San Luis Potosí
metro area
2020: 1,271,366, Population
About San Luis Potosí
#permalink to sectionIn 2020, the population in San Luis Potosí was 1,271,366 inhabitants (48.5% men and 51.5% women). Compared to 2010, the population in San Luis Potosí increased by 19.4%.
International purchases of San Luis Potosí in 2023 were US$9.52B, 8.54% more than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international purchases in 2023 were Rolled Products of Stainless Steel, of a Width of 600 Mm (US$506M), Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$482M), and Motor Cars and other Vehicles Principally Designed Cars for Transport of Persons (US$404M).
In 2023 there were no international sales. In the same year, the products with the highest level of international purchases were Rolled Products of Stainless Steel, of a Width of 600 Mm (US$506M), Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$482M), and Motor Cars and other Vehicles Principally Designed Cars for Transport of Persons (US$404M).
The municipalities that make up the metropolitan area of San Luis Potosí are: San Luis Potosí, Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, and Zaragoza.
Economy
#permalink to sectionForeign Trade
#permalink to sectionNet International Trade
#permalink to sectionNovember, 2024
- US$778M, International purchases
- US$814M, International sales
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
In november 2024, international sales of San Luis Potosí were US$814M and a total of US$778M in international purchases. For this month the net trade balance of San Luis Potosí it was of US$36.1M.
International Sales
#permalink to sectionUnited States: US$7.32B, Main Destination (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international sales destinations in 2023 were United States (US$7.32B), Canada (US$175M), and Germany (US$97.6M).
International Purchases
#permalink to sectionRolled Products of Stainless Steel, of a Width of 600 Mm: US$506M, Main Imported Product (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international purchases in 2023 were Rolled Products of Stainless Steel, of a Width of 600 Mm (US$506M), Parts and Accessories of Motor Vehicles (US$482M), and Motor Cars and other Vehicles Principally Designed Cars for Transport of Persons (US$404M).
Monthly International Trade
#permalink to section* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
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, San Luis Potosí registers 5 industrial parks.
Population and Housing
#permalink to sectionPopulation
#permalink to sectionPopulation
#permalink to sectionSan Luis Potosí 2020: 655,110, Female Population
San Luis Potosí 2020: 616,256, Male Population
The total population of San Luis Potosí in 2020 was 1,271,366 inhabitants, with 51.5% woman, and 48.5% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest population were 20 to 24 years (114,930 inhabitants), 25 to 29 years (111,487 inhabitants), and 15 to 19 years (110,283 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 sectionN/A inhabitants, Population that speaks an indigenous language
The visualization shows the 10 main indigenous languages spoken by the population of San Luis Potosí.
The population of 3 years and over that speaks at least one indigenous language was N/A inhabitants, which corresponds to N/A% of the total population of San Luis Potosí.
Quality of Life
#permalink to sectionRooms and Bedrooms of the House
#permalink to section- 29.8%, Housing with 4 rooms (2020)
- 38.9%, Housing with 2 bedrooms (2020)
In 2020, most inhabited private homes had 4 and 5 rooms, 29.8% and 23.4%, respectively.
In the same period, the inhabited private homes with 2 and 3 bedrooms, 38.9% and 32.2%, 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: 30.6, Average time travel to work in minutes
2020: 17.9, 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 San Luis Potosí, the average travel time from home to work was 30.6 minutes, N/A% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while N/A% takes more than 1 hour to get to work.
On the other hand, the average travel time from home to place of study was 17.9 minutes, 97.2% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 2.06% 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 San Luis Potosí according to travel times.
In 2020, N/A% of the population used N/A as the main means of transportation to work.
Regarding the means of transport to go to the place of study, 41.7% 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 sectionEducation
#permalink to sectionLevels of Schooling
#permalink to sectionThe chart shows the percentage distribution of the population aged 15 years and over in San Luis Potosí according to the approved academic degree.
In 2020, the main academic degrees of the population of San Luis Potosí were Middle School (256k people or 27.2% of the total), Bachelor's Degree (238k people or 25.2% of the total), and High School or General Baccalaureate (204k people or 21.7% 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 sectionSan Luis Potosí 2020: 1.92%, Average illiteracy rate
The illiteracy rate for San Luis Potosí in 2020 was 1.92%. Of the total illiterate population, 39.4% corresponded to men and 60.6% 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): 9.75k, Administration and business
Top Men Area (Bachelor's Degrees - 2021): 14.8k, Engineering, manufacturing and construction
The areas with the highest number of men enrolled in bachelor's degrees were Engineering, manufacturing and construction (14,827), Administration and business (6,371), and Social sciences and law (3,650). Similarly, the study areas that concentrated the most women enrolled in bachelor's degrees were Administration and business (9,745), Engineering, manufacturing and construction (6,704), and Social sciences and law (6,391).
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 San Luis Potosí were Industrial engineering (10.1k), Electronics, automation and mechanics-electrical applications (5.43k), and Business administration (5.15k).
Upper Secondary Education Graduates by State
#permalink to sectionSan Luis Potosí: 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 sectionSan Luis Potosí: 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 San Luis Potosí.
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- 12.7 %, Population served by Seguro Popular
- 51 %, Population served by Social Security
In San Luis Potosí, the most widely used health care options in 2020 were IMSS (Social Security) (634k), Pharmacy Office (248k), and SSAs Health Care Center or Hospital (158k).
* 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 San Luis Potosí were visual disability (22k people), motor disability (9.84k people), and disability to remember (9.13k 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 San Luis Potosí. 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. N/A people with visual disabilities were totaled, N/A% women and N/A% men.
According to gender and age range, women among N/A concentrated the N/A% of the total population with visual disability, while men among N/A concentrated the N/A% 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 San Luis Potosí.
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 San Luis Potosí. 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 San Luis Potosí.
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 San Luis Potosí 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- 33.9%, Dwellings with women heads of household
- 66.1%, Dwellings with men heads of household
According to data from the Population Census 2020, 358k dwellings were registered. Of these, 33.9% are homes where the person of reference is a woman and 66.1% corresponds to homes where the person of reference is a man.
Regarding the age ranges of the person of reference, 12% 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
- 1.71%, Population in extreme poverty
- 19.6%, Population in moderate poverty
The visualization compares various indicators of poverty and social deprivation.
In 2020, 19.6% of the population was in a situation of moderate poverty and 1.71% in extreme poverty. The vulnerable population due to social deprivation reached a 29.7%, while the vulnerable population due to income was 11%.
The main social deficiencies of San Luis Potosí in 2020 were deprivation social security, deprivation health services and deprivation food access.