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Quintana Roo: population, economy, jobs and household income

Quintana Roo is a state of Mexico, number 23 of 32 by population. CONAPO, the National Population Council, projects the population of Quintana Roo at 2,141,082 in mid-2026, 1.6% of Mexico's 134,407,258 and 10th smallest of 32 federal entities. That is up 1.88% on the mid-2025 figure of 2,101,638 (2nd fastest growth of 32; Mexico up 0.78%).

Population (CONAPO projection, mid-2026)
2,141,082
2026
GDP (current prices, 2024)
515.7 billion pesos
2024
GDP per person (2024)
250,180 pesos
2024
Unemployment rate (Q2 2026)
2.4%
Q2 2026
Labour informality rate (Q2 2026)
45.0%
Q2 2026
Average household income, quarterly (2024)
88,754 pesos
2024
State government spending (INEGI EFIPEM)
51.4 billion pesos
2025
State government spending per person
24,447 pesos
2025

In depth

How many people lived in Quintana Roo at the 2020 census?

The 2020 census counted 1,857,985 residents in Quintana Roo (9th smallest of 32). CONAPO's 2026 projection is 283,097 higher than that count.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copy

How rural is Quintana Roo?

At the 2020 census 9.7% of the people of Quintana Roo lived in localities of fewer than 2,500 inhabitants, which INEGI classes as rural (6th lowest of 32; Mexico 21.4%). The census recorded 2,207 inhabited localities in Quintana Roo.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copy

What is the median age in Quintana Roo?

The median age in Quintana Roo is 30 in CONAPO's 2026 projection (Mexico 31), and 5.4% of residents are aged 65 or over, the lowest share of 32, up from 4.1% in 2020 (Mexico 9.1% in 2026).

Source: Consejo Nacional de Poblacion (CONAPO) · saved copy

What will the population of Quintana Roo be in 2050?

CONAPO projects 2,288,432 residents in Quintana Roo by 2030 and 2,789,223 by 2050, a change of +30.3% from 2026 (2nd fastest projected growth of 32).

Source: Consejo Nacional de Poblacion (CONAPO) · saved copy

What is the life expectancy in Quintana Roo?

For 2026, CONAPO projects a total fertility rate of 1.73 children per woman in Quintana Roo (Mexico 1.84) and life expectancy at birth of 76.4 years (Mexico 75.9; 13th highest of 32). Migration between states is projected to add 18,638 people over the year.

Source: Consejo Nacional de Poblacion (CONAPO) · saved copy

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