Demographics of Yaxcabá

Complete demographic analysis of Yaxcabá, Yucatán, according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The municipality has 16,350 inhabitants.

Population Structure of Yaxcabá

Distribution by sex of the total population of Yaxcabá. The male-to-female ratio is 104.5 men per 100 women.

Total Population
16,350
Inhabitants (Census 2020)
Men
8,356
51.1% of population
Women
7,994
48.9% of population
Male/Female Ratio
104.5
Men per 100 women

Age Pyramid of Yaxcabá

Distribution of the population of Yaxcabá 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 813 827 1,640 10%
5-9 years 816 874 1,690 10.3%
10-14 years 946 821 1,767 10.8%
15-19 years 834 811 1,645 10.1%
20-24 years 725 696 1,421 8.7%
25-29 years 636 615 1,251 7.7%
30-34 years 578 546 1,124 6.9%
35-39 years 513 525 1,038 6.3%
40-44 years 452 428 880 5.4%
45-49 years 424 386 810 5%
50-54 years 366 341 707 4.3%
55-59 years 308 294 602 3.7%
60-64 years 221 225 446 2.7%
65-69 years 249 204 453 2.8%
70-74 years 176 171 347 2.1%
75-79 years 127 112 239 1.5%
80-84 years 89 58 147 0.9%
85+ years 83 60 143 0.9%

Demographic Dependency in Yaxcabá

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 Yaxcabá, the dependency ratio is 64.8%.

0-14 years
5,097
31.2% - Young dependents
15-64 years
9,924
60.7% - Working age
65+ years
1,329
8.1% - Elderly
Total Dependency Ratio
64.8%
Dependents per 100 working-age
Indicator Value Description
Total dependency ratio 64.8% Under 15 + over 65 per 100 working-age
Youth dependency ratio 51.4% Under 15 per 100 working-age
Old-age dependency ratio 13.4% Over 65 per 100 working-age
Aging index 26.1% Over 65 per 100 under 15

Fertility in Yaxcabá

The average number of live births per woman aged 12 and over in Yaxcabá is 2.83 children, according to the 2020 INEGI Census.

Average Live Births
2.83
Per woman aged 12 and over

Migration in Yaxcabá

Origin and mobility of the population of Yaxcabá. Of the 16,350 inhabitants, 15,868 were born in the same state (97.1%) and 477 were born in another state (2.9%).

Born in the State
15,868
97.1% of population
Born in Another State
477
2.9% of population
Lived in Another State in 2015
266
Recent migration (5 years)

Indigenous Population in Yaxcabá

In Yaxcabá, 10,082 people aged 3 and over speak an indigenous language, representing 61.7% of the total population.

Speaks Indigenous Language (3+ yrs)
10,082
61.7% of population
Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)
9,199
91.2% of indigenous speakers
Monolingual Indigenous
810
Does not speak Spanish
Indigenous Households
15,157
361.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population in Yaxcabá

In Yaxcabá, 511 people identify as Afro-Mexican, representing 3.1% of the total population.

Afro-Mexican Population
511
3.1% of population
Afro-Mexican Men
275
53.8% of Afro-Mexicans
Afro-Mexican Women
236
46.2% of Afro-Mexican women

Disability in Yaxcabá

In Yaxcabá, 749 people have a disability (4.6% of the population) and 1,812 people have a limitation (11.1%).

With Disability
749
4.6% of population
With Limitation
1,812
11.1% of population
Type of Disability People % of People with Disability
Motor 354 47.3%
Visual 297 39.7%
Hearing 172 23%
Speech 132 17.6%
Mental 117 15.6%

Marital Status in Yaxcabá

Distribution of the population aged 12 and over in Yaxcabá by marital status. Of the 12,280 people aged 12 and over, 62.3% are married or in a civil union, 30.4% are single, and 7.3% are separated, divorced or widowed.

Married / Civil Union
7,652
62.3%
Single
3,730
30.4%
Separated / Divorced / Widowed
898
7.3%

Religion in Yaxcabá

Religious distribution of the population of Yaxcabá according to the 2020 Census. 61% of the population identifies as Catholic.

Religion People % of Population
Catholic 9,968 61%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian 4,655 28.5%
Other religions 17 0.1%
No religion 1,706 10.4%

Households in Yaxcabá

Yaxcabá has 4,194 households with an average of 3.9 occupants per household.

Total Households
4,194
Census households
Male-headed
3,343
79.7% of households
Female-headed
851
20.3% of households
Average Occupants
3.9
People per household