Minatitlán: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Minatitlán: The 2024 Economic Census counted 7,005 business establishments (economic units) in Minatitlán in 2023, 24th fewest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, against 7,405 in the 2019 census (down 5.4%).
- Health in Minatitlán: 24.9% of residents of Minatitlán were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 49th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
- Education in Minatitlán: In the 2020 census 5.7% of residents of Minatitlán aged 15 and over could not read or write, 15th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 4.7%); in 2010 the share was 7.1%.
- Poverty and living standards in Minatitlán: CONEVAL estimated that 43.9% of people in Minatitlán, 61,891 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 29th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
- Government budget and revenue in Minatitlán: The municipal government of Minatitlán took in MXN 1.0 billion in 2024, about MXN 7,039 per resident counted in 2020, 21st highest of 105 municipal governments among these cities; in 2021 the figure was MXN 788.36 million (current pesos).
What is the population of Minatitlán?
The municipality of Minatitlán had 144,776 residents in the 2020 Population and Housing Census, 22nd smallest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; that was 8.3% fewer than the 157,840 counted in 2010.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow fast is Minatitlán growing?
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses the population of Minatitlán changed by -8.3%, the 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 copyWho runs Minatitlán?
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.
How local power works in Mexico
Cities of a similar size in Mexico
- Los Cabos 411,435
- Monclova-Frontera 389,516
- Tehuacán 385,967
- Cuautla 375,353
- Uruapan 375,306
- Ciudad Victoria 361,737
- Coatzacoalcos 359,274
- Chilpacingo de los Bravo 358,701
- Córdoba 349,129
- Colima-Villa de Álvarez 346,785
- Poza Rica 339,591
- San Martín Texmelucan 339,409
- La Paz 310,603
- Campeche 309,791
- San Juan del Río 297,804
- Salamanca 273,417
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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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