Campeche: population, economy, jobs and household income

Campeche is a state of Mexico, number 30 of 32 by population. CONAPO, the National Population Council, projects the population of Campeche at 962,014 in mid-2026, 0.7% of Mexico's 134,407,258 and 3rd smallest of 32 federal entities. That is up 0.36% on the mid-2025 figure of 958,567 (5th slowest growth of 32; Mexico up 0.78%).

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Campeche: The gross domestic product of Campeche was 523.0 billion pesos in 2024 at current prices, according to INEGI, 1.6% of Mexico's 33.58 trillion pesos and 11th smallest of 32 federal entities. In current pesos it was down 13.0% on 2023.
• Health in Campeche: 28.5% of the people of Campeche lacked access to health services in 2024, about 269,435 people (15th lowest of 32; Mexico 34.2%). The share was 11.7% in 2018 and 34.6% in 2022.
• Education in Campeche: People aged 15 and over in Campeche had completed 10.10 years of schooling on average in October 2025 (11th lowest of 32; Mexico 10.26), up from 9.63 at the 2020 census and 7.01 in 2000.
• Poverty and living standards in Campeche: In 2024, 36.7% of the people of Campeche were in multidimensional poverty, about 347,450 people (7th highest of 32 federal entities; Mexico 29.6%). That is down 8.4 percentage points from 2022 and down 12.2 percentage points from 2018.
• Government budget and revenue in Campeche: The Campeche state government spent 28.1 billion pesos in 2025 according to INEGI's preliminary state public finance statistics, 29,329 pesos per resident, 8th highest of 32 (all 32 governments combined: 24,691 pesos). Spending was up 2.7% on 2024 and up 11.8% on 2018, before adjusting for inflation.

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Other states of Mexico

• State of Mexico 17,822,420
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• Veracruz 8,111,813
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• Baja California 4,189,285
• Chihuahua 4,087,306
• Tamaulipas 3,777,472
• Guerrero 3,606,296
• Coahuila 3,440,385
• Hidalgo 3,334,060
• Sinaloa 3,208,039
• Sonora 3,168,624
• San Luis Potosi 3,002,651
• Queretaro 2,700,978
• Yucatan 2,542,536
• Tabasco 2,472,668
• Quintana Roo 2,141,082
• Morelos 2,067,472
• Durango 1,939,482
• Zacatecas 1,726,898
• Aguascalientes 1,567,559
• Tlaxcala 1,464,515
• Nayarit 1,338,499
• Baja California Sur 921,734
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