Matamoros
Municipality of Tamaulipas
2020: 541,979, Population
2020: US$7.13B, International sales
2020: US$5.11B, International purchases
Jan-Sep 2024: US$317M, FDI in the State of Tamaulipas
About Matamoros
#permalink to sectionIn 2020, the population in Matamoros was 541,979 inhabitants (49.4% men and 50.6% women). Compared to 2010, the population in Matamoros increased by 10.8%.
International sales of Matamoros in 2023 were US$7.13B, -1.72% less than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international sales in 2023 were Data Processing Machines and Data Processing Units, not elsewhere Specified or Included Elsewhere (US$1.49B), Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$1.28B), and Electrical Lighting or Signaling Equipment (US$576M).
International purchases of Matamoros in 2023 were US$5.11B, -14.2% less than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international purchases in 2023 were Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$946M), Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$255M), and Data Processing Machines and Data Processing Units, not elsewhere Specified or Included Elsewhere (US$229M).
Economy
#permalink to sectionForeign Trade
#permalink to sectionNet International Trade
#permalink to sectionNovember, 2024
- US$380M, International purchases
- US$537M, International sales
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
In november 2024, international sales of Matamoros were US$537M and a total of US$380M in international purchases. For this month the net trade balance of Matamoros it was of US$158M.
International Sales
#permalink to sectionData Processing Machines and Data Processing Units, not elsewhere Specified or Included Elsewhere: US$1.49B, Main Exported Product (2020)
United States: US$6.74B, Main Destination (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international sales in 2023 were Data Processing Machines and Data Processing Units, not elsewhere Specified or Included Elsewhere (US$1.49B), Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$1.28B), and Electrical Lighting or Signaling Equipment (US$576M).
The main international sales destinations in 2023 were United States (US$6.74B), Spain (US$30.9M), and Canada (US$16.4M).
International Purchases
#permalink to sectionElectronic Integrated Circuits: US$946M, Main Imported Product (2020)
United States: US$2.2B, Main Origin (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international purchases in 2023 were Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$946M), Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$255M), and Data Processing Machines and Data Processing Units, not elsewhere Specified or Included Elsewhere (US$229M).
The main countries of origin of international purchases in 2023 were United States (US$2.2B), China (US$842M), and Malaysia (US$653M).
Monthly International Trade
#permalink to section* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international sale in november 2024 was Data Processing Machines and Data Processing Units, not elsewhere Specified or Included Elsewhere (US$94.8M). The main international sales destinations were United States (US$482M), Spain (US$1.84M), and Netherlands (US$1.42M).
The main international purchase in november 2024 was Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$46.1M). The main countries of origin of international purchases were United States (US$157M), China (US$71.5M), and Malaysia (US$34.6M).
Foreign Direct Investment
#permalink to sectionForeign Direct Investment (FDI)
#permalink to section- US$317M, FDI Jan-Sep 2024
- US$25.8B, FDI Jan-1999 to Sep-2024
In the period January to September 2024, FDI in Tamaulipas reached the US$317M, distributed in reinvestment of earnings (US$185M), inter-company debts (US$133M), and equity capital (-US$263k).
From January 1999 and September 2024, Tamaulipas accumulates a total of US$750B in FDI, distributed in inter-company debts (US$12.1B), equity capital (US$8.49B), and reinvestment of earnings (US$5.21B).
* Foreign Direct Investment data is available to Tamaulipas's state.
* Confidential data is not shown in the chart (see information icon in the section).
Origin Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
#permalink to sectionMain investor country Jan-Sep 2024: United States, US$134M
Main investor country Jan-1999 to Sep-2024: United States, US$13.5B
From January to September de 2024, the main origin countries of FDI in Tamaulipas were United States (US$134M), Germany (US$45.8M), and South Korea (US$34.2M).
Between January 1999 and September 2024, the countries that have contributed the most to FDI are United States (US$13.5B), Spain (US$2.77B), and Japan (US$1.95B).
* Foreign Direct Investment data is available to Tamaulipas's state.
* Countries with sensitive data are not shown on the map.
* Information download does not contain confidential data.
Remittances
#permalink to sectionGeographical Distribution of Remittances
#permalink to sectionThe line graph shows the quarterly evolution of income from remittances.
In the third quarter of 2024, registered a remittance amount of US$34.8M.
Industrial Parks
#permalink to sectionIndustrial Parks
#permalink to sectionAn industrial park is a geographically delimited area designed for the settlement of the industrial plant in adequate location conditions with infrastructure, equipment, basic services and permanent administration that allows continuous operation.
In 2022, Matamoros registers 3 industrial parks.
Population and Housing
#permalink to sectionPopulation
#permalink to sectionPopulation
#permalink to sectionMatamoros 2020: 274,081, Female Population
Matamoros 2020: 267,898, Male Population
The total population of Matamoros in 2020 was 541,979 inhabitants, with 50.6% woman, and 49.4% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest population were 15 to 19 years (47,900 inhabitants), 10 to 14 years (47,820 inhabitants), and 20 to 24 years (47,084 inhabitants). Among them they concentrated 26.3% of the total population.
* In the case of the Afro-descendant population, reference is made to the population that is recognized as Afro-descendant.
Indigenous Dialect
#permalink to section5.48k inhabitants, Population that speaks an indigenous language
The visualization shows the 10 main indigenous languages spoken by the population of Matamoros.
The population of 3 years and over that speaks at least one indigenous language was 5.48k inhabitants, which corresponds to 1.01% of the total population of Matamoros.
The most widely spoken indigenous dialects were Náhuatl (3,393 inhabitants), Huasteco (725 inhabitants), and Totonaco (360 inhabitants).
Foreign Immigration
#permalink to sectionThe geomap shows the countries of origin of migrants to Matamoros in recent years. The bar chart shows the main causes of migration.
The largest number of migrants who entered Matamoros in the last 5 years came from United States (3.4k people), Honduras (107 people), and Cuba (72 people).
The main causes of migration to Matamoros in recent years were family (1.62k people), legal (573 people), and personal (404 people).
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Quality of Life
#permalink to sectionRooms and Bedrooms of the House
#permalink to section- 43.2%, Housing with 3 rooms (2020)
- 53.6%, Housing with 2 bedrooms (2020)
In 2020, most inhabited private homes had 3 and 4 rooms, 43.2% and 19.5%, respectively.
In the same period, the inhabited private homes with 2 and 1 bedrooms, 53.6% and 30.2%, respectively.
* The percentage distribution does not add to 100% because the value of the unspecified is not included.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Services and Connectivity in the Housing
#permalink to sectionThe icons show the percentage of households that have certain elements of connectivity and/or services. With the upper selector you can switch between 5 categories that include different elements: access to technologies, entertaiment, availability of goods, availability of transport and equipment.
Data provided by Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 (Cuestionario Básico y Cuestionario Ampliado)
Travel Time
#permalink to section2020: 26.3, Average time travel to work in minutes
2020: 19.6, Average time travel to school in minutes
The visualization shows the population distribution according to travel times to work in 2020 compared to travel times at the national level.
In Matamoros, the average travel time from home to work was 26.3 minutes, 88.2% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 3.49% takes more than 1 hour to get to work.
On the other hand, the average travel time from home to place of study was 19.6 minutes, 97.4% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 2.35% takes more than 1 hour.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Means of Transportation to Work and to School
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of the means of transport to work or place to study used by the population of Matamoros according to travel times.
In 2020, 52.1% of the population used own vehicle (car, truck or motorcycle) as the main means of transportation to work.
Regarding the means of transport to go to the place of study, 41.8% of the population used own vehicle (car, truck or motorcycle) as the main means of transportation.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Employment and Education
#permalink to sectionEmployment
#permalink to sectionEconomically Active Population
#permalink to sectionEconomically Active Population: 61%, 2024-Q3
Unemployment Rate: 3.34%, 2024-Q3
* The data presented is available to Tamaulipas's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
In the third quarter of 2024, the labor participation rate in Tamaulipas was 61%, which implied an increase of 0.43 percentage points compared to the previous quarter (60.6%).
The unemployment rate was 3.34 % (57.3k people), which implied a decrease of 0.09 percentage points compared to the previous quarter (3.43%).
Salaries and Workforce
#permalink to section55.6% Formal - 44.4% Informal: 1.66M, Workforce 2024-Q3
$10.5k MX Formal - $5.95k MX Informal: $8.47k MX, Average Monthly Salary 2024-Q3
* The data presented is available to Tamaulipas's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
The population employed in Tamaulipas in the third quarter of 2024 was 1.66M people, being 2.86% higher than the previous quarter (1.61M employed).
The average monthly salary in the third quarter of 2024 it was of $8.47k MX being $3.23 MX higher than the previous quarter ($8.46k MX).
Workforce and Salaries by Occupation
#permalink to section- 41.4 %, Employed women 2024-Q3
- 58.6 %, Employed men 2024-Q3
* The data presented is available to Tamaulipas's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
In third quarter of 2024, Tamaulipas had 1,658,004 employed.
The occupations with the most workers during the third quarter of 2024 were Sales Employees, Dispatchers and Dependent on Trade (91.1k), Traders in Stores (78.3k), and Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars (50.2k)
Education
#permalink to sectionLevels of Schooling
#permalink to sectionThe chart shows the percentage distribution of the population aged 15 years and over in Matamoros according to the approved academic degree.
In 2020, the main academic degrees of the population of Matamoros were Middle School (128k people or 33.3% of the total), High School or General Baccalaureate (99.2k people or 25.7% of the total), and Primary School (73.2k people or 19% of the total).
It is possible to see the distribution of academic degrees by sex by changing the option selected in the upper button.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Illiteracy rate
#permalink to sectionMatamoros 2020: 2.18%, Average illiteracy rate
The illiteracy rate for Matamoros in 2020 was 2.18%. Of the total illiterate population, 46.8% corresponded to men and 53.2% to women.
* The illiterate population is considered to be the population aged 15 and over who cannot read or write.
Higher Education Enrollments
#permalink to sectionTop Women Area (Bachelor's Degrees - 2021): 2.9k, Health sciences
Top Men Area (Bachelor's Degrees - 2021): 3.28k, Engineering, manufacturing and construction
The areas with the highest number of men enrolled in bachelor's degrees were Engineering, manufacturing and construction (3,275), Administration and business (1,689), and Health sciences (1,383). Similarly, the study areas that concentrated the most women enrolled in bachelor's degrees were Health sciences (2,900), Administration and business (2,593), and Engineering, manufacturing and construction (1,264).
It is possible to review this distribution in other years and different areas of study by changing the options selected in the upper buttons.
Higher Education Enrollment by Training Field
#permalink to sectionIn 2021, the most demanded training field in Matamoros were Industrial engineering (2.29k), Business administration (2k), and Electronics, automation and mechanics-electrical applications (1.93k).
Upper Secondary Education Graduates by State
#permalink to sectionMatamoros: 406k, Total number of graduates from upper secondary education 2021 - 2022
*The values presented were provided by the SEP and correspond to values for the period 2021-2022.
The states with the highest number of graduates in the 2020-2021 school period were: Estado de México (8.08%, 32,803 graduates), Ciudad de México (6.75%, 27,386 graduates), Guanajuato (6.43%, 26,094 graduates), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (5.75%, 23,345 graduates), and Tamaulipas (5.26%, 21,329 graduates).
Graduate Students of Upper Secondary Education by Carrer
#permalink to sectionMatamoros: 189, Total number of careers in Upper Secondary Education
*The values presented were provided by the SEP and correspond to values for the period 2021-2022.
The upper secondary education courses in Mexico with the highest number of graduates were Programación (9.94%, 40,342 graduates), Soporte Y Mantenimiento De Equipo De Cómputo (6.8%, 27,588 graduates), and Contabilidad (6.2%, 25,161 graduates).
Health
#permalink to sectionHealth Resources
#permalink to sectionHealth Institutions and Type
#permalink to sectionThe matrix is colored according to el número de unidades de salud by type and institution. The data is updated as of March 2022.
With the top selectors you can change the indicator and analyze the data for the rural and urban strata.
Data provided by Secretaría de Salud and CONAPO.
Health Establishments by Institution
#permalink to sectionThe graphs show the distribution of health units by rural or urban stratum and by type of establishment through March 2022.
By clicking on a chart it is possible to filter the information displayed by the other chart.
Health Resources by Subcategory
#permalink to sectionThe treemap shows the distribution of health centers according to specialties in Matamoros.
You can click on any box in the chart to view the distribution of the selected specialty by units type in the donut chart. Or select a unit type in the donut chart to modify the treemap data.
Health Coverage
#permalink to sectionHealth Options and Coverage
#permalink to section- 13.9 %, Population served by Seguro Popular
- 54.6 %, Population served by Social Security
In Matamoros, the most widely used health care options in 2020 were IMSS (Social Security) (287k), Another place (89.8k), and SSAs Health Care Center or Hospital (72.8k).
* The sum of the affiliated population is greater than the national population because a person can be affiliated with multiple health institutions.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Disability
#permalink to sectionDifficulty Performing Daily Activities
#permalink to sectionIn 2020, the main disabilities present in the population of Matamoros were visual disability (12.9k people), physical disability (12.3k people), and motor disability (5.27k people).
* A person can have more than one disability and appear counted in more than one category.
Disability and Diversity
#permalink to sectionThe chart shows the population pyramid of disability population in Matamoros. With the upper selector it is possible to review the population pyramid for different types of disability.
By default, the chart shows the distribution of the visual disability population. 12,885 people with visual disabilities were totaled, 56% women and 44% men.
According to gender and age range, women among 55 to 59 years concentrated the 6% of the total population with visual disability, while men among 50 to 54 years concentrated the 4.85% of this population group.
Causes or Origins of Disabilities
#permalink to sectionThe matrix chart shows the distribution of the population with disabilities according to the type of disability and its causes or origins.
* A person can have more than one disability and appear counted in more than one category.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
COVID-19
#permalink to sectionEvolution of COVID-19 Cases
#permalink to section* The dashed line indicates preliminary data that will be confirmed during the next 7 days.
The visualization presents the evolution of daily cases by COVID-19 in Matamoros.
With the selector at the top it is possible to change the visualization to the evolution of deaths by COVID-19 (daily or accumulated). There is also the option of viewing the data with a 7-day rolling mean or a rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Comorbidities
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of deaths according to comorbidity in Matamoros. All the deceased reported to date are considered.
The buttons at the top allow you to see this distribution for the total of confirmed cases and hospitalized cases to date in Matamoros.
COVID-19 Cases by Sex and Age Range
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of confirmed cases according to age range and sex in Matamoros to the date.
The selector at the top allows you to see this distribution for deceased and hospitalized patients. Additionally, when selecting type of patient it is possible to visualize the distribution by age range of hospitalized and outpatient patients.
Equity
#permalink to sectionInequality in Income Distribution
#permalink to section- $56k MX, Average quarterly current income in 2020
- $166k MX, Difference between decile I and X in 2020
* The data presented is available to Tamaulipas's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
The visualization shows the total average quarterly current income per household in deciles of households in Tamaulipas comparing the years 2016, 2018 and 2020.
In Tamaulipas, 10% of the lowest income households (first decile) had an average quarterly income of $12.1k MX in 2020, while the 10% of households with the highest income (tenth decile) had an average quarterly income of $178k MX in the same period.
Diversity of the Person of Reference or Head of the Household
#permalink to section- 32%, Dwellings with women heads of household
- 68%, Dwellings with men heads of household
According to data from the Population Census 2020, 160k dwellings were registered. Of these, 32% are homes where the person of reference is a woman and 68% corresponds to homes where the person of reference is a man.
Regarding the age ranges of the person of reference, 12.5% of the dwellings concentrated heads of household between 45 a 49 años.
Inequality
#permalink to section2020: 0.35, GINI in Matamoros
The Gini coefficient or Gini index is a statistical measure designed to represent the income distribution of the inhabitants, specifically, the inequality between them. Indices closer to 0, represent more equity among its inhabitants, while values close to 1, express maximum inequity among its population.
In 2020, in Tamaulipas, the municipalities with the lowest social inequality, according to the GINI index, were: Güémez (0.312), Mier (0.317), Nuevo Morelos (0.323), Méndez (0.325), and Casas (0.327). On the other hand, the municipalities with less social equality by this metric were: Miquihuana (0.406), Miguel Alemán (0.406), Tula (0.393), Bustamante (0.388), and Jaumave (0.384).
Poverty and Social Deprivation Indicators
#permalink to sectionPercentage of the Total Population in 2020
- 3.36%, Population in extreme poverty
- 31.3%, Population in moderate poverty
The visualization compares various indicators of poverty and social deprivation.
In 2020, 31.3% of the population was in a situation of moderate poverty and 3.36% in extreme poverty. The vulnerable population due to social deprivation reached a 22.2%, while the vulnerable population due to income was 14.7%.
The main social deficiencies of Matamoros in 2020 were deprivation social security, deprivation health services and deprivation food access.
Public security
#permalink to sectionDefinition of Concepts
#permalink to sectionIn order to understand Public Safety in Mexico, this section analyzes two main concepts corresponding to theoretical approaches from which the level of Public Safety is understood: a) Perception and b) Complaint.
The perception of security seeks to measure the perception of public security that the population and households have about the place where they reside and its relationship with crime. On the other hand, the perception of trust in authorities or institutional performance seeks to know how the population perceives authorities and the actions they carry out, regardless of whether or not they have been victims of crime.
The term of complaint is used in the act by which a subject, victim or witness of a crime, reports or establishes the facts in front of the pertinent authorities, reporting an irregularity, criminal act or crime in order to be investigated.
Perception of Security
#permalink to sectionPerception of Security in your State
- 26.6 %, Men
- 20.2 %, Women
* The data presented is available to Tamaulipas's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
In 2024, 26.6% of men over 18 years old in Tamaulipas perceived security in their state, while 20.2% of women over 18 years old shared this perception.
At the personal level, men from the lower middle socio-demographic stratum perceived greater security (28.3%), while women perceived greater security in the lower class socioeconomic stratum (23.9%).
Trust in Authorities
#permalink to section* The data presented is available to Tamaulipas's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
In 2024, 9.97% of the population of Tamaulipas claimed to have a lot of confidence in the state police, while a 15.8% indicated they have a lot of distrust.
Similarly, a 13.2% of the population assured that they had a lot of trust in the Public Ministry and State Prosecutors, a 21.4% in the Judges and a 26.3% in the Federal Police, while a 12.6%, a 11.1% and a 6.32% claimed to have a lot of distrust in them, respectively.
In the graph you can analyze the level of trust in other authorities and review the data by gender by changing the option selected in the upper button.
* Percentages exclude the "Don't know / no answer" option.
Complaints by Goods Affected
#permalink to sectionNovember 2024: 428, Total complaints
November 2024: Stole, Main complaint
The complaints with the highest occurrence during November 2024 were Stole (124), Domestic Violence (86), and Damage to Property (37), which covered a 57.7% of total complaints for the month.
When comparing the number of complaints in November 2023 and November 2024, those with the highest growth were Femicide (200%), Trust Abuse (133%), and Dispossession (133%).