms	856	5.8%
Video game console	581	4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,028

7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,595

10.9%

No Computer or Internet

9,126

62.3%

No ICT at All

425

2.9%

Companies and Economy in Rosario

The main economic sectors of Rosario are Comercio al por menor with 620 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	620
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	224
Industrias manufactureras	81
Servicios educativos	39
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	30

Poverty and Social Development in Rosario

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Rosario has a poverty rate of 40.5% and extreme poverty of 3.4%.

Poverty

40.5%

21,660 people

Extreme Poverty

3.4%

1,835 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

45.3%

24,200 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.9%

2,106 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

10.2%

5,474 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	16.8%	8,972
Lack of access to health services	12.6%	6,718
Lack of access to social security	76.4%	40,827
Lack of housing quality and spaces	12.2%	6,542
Lack of access to basic housing services	27.3%	14,594
Lack of access to food	15.2%	8,115
Income below welfare line	44.5%	23,766
Income below minimum welfare line	10.9%	5,803

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	46.3%	7.5%	43.1%	8.3%	0
2015	40.5%	3.4%	45.3%	10.2%	0

Crime in Rosario

In the last 12 months, 380 crimes were recorded in Rosario. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	27
2025/11	25
2025/10	37
2025/09	50
2025/08	31
2025/07	24
2025/06	34
2025/05	34
2025/04	27
2025/03	38
2025/02	33
2025/01	20

Health in Rosario

Rosario has 39 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 35 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Rosario

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
El Rosario	17,097	30
Agua Verde	4,341	-3
El Pozole	2,328	10
Apoderado	2,004	10
Ejido Cajón Ojo de Agua Número Dos	1,956	9
Los Pozos	1,671	5
Cacalotán	1,625	42
Chametla	1,576	11
Teodoro Beltrán (La Hacienda)	1,183	4
Ejido Gregorio Vázquez Moreno (San Joachín)	1,134	2

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