Mexicali
metro area
2020: 1,049,792, Population
metro area
2020: 1,049,792, Population
In 2020, the population in Mexicali was 1,049,792 inhabitants (50.4% men and 49.6% women). Compared to 2010, the population in Mexicali increased by 12.1%.
International sales of Mexicali in 2023 were US$13.8B, 8.23% more than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international sales in 2023 were Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$1.64B), Instruments and Appliances Used in Medical Sciences (US$1.44B), and Motors and Generators (US$597M).
International purchases of Mexicali in 2023 were US$12.3B, 4.02% more than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international purchases in 2023 were Diodes, Transistors and Similar Semiconductor (US$1.06B), Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$627M), and Instruments and Appliances Used in Medical Sciences (US$616M).
The products with the highest level of international sales in 2023 were Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$1.64B), Instruments and Appliances Used in Medical Sciences (US$1.44B), and Motors and Generators (US$597M). In the same year, the products with the highest level of international purchases were Diodes, Transistors and Similar Semiconductor (US$1.06B), Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$627M), and Instruments and Appliances Used in Medical Sciences (US$616M).
The municipalities that make up the metropolitan area of Mexicali are: Mexicali.
November, 2024
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
In november 2024, international sales of Mexicali were US$1.08B and a total of US$986M in international purchases. For this month the net trade balance of Mexicali it was of US$98.5M.
Electronic Integrated Circuits: US$1.64B, Main Exported Product (2020)
United States: US$12.4B, Main Destination (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international sales in 2023 were Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$1.64B), Instruments and Appliances Used in Medical Sciences (US$1.44B), and Motors and Generators (US$597M).
The main international sales destinations in 2023 were United States (US$12.4B), Netherlands (US$113M), and Switzerland (US$88.8M).
Diodes, Transistors and Similar Semiconductor: US$1.06B, Main Imported Product (2020)
United States: US$7.29B, Main Origin (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international purchases in 2023 were Diodes, Transistors and Similar Semiconductor (US$1.06B), Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$627M), and Instruments and Appliances Used in Medical Sciences (US$616M).
The main countries of origin of international purchases in 2023 were United States (US$7.29B), China (US$1.54B), and Singapore (US$577M).
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international sale in november 2024 was Instruments and Appliances Used in Medical Sciences (US$136M). The main international sales destinations were United States (US$906M), Taiwan (Republic of China) (US$9.51M), and Malaysia (US$8.66M).
The main international purchase in november 2024 was Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$51.9M). The main countries of origin of international purchases were United States (US$618M), China (US$106M), and Taiwan (Republic of China) (US$37.1M).
An 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, Mexicali registers 27 industrial parks.
Mexicali 2020: 520,544, Female Population
Mexicali 2020: 529,248, Male Population
The total population of Mexicali in 2020 was 1,049,792 inhabitants, with 49.6% woman, and 50.4% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest population were 20 to 24 years (91,917 inhabitants), 15 to 19 years (87,742 inhabitants), and 25 to 29 years (86,787 inhabitants). Among them they concentrated 25.4% of the total population.
* In the case of the Afro-descendant population, reference is made to the population that is recognized as Afro-descendant.
5.23k inhabitants, Population that speaks an indigenous language
The visualization shows the 10 main indigenous languages spoken by the population of Mexicali.
The population of 3 years and over that speaks at least one indigenous language was 5.23k inhabitants, which corresponds to 0.5% of the total population of Mexicali.
The most widely spoken indigenous dialects were Tarasco (822 inhabitants), Náhuatl (798 inhabitants), and Zapoteco (625 inhabitants).
The geomap shows the countries of origin of migrants to Mexicali in recent years. The bar chart shows the main causes of migration.
The largest number of migrants who entered Mexicali in the last 5 years came from United States (5.39k people), Guatemala (306 people), and Haiti (135 people).
The main causes of migration to Mexicali in recent years were family (2.2k people), personal (1.08k people), and labor (894 people).
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
In 2020, most inhabited private homes had 3 and 4 rooms, 27.3% and 25.6%, respectively.
In the same period, the inhabited private homes with 2 and 1 bedrooms, 45.5% and 28.6%, 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.
The 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)
2020: 24.3, Average time travel to work in minutes
2020: 16, 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 Mexicali, the average travel time from home to work was 24.3 minutes, 87.2% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 5.1% takes more than 1 hour to get to work.
On the other hand, the average travel time from home to place of study was 16 minutes, 97.5% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 1.76% 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.
The visualization shows the distribution of the means of transport to work or place to study used by the population of Mexicali according to travel times.
In 2020, 67.8% 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, 63.3% 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.
The chart shows the percentage distribution of the population aged 15 years and over in Mexicali according to the approved academic degree.
In 2020, the main academic degrees of the population of Mexicali were Middle School (226k people or 28.9% of the total), High School or General Baccalaureate (192k people or 24.5% of the total), and Bachelor's Degree (164k people or 21% 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.
Mexicali 2020: 1.61%, Average illiteracy rate
The illiteracy rate for Mexicali in 2020 was 1.61%. Of the total illiterate population, 49.4% corresponded to men and 50.6% to women.
* The illiterate population is considered to be the population aged 15 and over who cannot read or write.
Top Women Area (Bachelor's Degrees - 2021): 5.08k, Social sciences and law
Top Men Area (Bachelor's Degrees - 2021): 7.55k, Engineering, manufacturing and construction
The areas with the highest number of men enrolled in bachelor's degrees were Engineering, manufacturing and construction (7,551), Administration and business (3,800), and Social sciences and law (3,232). Similarly, the study areas that concentrated the most women enrolled in bachelor's degrees were Social sciences and law (5,079), Administration and business (4,958), and Health sciences (4,182).
It is possible to review this distribution in other years and different areas of study by changing the options selected in the upper buttons.
In 2021, the most demanded training field in Mexicali were Laws (4.22k), Industrial engineering (3.25k), and Business administration (3.11k).
Mexicali: 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).
Mexicali: 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).
The 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.
The 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.
The treemap shows the distribution of health centers according to specialties in Mexicali.
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.
In Mexicali, the most widely used health care options in 2020 were IMSS (Social Security) (460k), Pharmacy Office (194k), and SSAs Health Care Center or Hospital (151k).
In the same year, the social insurances that grouped the largest number of people were Popular Insurance or New Generation (XXI Century Health Insurance) (545k) and Not Specified (164k).
* 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.
In 2020, the main disabilities present in the population of Mexicali were physical disability (21.5k people), visual disability (18.7k people), and motor disability (9.03k people).
* A person can have more than one disability and appear counted in more than one category.
The chart shows the population pyramid of disability population in Mexicali. 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. 18,650 people with visual disabilities were totaled, 54.7% women and 45.3% men.
According to gender and age range, women among 60 to 64 years concentrated the 5.15% of the total population with visual disability, while men among 60 to 64 years concentrated the 4.33% of this population group.
The 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.
* 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 Mexicali.
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.
The visualization shows the distribution of deaths according to comorbidity in Mexicali. 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 Mexicali.
The visualization shows the distribution of confirmed cases according to age range and sex in Mexicali 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.
According to data from the Population Census 2020, 330k dwellings were registered. Of these, 31.2% are homes where the person of reference is a woman and 68.8% corresponds to homes where the person of reference is a man.
Regarding the age ranges of the person of reference, 12.4% of the dwellings concentrated heads of household between 45 a 49 años.
Percentage of the Total Population in 2020
The visualization compares various indicators of poverty and social deprivation.
In 2020, 19.1% of the population was in a situation of moderate poverty and 1.08% in extreme poverty. The vulnerable population due to social deprivation reached a 37%, while the vulnerable population due to income was 6.58%.
The main social deficiencies of Mexicali in 2020 were deprivation social security, deprivation health services and educational backwardness.
November 2024: 2,383, Total complaints
November 2024: Stole, Main complaint
The complaints with the highest occurrence during November 2024 were Stole (550), Domestic Violence (432), and Other Crimes of the Common Law (224), which covered a 50.6% of total complaints for the month.
When comparing the number of complaints in November 2023 and November 2024, those with the highest growth were Sexual Harassment (200%), Falsification (113%), and Homicide (106%).