Mérida in numbers
Population, housing and services in Mérida from INEGI's 2025 Intercensal Survey, compared with the state and the country.
Population
1,053,914people
#1 of 106 in the state · #12 of 2,463 in the country
Area
856km²
#9 of 106 in the state · #494 of 2,463 in the country
Density
1,232people/km²
#2 of 106 in the state · #109 of 2,463 in the country
Median age
35.1years
country median: 31.6
2024–2025 data
Housing and services
Homes with piped water98.2%
state median 99.3% · country median 98.4%
Homes with drainage99.1%
state median 91.9% · country median 97.0%
Homes with electricity99.8%
state median 99.0% · country median 99.3%
Homes with garbage collection95.7%
state median 67.5% · country median 78.0%
Homes with internet89.0%
state median 67.2% · country median 60.4%
Homes with a computer or tablet59.1%
state median 18.0% · country median 18.0%
Homes with a car59.9%
state median 20.7% · country median 37.2%
Population
Occupied homes358,808
state median 1,728 · country median 3,874
People per home2.9
state median 3.4 · country median 3.3
Speak an Indigenous language (aged 3+)7.0%
state median 35.4% · country median 1.5%
Education and health
Average years of schooling12.1years
state median 8.2 · country median 8.3
Covered by health services76.4%
state median 67.2% · country median 66.4%
Work and income
Average current household income (per quarter)103,122pesos
state median 50,763 · country median 47,375
Sources
- Fuente: INEGI, Encuesta Intercensal 2025. License: Términos de libre uso de la información del INEGI (citar la fuente e indicar transformaciones).
- Fuente: INEGI, Ingreso Corriente para los Municipios de México 2024 (estimación para áreas pequeñas). License: Términos de libre uso de la información del INEGI (citar la fuente e indicar transformaciones).
- Fuente: INEGI, Marco Geoestadístico 2025 (superficie calculada por ciudades.io). License: Términos de libre uso de la información del INEGI.
Data transformed by ciudades.io (sums, percentages and medians). It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source. The Intercensal Survey is sample-based: in small municipalities the values have a wider margin of error.