Reynosa-Río Bravo: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Reynosa-Río Bravo: The 2024 Economic Census counted 22,635 business establishments (economic units) in Reynosa-Río Bravo (Reynosa municipality) in 2023, 34th most of 107 Mexican cities on this site, against 19,224 in the 2019 census (up 17.7%).
- Health in Reynosa-Río Bravo: 20.2% of residents of Reynosa-Río Bravo (Reynosa municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 39th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
- Education in Reynosa-Río Bravo: In the 2020 census 1.8% of residents of Reynosa-Río Bravo (Reynosa municipality) aged 15 and over could not read or write, 28th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 4.7%); in 2010 the share was 2.5%.
- Poverty and living standards in Reynosa-Río Bravo: CONEVAL estimated that 27.9% of people in Reynosa-Río Bravo (Reynosa municipality), 203,849 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 32nd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
- Government budget and revenue in Reynosa-Río Bravo: The municipal government of Reynosa took in MXN 3.2 billion in 2024, about MXN 4,580 per resident counted in 2020, 22nd lowest of 105 municipal governments among these cities; in 2021 the figure was MXN 2.3 billion (current pesos).
What is the population of Reynosa-Río Bravo?
The municipality of Reynosa, the largest in the Reynosa-Río Bravo urban area, had 704,767 residents in the 2020 Population and Housing Census, 22nd largest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; that was 15.7% more than the 608,891 counted in 2010.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow fast is Reynosa-Río Bravo growing?
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses the population of Reynosa-Río Bravo (Reynosa municipality) changed by +15.7%, 30th fastest 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 Reynosa-Río Bravo?
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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- Hermosillo 1,006,739
- Tampico 956,766
- Veracruz 926,468
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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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