Apaseo el Grande
Municipality of Guanajuato
2020: 117,883, Population
Jan-Dec 2024: US$1.43B, FDI in the State of Guanajuato
About Apaseo el Grande
#permalink to sectionIn 2020, the population in Apaseo el Grande was 117,883 inhabitants (48.6% men and 51.4% women). Compared to 2010, the population in Apaseo el Grande increased by 38.2%.
International sales of Apaseo el Grande in 2024 were US$4.2B, 11.6% more than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international sales in 2024 were Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$196M), Apparatus for Filtering or Purifying Liquids or Gases (US$23.5M), and Plates, Sheets and Strip, Noncellular and not Reinforced (US$22.8M).
International purchases of Apaseo el Grande in 2024 were US$3.14B, 1.57% more than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international purchases in 2024 were Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$796M), Rolled Products of other Alloy Steel (US$293M), and Flat-Rolled Products of Iron or Non-Alloy (US$193M).
Economy
#permalink to sectionForeign Trade
#permalink to sectionNet International Trade
#permalink to sectionMay, 2025
- US$319M, International purchases
- US$504M, International sales
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
In may 2025, international sales of Apaseo el Grande were US$504M and a total of US$319M in international purchases. For this month the net trade balance of Apaseo el Grande it was of US$185M.
International Sales
#permalink to sectionParts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles: US$196M, Main Exported Product (2020)
United States: US$288M, Main Destination (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international sales in 2024 were Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$196M), Apparatus for Filtering or Purifying Liquids or Gases (US$23.5M), and Plates, Sheets and Strip, Noncellular and not Reinforced (US$22.8M).
The main international sales destinations in 2024 were United States (US$288M), Austria (US$2.48M), and Guatemala (US$1.74M).
International Purchases
#permalink to sectionParts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles: US$796M, Main Imported Product (2020)
United States: US$1.28B, Main Origin (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international purchases in 2024 were Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$796M), Rolled Products of other Alloy Steel (US$293M), and Flat-Rolled Products of Iron or Non-Alloy (US$193M).
The main countries of origin of international purchases in 2024 were United States (US$1.28B), Japan (US$656M), and China (US$261M).
Monthly International Trade
#permalink to section* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international sale in may 2025 was Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$15.8M). The main international sales destinations were United States (US$20.6M), Guatemala (US$179k), and South Africa (US$142k).
The main international purchase in may 2025 was Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$90.1M). The main countries of origin of international purchases were United States (US$129M), Japan (US$53.7M), and China (US$17.6M).
Foreign Direct Investment
#permalink to sectionForeign Direct Investment (FDI)
#permalink to section- US$1.43B, FDI Jan-Dec 2024
- US$28.5B, FDI Jan-1999 to Dec-2024
In the period January to December 2024, FDI in Guanajuato reached the US$1.43B, distributed in inter-company debts (US$916M), reinvestment of earnings (US$747M), and equity capital (US$8.4M).
From January 1999 and December 2024, Guanajuato accumulates a total of US$751B in FDI, distributed in equity capital (US$12.3B), reinvestment of earnings (US$11.1B), and inter-company debts (US$5.12B).
* Foreign Direct Investment data is available to Guanajuato's state.
* Confidential data is not shown in the chart (see information icon in the section).
Origin Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
#permalink to sectionMain investor country Jan-Dec 2024: Japan, US$1.95B
Main investor country Jan-1999 to Dec-2024: United States, US$9.85B
From January to December de 2024, the main origin countries of FDI in Guanajuato were Japan (US$1.95B), Spain (US$105M), and South Korea (US$49.9M).
Between January 1999 and December 2024, the countries that have contributed the most to FDI are United States (US$9.85B), Japan (US$7.11B), and Spain (US$3.06B).
* Foreign Direct Investment data is available to Guanajuato's state.
* Countries with sensitive data are not shown on the map.
* Information download does not contain confidential data.
Remittances
#permalink to sectionGeographical Distribution of Remittances
#permalink to sectionThe line graph shows the quarterly evolution of income from remittances.
In the second quarter of 2025, registered a remittance amount of US$13.5M.
Industrial Parks
#permalink to sectionIndustrial Parks
#permalink to sectionAn industrial park is a geographically delimited area designed for the settlement of the industrial plant in adequate location conditions with infrastructure, equipment, basic services and permanent administration that allows continuous operation.
In 2022, Apaseo el Grande registers 6 industrial parks.
Population and Housing
#permalink to sectionPopulation
#permalink to sectionPopulation
#permalink to sectionApaseo el Grande 2020: 60,630, Female Population
Apaseo el Grande 2020: 57,253, Male Population
The total population of Apaseo el Grande in 2020 was 117,883 inhabitants, with 51.4% woman, and 48.6% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest population were 10 to 14 years (10,516 inhabitants), 5 to 9 years (10,514 inhabitants), and 25 to 29 years (10,168 inhabitants). Among them they concentrated 26.5% of the total population.
* In the case of the Afro-descendant population, reference is made to the population that is recognized as Afro-descendant.
Indigenous Dialect
#permalink to section273 inhabitants, Population that speaks an indigenous language
The visualization shows the 10 main indigenous languages spoken by the population of Apaseo el Grande.
The population of 3 years and over that speaks at least one indigenous language was 273 inhabitants, which corresponds to 0.23% of the total population of Apaseo el Grande.
The most widely spoken indigenous dialects were Náhuatl (117 inhabitants), Otomí (55 inhabitants), and Mixteco (48 inhabitants).
Foreign Immigration
#permalink to sectionThe geomap shows the countries of origin of migrants to Apaseo el Grande in recent years. The bar chart shows the main causes of migration.
The largest number of migrants who entered Apaseo el Grande in the last 5 years came from United States (351 people), Venezuela (20 people), and Colombia (4 people).
The main causes of migration to Apaseo el Grande in recent years were labor (128 people), family (88 people), and living place (84 people).
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Quality of Life
#permalink to sectionRooms and Bedrooms of the House
#permalink to section- 35.3%, Housing with 3 rooms (2020)
- 47.6%, Housing with 2 bedrooms (2020)
In 2020, most inhabited private homes had 3 and 4 rooms, 35.3% and 23.8%, respectively.
In the same period, the inhabited private homes with 2 and 1 bedrooms, 47.6% and 24.7%, respectively.
* The percentage distribution does not add to 100% because the value of the unspecified is not included.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Services and Connectivity in the Housing
#permalink to sectionThe icons show the percentage of households that have certain elements of connectivity and/or services. With the upper selector you can switch between 5 categories that include different elements: access to technologies, entertaiment, availability of goods, availability of transport and equipment.
Data provided by Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 (Cuestionario Básico y Cuestionario Ampliado)
Travel Time
#permalink to section2020: 28.5, Average time travel to work in minutes
2020: 16.8, Average time travel to school in minutes
The visualization shows the population distribution according to travel times to work in 2020 compared to travel times at the national level.
In Apaseo el Grande, the average travel time from home to work was 28.5 minutes, 83.9% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 7.84% takes more than 1 hour to get to work.
On the other hand, the average travel time from home to place of study was 16.8 minutes, N/A% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while N/A% takes more than 1 hour.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Means of Transportation to Work and to School
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of the means of transport to work or place to study used by the population of Apaseo el Grande according to travel times.
In 2020, 25.5% of the population used own vehicle (car, truck or motorcycle) as the main means of transportation to work.
Regarding the means of transport to go to the place of study, 57.1% of the population used bus, taxi, or similar as the main means of transportation.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Employment and Education
#permalink to sectionEmployment
#permalink to sectionEconomically Active Population
#permalink to sectionEconomically Active Population: 58.3%, 2025-Q1
Unemployment Rate: 2.54%, 2025-Q1
* The data presented is available to Guanajuato's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
In the first quarter of 2025, the labor participation rate in Guanajuato was 58.3%, which implied a decrease of 1.64 percentage points compared to the previous quarter (60%).
The unemployment rate was 2.54 % (72.7k people), which implied an increase of 0.24 percentage points compared to the previous quarter (2.3%).
Salaries and Workforce
#permalink to section45.3% Formal - 54.7% Informal: 2.79M, Workforce 2025-Q1
$5.67k MX Formal - $4.06k MX Informal: $4.79k MX, Average Monthly Salary 2025-Q1
* The data presented is available to Guanajuato's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
The population employed in Guanajuato in the first quarter of 2025 was 2.79M people, being 1.66% lower than the previous quarter (2.83M employed).
The average monthly salary in the first quarter of 2025 it was of $4.79k MX being $30 MX higher than the previous quarter ($4.76k MX).
Workforce and Salaries by Occupation
#permalink to section- 41.3 %, Employed women 2025-Q1
- 58.7 %, Employed men 2025-Q1
* The data presented is available to Guanajuato's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
In first quarter of 2025, Guanajuato had 2,787,056 employed.
The occupations with the most workers during the first quarter of 2025 were Sales Employees, Dispatchers and Dependent on Trade (190k), Traders in Stores (149k), and Bricklayers, Stonemasons and Related (114k)
Education
#permalink to sectionLevels of Schooling
#permalink to sectionThe chart shows the percentage distribution of the population aged 15 years and over in Apaseo el Grande according to the approved academic degree.
In 2020, the main academic degrees of the population of Apaseo el Grande were Middle School (32k people or 39.5% of the total), Primary School (19.3k people or 23.8% of the total), and High School or General Baccalaureate (18k people or 22.2% of the total).
It is possible to see the distribution of academic degrees by sex by changing the option selected in the upper button.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Illiteracy rate
#permalink to sectionApaseo el Grande 2020: 4.96%, Average illiteracy rate
The illiteracy rate for Apaseo el Grande in 2020 was 4.96%. Of the total illiterate population, 40.6% corresponded to men and 59.4% to women.
* The illiterate population is considered to be the population aged 15 and over who cannot read or write.
Higher Education Enrollments
#permalink to sectionTop Women Area (Bachelor's Degrees - 2021): 114, Administration and business
Top Men Area (Bachelor's Degrees - 2021): 212, Engineering, manufacturing and construction
The areas with the highest number of men enrolled in bachelor's degrees were Engineering, manufacturing and construction (212), Administration and business (46), and Technology of the information and communication (16). Similarly, the study areas that concentrated the most women enrolled in bachelor's degrees were Administration and business (114), Engineering, manufacturing and construction (106), and Technology of the information and communication (5).
It is possible to review this distribution in other years and different areas of study by changing the options selected in the upper buttons.
Higher Education Enrollment by Training Field
#permalink to sectionIn 2021, the most demanded training field in Apaseo el Grande were Industrial engineering (253), Business administration (160), and Electronics, automation and mechanics-electrical applications (42).
Upper Secondary Education Graduates by State
#permalink to sectionApaseo el Grande: 406k, Total number of graduates from upper secondary education 2021 - 2022
*The values presented were provided by the SEP and correspond to values for the period 2021-2022.
The states with the highest number of graduates in the 2020-2021 school period were: Estado de México (8.08%, 32,803 graduates), Ciudad de México (6.75%, 27,386 graduates), Guanajuato (6.43%, 26,094 graduates), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (5.75%, 23,345 graduates), and Tamaulipas (5.26%, 21,329 graduates).
Graduate Students of Upper Secondary Education by Carrer
#permalink to sectionApaseo el Grande: 189, Total number of careers in Upper Secondary Education
*The values presented were provided by the SEP and correspond to values for the period 2021-2022.
The upper secondary education courses in Mexico with the highest number of graduates were Programación (9.94%, 40,342 graduates), Soporte Y Mantenimiento De Equipo De Cómputo (6.8%, 27,588 graduates), and Contabilidad (6.2%, 25,161 graduates).
Health
#permalink to sectionHealth Resources
#permalink to sectionHealth Institutions and Type
#permalink to sectionThe matrix is colored according to el número de unidades de salud by type and institution. The data is updated as of March 2022.
With the top selectors you can change the indicator and analyze the data for the rural and urban strata.
Data provided by Secretaría de Salud and CONAPO.
Health Establishments by Institution
#permalink to sectionThe graphs show the distribution of health units by rural or urban stratum and by type of establishment through March 2022.
By clicking on a chart it is possible to filter the information displayed by the other chart.
Health Resources by Subcategory
#permalink to sectionThe treemap shows the distribution of health centers according to specialties in Apaseo el Grande.
You can click on any box in the chart to view the distribution of the selected specialty by units type in the donut chart. Or select a unit type in the donut chart to modify the treemap data.
Health Coverage
#permalink to sectionHealth Options and Coverage
#permalink to section- 29.2 %, Population served by Seguro Popular
- 43.9 %, Population served by Social Security
In Apaseo el Grande, the most widely used health care options in 2020 were IMSS (Social Security) (50.1k), SSAs Health Care Center or Hospital (33.3k), and Pharmacy Office (17.7k).
In the same year, the social insurances that grouped the largest number of people were Popular Insurance or New Generation (XXI Century Health Insurance) (57.3k) and Pemex, Defense or Marine (32.5k).
* The sum of the affiliated population is greater than the national population because a person can be affiliated with multiple health institutions.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Disability
#permalink to sectionDifficulty Performing Daily Activities
#permalink to sectionIn 2020, the main disabilities present in the population of Apaseo el Grande were physical disability (2.41k people), visual disability (2.16k people), and hearing disability (991 people).
* A person can have more than one disability and appear counted in more than one category.
Disability and Diversity
#permalink to sectionThe chart shows the population pyramid of disability population in Apaseo el Grande. With the upper selector it is possible to review the population pyramid for different types of disability.
By default, the chart shows the distribution of the visual disability population. 2,162 people with visual disabilities were totaled, 54.6% women and 45.4% men.
According to gender and age range, women among 85 or more years concentrated the 5.6% of the total population with visual disability, while men among 85 or more years concentrated the 4.3% of this population group.
Causes or Origins of Disabilities
#permalink to sectionThe matrix chart shows the distribution of the population with disabilities according to the type of disability and its causes or origins.
* A person can have more than one disability and appear counted in more than one category.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
COVID-19
#permalink to sectionEvolution of COVID-19 Cases
#permalink to section* The dashed line indicates preliminary data that will be confirmed during the next 7 days.
The visualization presents the evolution of daily cases by COVID-19 in Apaseo el Grande.
With the selector at the top it is possible to change the visualization to the evolution of deaths by COVID-19 (daily or accumulated). There is also the option of viewing the data with a 7-day rolling mean or a rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Comorbidities
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of deaths according to comorbidity in Apaseo el Grande. All the deceased reported to date are considered.
The buttons at the top allow you to see this distribution for the total of confirmed cases and hospitalized cases to date in Apaseo el Grande.
COVID-19 Cases by Sex and Age Range
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of confirmed cases according to age range and sex in Apaseo el Grande to the date.
The selector at the top allows you to see this distribution for deceased and hospitalized patients. Additionally, when selecting type of patient it is possible to visualize the distribution by age range of hospitalized and outpatient patients.
Equity
#permalink to sectionInequality in Income Distribution
#permalink to section- $54.5k MX, Average quarterly current income in 2020
- $140k MX, Difference between decile I and X in 2020
* The data presented is available to Guanajuato's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
The visualization shows the total average quarterly current income per household in deciles of households in Guanajuato comparing the years 2016, 2018 and 2020.
In Guanajuato, 10% of the lowest income households (first decile) had an average quarterly income of $12.6k MX in 2020, while the 10% of households with the highest income (tenth decile) had an average quarterly income of $153k MX in the same period.
Diversity of the Person of Reference or Head of the Household
#permalink to section- 32%, Dwellings with women heads of household
- 68%, Dwellings with men heads of household
According to data from the Population Census 2020, 31.3k dwellings were registered. Of these, 32% are homes where the person of reference is a woman and 68% corresponds to homes where the person of reference is a man.
Regarding the age ranges of the person of reference, 13% of the dwellings concentrated heads of household between 35 a 39 años.
Inequality
#permalink to section2020: 0.34, GINI in Apaseo el Grande
The Gini coefficient or Gini index is a statistical measure designed to represent the income distribution of the inhabitants, specifically, the inequality between them. Indices closer to 0, represent more equity among its inhabitants, while values close to 1, express maximum inequity among its population.
In 2020, in Guanajuato, the municipalities with the lowest social inequality, according to the GINI index, were: San Diego de la Unión (0.308), Purísima del Rincón (0.318), San José Iturbide (0.323), Doctor Mora (0.330), and Ocampo (0.332). On the other hand, the municipalities with less social equality by this metric were: Guanajuato (0.399), Irapuato (0.397), Xichú (0.395), Atarjea (0.382), and Pueblo Nuevo (0.380).
Poverty and Social Deprivation Indicators
#permalink to sectionPercentage of the Total Population in 2020
- 4.86%, Population in extreme poverty
- 36.3%, Population in moderate poverty
The visualization compares various indicators of poverty and social deprivation.
In 2020, 36.3% of the population was in a situation of moderate poverty and 4.86% in extreme poverty. The vulnerable population due to social deprivation reached a 28.2%, while the vulnerable population due to income was 11.2%.
The main social deficiencies of Apaseo el Grande in 2020 were deprivation social security, deprivation health services and deprivation food access.
Public security
#permalink to sectionDefinition of Concepts
#permalink to sectionIn order to understand Public Safety in Mexico, this section analyzes two main concepts corresponding to theoretical approaches from which the level of Public Safety is understood: a) Perception and b) Complaint.
The perception of security seeks to measure the perception of public security that the population and households have about the place where they reside and its relationship with crime. On the other hand, the perception of trust in authorities or institutional performance seeks to know how the population perceives authorities and the actions they carry out, regardless of whether or not they have been victims of crime.
The term of complaint is used in the act by which a subject, victim or witness of a crime, reports or establishes the facts in front of the pertinent authorities, reporting an irregularity, criminal act or crime in order to be investigated.
Perception of Security
#permalink to sectionPerception of Security in your State
- 13.6 %, Men
- 8.8 %, Women
* The data presented is available to Guanajuato's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
In 2024, 13.6% of men over 18 years old in Guanajuato perceived security in their state, while 8.8% of women over 18 years old shared this perception.
At the personal level, men from the lower class socio-demographic stratum perceived greater security (19%), while women perceived greater security in the upper socioeconomic stratum (13.2%).
Trust in Authorities
#permalink to section* The data presented is available to Guanajuato's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
In 2024, 12.8% of the population of Guanajuato claimed to have a lot of confidence in the state police, while a 11.3% indicated they have a lot of distrust.
Similarly, a 18% of the population assured that they had a lot of trust in the Public Ministry and State Prosecutors, a 18.4% in the Judges and a 25% in the Federal Police, while a 10.5%, a 9.66% and a 9.43% claimed to have a lot of distrust in them, respectively.
In the graph you can analyze the level of trust in other authorities and review the data by gender by changing the option selected in the upper button.
* Percentages exclude the "Don't know / no answer" option.
Complaints by Goods Affected
#permalink to sectionMay 2025: 310, Total complaints
May 2025: Other Crimes of the Common Law, Main complaint
The complaints with the highest occurrence during May 2025 were Other Crimes of the Common Law (67), Stole (57), and Injury (37), which covered a 51.9% of total complaints for the month.
When comparing the number of complaints in May 2024 and May 2025, those with the highest growth were Dispossession (400%), Extortion (400%), and Trust Abuse (200%).