Progreso

Progreso is a municipality of Yucatán with 66,008 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 4 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years.

Demographics of Progreso

Demographic structure of Progreso according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 15,478 people under 15 years old (23.4%), 44,480 people of working age (67.4%) and 5,933 elderly over 65 years old (9%).

0-14 years

15,478

23.4% of the population

15-64 years

44,480

67.4% - Working age

65+ years

5,933

9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

48.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Progreso

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,414	2,259	4,673	7.1%
5-9 years	2,763	2,750	5,513	8.4%
10-14 years	2,733	2,559	5,292	8%
15-19 years	2,869	2,587	5,456	8.3%
20-24 years	2,837	2,781	5,618	8.5%
25-29 years	2,630	2,593	5,223	7.9%
30-34 years	2,425	2,507	4,932	7.5%
35-39 years	2,277	2,301	4,578	6.9%
40-44 years	2,194	2,339	4,533	6.9%
45-49 years	2,114	2,146	4,260	6.5%
50-54 years	1,847	1,970	3,817	5.8%
55-59 years	1,642	1,674	3,316	5%
60-64 years	1,318	1,429	2,747	4.2%
65-69 years	1,098	1,140	2,238	3.4%
70-74 years	774	766	1,540	2.3%
75-79 years	487	548	1,035	1.6%
80-84 years	289	333	622	0.9%
85+ years	209	289	498	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Progreso

Population Origin

Born in State

55,703

84.4%

Born in Another State

9,198

13.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

2,894

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2,617

4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2,591

99% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

12

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

7,263

39.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,150

1.7% of the population

Men / Women

585 / 565

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

4,402

6.7%

With Limitation

8,859

13.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	2,092
Visual	1,983
Hearing	891
Speech	570
Mental	813

Education in Progreso

Literacy and Schooling

In Progreso, 1,658 people aged 15 and over can read and write (165800%), while 1,842 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years (9.2 men, 9.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	923	919	1,842	184200%
Incomplete primary	2,847	2,622	5,469	546900%
Complete primary	3,225	3,360	6,585	658500%
Incomplete secondary	1,676	1,358	3,034	303400%
Complete secondary	6,218	6,235	12,453	1245300%
Post-basic education (18+)	9,328	9,994	19,322	1932200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,038
6-11 years	274
12-14 years	217

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 67 are public and 24 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	14	6	20
Primaria	25	6	31
Secundaria	13	4	17
Media Superior	8	2	10
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Progreso

In Progreso, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 33,636 people. Of those, 33,174 are employed and 462 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

33,636

H: 20,399 / M: 13,237

Employed Population

33,174

H: 20,064 / M: 13,110

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

462 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

19,706

H: 6,045 / M: 13,661

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	45,557	69%
IMSS	21,871	33.1%
ISSSTE	2,640	4%
ISSSTE estatal	130	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2,729	4.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	17,702	26.8%
IMSS Bienestar	156	0.2%
Private insurance	741	1.1%
Other institution	310	0.5%
Without health coverage	20,214	30.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Progreso

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

30,664

3066400%

Single

16,059

1605900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

6,779

677900%

Households

Total Households

18,503

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

11,946

64.6%

Female-headed

6,557

35.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	45,395	68.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	12,442	18.8%
Other religions	122	0.2%
No religion	7,763	11.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Progreso

Progreso has 28,542 total dwellings, of which 18,511 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	18,146	109.7%
Earthen floor	263	1.6%
1 bedroom	8,368	50.6%
2+ bedrooms	10,042	60.7%
1 room	2,635	15.9%
2 rooms	4,432	26.8%
3+ rooms	11,342	68.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

109.8%

18,160 dwellings

Piped Water

109%

18,030 dwellings

With Drainage

109.2%

18,064 dwellings

All Services

107.6%

17,805 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	18,160	109.8%
Without electricity	252	1.5%
Public water network	18,030	109%
Hauled water	17,441	105.4%
Other water source	381	2.3%
With water tank	15,276	92.3%
With cistern	7,109	43%
With toilet	18,053	109.1%
With latrine	63	0.4%
With drainage	18,064	109.2%
Without drainage	348	2.1%
With all services	17,805	107.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	123	0.7%

Goods and Technology in Progreso

Household equipment in Progreso according to the 2020 Census. 69.9% of dwellings have internet and 103.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	16,775	101.4%
Washing machine	15,136	91.5%
Microwave oven	7,255	43.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	6,787	41%
Motorcycle	5,382	32.5%
Bicycle	6,481	39.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	17,168	103.8%
Radio	11,894	71.9%
Landline phone	6,728	40.7%
Cell phone	17,193	103.9%
Computer	6,308	38.1%
Internet	11,557	69.9%
Pay TV	10,415	62.9%
Streaming platforms	3,758	22.7%
Video game console	1,543	9.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

709

4.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

996

6%

No Computer or Internet

6,195

37.4%

No ICT at All

193

1.2%

Companies and Economy in Progreso

The main economic sectors of Progreso are Comercio al por menor with 1,517 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,517
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	603
Industrias manufactureras	186
Servicios educativos	99
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento	61

Poverty and Social Development in Progreso

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Progreso has a poverty rate of 37.4% and extreme poverty of 3%.

Poverty

37.4%

21,621 people

Extreme Poverty

3%

1,717 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

34.2%

19,795 people

Vulnerable by Income

8.1%

4,673 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

20.3%

11,732 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	19.6%	11,359
Lack of access to health services	13.1%	7,560
Lack of access to social security	60.3%	34,841
Lack of housing quality and spaces	16.8%	9,703
Lack of access to basic housing services	10.7%	6,201
Lack of access to food	17.1%	9,895
Income below welfare line	45.5%	26,293
Income below minimum welfare line	8.8%	5,062

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	45.9%	3.5%	30.5%	16.6%	0
2015	37.4%	3%	34.2%	20.3%	0

Crime in Progreso

In the last 12 months, 215 crimes were recorded in Progreso. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	30
2025/11	19
2025/10	17
2025/09	19
2025/08	11
2025/07	12
2025/06	15
2025/05	13
2025/04	20
2025/03	17
2025/02	17
2025/01	25

Health in Progreso

Progreso has 20 health facilities, including 3 hospitals, 16 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Progreso

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Progreso	41,965	2
Chicxulub (Chicxulub Puerto)	7,591	1
Campestre Flamboyanes	7,361	2
Chelem	4,862	2
Chuburná	2,874	1
San Ignacio	887	5
El Paraíso	439	3
Montesino	11	3
Ha Uay	3	3
Los Flamencos	2	10

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