Cuernavaca
metro area
2020: 1,028,589, Population
2020: US$1.02B, International sales
2020: US$1.12B, International purchases
About Cuernavaca
#permalink to sectionIn 2020, the population in Cuernavaca was 1,028,589 inhabitants (48% men and 52% women). Compared to 2010, the population in Cuernavaca increased by 11.2%.
International sales of Cuernavaca in 2024 were US$1.02B, 37.9% more than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international sales in 2024 were Medicaments Consisting of Mixed or Unmixed Products, Preparations for Therapeutic or Prophylactic Uses (US$339M), Carboxylic Acids Supplemental Oxygen Function and their Anhydrides, Halides, Peroxides and Peroxyacids; their Halogenated, Sulfonated, Nitrated or Nitrosated (US$50.6M), and Heterocyclic Compounds with Heteroatom (S) only Oxygen (US$32.3M).
International purchases of Cuernavaca in 2024 were US$1.12B, -1.96% less than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international purchases in 2024 were Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$236M), Plates, Sheets and Strip, Noncellular and not Reinforced (US$46.5M), and Vinyl Acetate Polymers or other Vinyl Esters, in Primary Forms; others Vinyl Polymers in Primary Forms (US$38.3M).
The products with the highest level of international sales in 2024 were Medicaments Consisting of Mixed or Unmixed Products, Preparations for Therapeutic or Prophylactic Uses (US$339M), Carboxylic Acids Supplemental Oxygen Function and their Anhydrides, Halides, Peroxides and Peroxyacids; their Halogenated, Sulfonated, Nitrated or Nitrosated (US$50.6M), and Heterocyclic Compounds with Heteroatom (S) only Oxygen (US$32.3M). In the same year, the products with the highest level of international purchases were Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$236M), Plates, Sheets and Strip, Noncellular and not Reinforced (US$46.5M), and Vinyl Acetate Polymers or other Vinyl Esters, in Primary Forms; others Vinyl Polymers in Primary Forms (US$38.3M).
The municipalities that make up the metropolitan area of Cuernavaca are: Cuernavaca, Emiliano Zapata, Huitzilac, Jiutepec, Temixco, Tepoztlán, Tlaltizapán de Zapata, and Xochitepec.
Economy
#permalink to sectionForeign Trade
#permalink to sectionNet International Trade
#permalink to sectionApril, 2025
- US$56.6M, International purchases
- US$40.4M, International sales
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
In april 2025, international sales of Cuernavaca were US$40.4M and a total of US$56.6M in international purchases. For this month the net trade balance of Cuernavaca it was of -US$16.2M.
International Sales
#permalink to sectionMedicaments Consisting of Mixed or Unmixed Products, Preparations for Therapeutic or Prophylactic Uses: US$339M, Main Exported Product (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international sales in 2024 were Medicaments Consisting of Mixed or Unmixed Products, Preparations for Therapeutic or Prophylactic Uses (US$339M), Carboxylic Acids Supplemental Oxygen Function and their Anhydrides, Halides, Peroxides and Peroxyacids; their Halogenated, Sulfonated, Nitrated or Nitrosated (US$50.6M), and Heterocyclic Compounds with Heteroatom (S) only Oxygen (US$32.3M).
International Purchases
#permalink to sectionElectronic Integrated Circuits: US$236M, Main Imported Product (2020)
Singapore: US$142M, Main Origin (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international purchases in 2024 were Electronic Integrated Circuits (US$236M), Plates, Sheets and Strip, Noncellular and not Reinforced (US$46.5M), and Vinyl Acetate Polymers or other Vinyl Esters, in Primary Forms; others Vinyl Polymers in Primary Forms (US$38.3M).
The main countries of origin of international purchases in 2024 were Singapore (US$142M), United States (US$142M), and France (US$88.8M).
Monthly International Trade
#permalink to section* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international purchase in april 2025 was Plates, Sheets and Strip, Noncellular and not Reinforced (US$4.35M). The main countries of origin of international purchases were United States (US$7.02M), Netherlands (US$4.6M), and China (US$2.72M).
Population and Housing
#permalink to sectionPopulation
#permalink to sectionPopulation
#permalink to sectionCuernavaca 2020: 534,494, Female Population
Cuernavaca 2020: 494,095, Male Population
The total population of Cuernavaca in 2020 was 1,028,589 inhabitants, with 52% woman, and 48% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest population were 20 to 24 years (84,602 inhabitants), 15 to 19 years (84,541 inhabitants), and 10 to 14 years (82,164 inhabitants). Among them they concentrated 24.4% 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 section16.4k inhabitants, Population that speaks an indigenous language
The visualization shows the 10 main indigenous languages spoken by the population of Cuernavaca.
The population of 3 years and over that speaks at least one indigenous language was 16.4k inhabitants, which corresponds to 1.6% of the total population of Cuernavaca.
The most widely spoken indigenous dialects were Náhuatl (10,000 inhabitants), Mixteco (2,567 inhabitants), and Tlapaneco (816 inhabitants).
Foreign Immigration
#permalink to sectionThe geomap shows the countries of origin of migrants to Cuernavaca in recent years. The bar chart shows the main causes of migration.
The largest number of migrants who entered Cuernavaca in the last 5 years came from United States (3.63k people), Spain (333 people), and Venezuela (255 people).
The main causes of migration to Cuernavaca in recent years were family (2.72k people), living place (958 people), and labor (521 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- 24.8%, Housing with 4 rooms (2020)
- 39.1%, Housing with 2 bedrooms (2020)
In 2020, most inhabited private homes had 4 and 3 rooms, 24.8% and 24.5%, respectively.
In the same period, the inhabited private homes with 2 and 1 bedrooms, 39.1% and 28.4%, 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: 32.1, Average time travel to work in minutes
2020: 23, 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 Cuernavaca, the average travel time from home to work was 32.1 minutes, 75.3% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 9.95% takes more than 1 hour to get to work.
On the other hand, the average travel time from home to place of study was 23 minutes, 92.4% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 5.64% 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.
Employment and Education
#permalink to sectionEducation
#permalink to sectionLevels of Schooling
#permalink to sectionThe chart shows the percentage distribution of the population aged 15 years and over in Cuernavaca according to the approved academic degree.
In 2020, the main academic degrees of the population of Cuernavaca were Middle School (209k people or 27.4% of the total), Bachelor's Degree (169k people or 22.1% of the total), and High School or General Baccalaureate (161k people or 21.2% 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 sectionCuernavaca 2020: 3.35%, Average illiteracy rate
The illiteracy rate for Cuernavaca in 2020 was 3.35%. Of the total illiterate population, 38.9% corresponded to men and 61.1% to women.
* The illiterate population is considered to be the population aged 15 and over who cannot read or write.
Higher Education Enrollment by Training Field
#permalink to sectionIn 2021, the most demanded training field in Cuernavaca were Laws (4.98k), Psychology (2.14k), and Industrial engineering (2.13k).
Upper Secondary Education Graduates by State
#permalink to sectionCuernavaca: 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 sectionCuernavaca: 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 Cuernavaca.
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- 26.9 %, Population served by Seguro Popular
- 33.2 %, Population served by Social Security
In Cuernavaca, the most widely used health care options in 2020 were IMSS (Social Security) (334k), SSAs Health Care Center or Hospital (270k), and Pharmacy Office (188k).
* 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 Cuernavaca were visual disability (23.8k people), hearing disability (13.1k people), and disability to remember (10.7k 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 Cuernavaca. 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. 23,834 people with visual disabilities were totaled, 56% women and 44% men.
According to gender and age range, women among 85 or more years concentrated the 6.49% of the total population with visual disability, while men among 65 to 69 years concentrated the 4.14% 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 Cuernavaca.
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 Cuernavaca. 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 Cuernavaca.
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 Cuernavaca 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 sectionDiversity of the Person of Reference or Head of the Household
#permalink to section- N/A%, Dwellings with women heads of household
- N/A%, Dwellings with men heads of household
According to data from the Population Census 2020, N/A dwellings were registered. Of these, N/A% are homes where the person of reference is a woman and N/A% corresponds to homes where the person of reference is a man.
Regarding the age ranges of the person of reference, 11.4% of the dwellings concentrated heads of household between 45 a 49 años.
Poverty and Social Deprivation Indicators
#permalink to sectionPercentage of the Total Population in 2020
- 7.01%, Population in extreme poverty
- 39.2%, Population in moderate poverty
The visualization compares various indicators of poverty and social deprivation.
In 2020, 39.2% of the population was in a situation of moderate poverty and 7.01% in extreme poverty. The vulnerable population due to social deprivation reached a 24.5%, while the vulnerable population due to income was 10.1%.
The main social deficiencies of Cuernavaca in 2020 were deprivation social security, deprivation health services and deprivation food access.