What share of its state's population lives in Iguala de la Independencia?

Iguala de la Independencia held 4.4% of the 3,540,685 people counted in Guerrero state in 2020 and 0.12% of Mexico's 126,014,024; the 2015 Intercensal Survey had put it at 151,660.

Iguala de la Independencia: population and official figures

Population (2020 census), Iguala de la Independencia municipality

154,173

2020

In depth

Economy, jobs and prices in Iguala de la Independencia: The 2024 Economic Census counted 9,636 business establishments (economic units) in Iguala de la Independencia in 2023, 42nd fewest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, against 9,151 in the 2019 census (up 5.3%).
Health in Iguala de la Independencia: 29.8% of residents of Iguala de la Independencia were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 26th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
Education in Iguala de la Independencia: In the 2020 census 5.3% of residents of Iguala de la Independencia aged 15 and over could not read or write, 19th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 4.7%); in 2010 the share was 7.6%.
Poverty and living standards in Iguala de la Independencia: CONEVAL estimated that 54.5% of people in Iguala de la Independencia, 86,943 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 13th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
Government budget and revenue in Iguala de la Independencia: The municipal government of Iguala de la Independencia took in MXN 842.50 million in 2024, about MXN 5,465 per resident counted in 2020, 53rd highest of 105 municipal governments among these cities; in 2021 the figure was MXN 572.38 million (current pesos).

What is the population of Iguala de la Independencia?

The municipality of Iguala de la Independencia had 154,173 residents in the 2020 Population and Housing Census, 26th smallest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; that was 9.8% more than the 140,363 counted in 2010.

Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copy

How fast is Iguala de la Independencia growing?

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses the population of Iguala de la Independencia changed by +9.8%, 42nd slowest growth of 107 Mexican cities on this site; Mexico as a whole grew 12.2%.

Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copy

Who runs Iguala de la Independencia?

In Mexico, cities and towns are run by states: Governor (head of government in Mexico City) elected for one six-year term; single-chamber state congress. Own constitutions, courts and laws; police, education and health shared with the federation.

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Censos Económicos 2024 and 2019 (reference years 2023 and 2018), SAIC query: economic units, persons employed, pay, gross output, value added and investment by municipality (request body saved as saic-ce2024-totals-2018-2023.request.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 47e3a4e8a9f4…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Censos Económicos 2024 (reference year 2023), SAIC query: economic units and persons employed in manufacturing, retail, education services, health services and accommodation and food by municipality (request body saved as saic-ce2024-sectors-2023.request.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fea3ec2053c9…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Estadística de Finanzas Públicas Estatales y Municipales (EFIPEM): municipal revenue and spending 2021-2025, tabulado interactivo EFIPEM_2 (request body saved as efipem-2-municipal-2021-2025.request.json; 2025 preliminary), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 aacb09030136…)
Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Índice de Rezago Social 2000-2020 by state and municipality: total population and census indicators of schooling, health coverage and housing (from the 2010 and 2020 Population and Housing Censuses and the 2015 Intercensal Survey), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9191f6c16ec2…)
Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Poverty measurement by municipality 2010-2020: concentrated poverty indicators (Concentrado_indicadores_de_pobreza_2020.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 644d19a9ff6d…)

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