La Paz
Municipality of Baja California Sur
2020: 292,241, Population
2020: US$56.8M, International sales
2020: US$74.9M, International purchases
Jan-Dec 2022: US$668M, FDI in the State of Baja California Sur
About La Paz
#permalink to sectionIn 2020, the population in La Paz was 292,241 inhabitants (49.9% men and 50.1% women). Compared to 2010, the population in La Paz increased by 16%.
International sales of La Paz in 2022 were US$56.8M, 19.6% more than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international sales in 2022 were Other Vegetables, Fresh or Chilled (US$15.9M), Tomatoes Fresh or Chilled (US$10.7M), and Mollusks, even in Shell, Live, Fresh, Chilled, Frozen, Dried, Salted or in Brine; Ahumados Mollusks, whether in Shell or Cooked before or during the Smoking Process; Flours, Meals and "Pellets" Mollusk, Aptos for Human Consumption (US$10.3M).
International purchases of La Paz in 2022 were US$74.9M, 40.9% more than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international purchases in 2022 were Wood Sawn or Chipped Lengthwise, Sliced Or Peeled, Planed, Sanded or End-Jointed, of Exceeding 6 Mm Thickness (US$11.6M), Other Articles of Iron or Steel (US$4.57M), and Seats whether or not Convertible into Beds, and Parts (US$3.07M).
Economy
#permalink to sectionForeign Trade
#permalink to sectionNet International Trade
#permalink to sectionDecember, 2022
- US$6.95M, International purchases
- US$6.27M, International sales
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
In december 2022, international sales of La Paz were US$6.27M and a total of US$6.95M in international purchases. For this month the net trade balance of La Paz it was of -US$685k.
International Sales
#permalink to sectionOther Vegetables, Fresh or Chilled: US$15.9M, Main Exported Product (2020)
United States: US$49.2M, Main Destination (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international sales in 2022 were Other Vegetables, Fresh or Chilled (US$15.9M), Tomatoes Fresh or Chilled (US$10.7M), and Mollusks, even in Shell, Live, Fresh, Chilled, Frozen, Dried, Salted or in Brine; Ahumados Mollusks, whether in Shell or Cooked before or during the Smoking Process; Flours, Meals and "Pellets" Mollusk, Aptos for Human Consumption (US$10.3M).
The main international sales destinations in 2022 were United States (US$49.2M), China (US$2.28M), and Thailand (US$276k).
International Purchases
#permalink to sectionWood Sawn or Chipped Lengthwise, Sliced Or Peeled, Planed, Sanded or End-Jointed, of Exceeding 6 Mm Thickness: US$11.6M, Main Imported Product (2020)
United States: US$40.8M, Main Origin (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international purchases in 2022 were Wood Sawn or Chipped Lengthwise, Sliced Or Peeled, Planed, Sanded or End-Jointed, of Exceeding 6 Mm Thickness (US$11.6M), Other Articles of Iron or Steel (US$4.57M), and Seats whether or not Convertible into Beds, and Parts (US$3.07M).
The main countries of origin of international purchases in 2022 were United States (US$40.8M), China (US$10.1M), and Vietnam (US$2.11M).
Monthly International Trade
#permalink to section* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international sale in december 2022 was Crustaceans; in Shell or Not, Live, Fresh, Chilled, Frozen, Dried, Salted or in Brine; Smoked, Cooked or not before or during Smoking (US$2.67M). The main international sales destinations were United States (US$5.46M), Thailand (US$1.13k), and Canada (US$158).
The main international purchase in december 2022 was Other Articles of Iron or Steel (US$999k). The main countries of origin of international purchases were United States (US$2.03M), China (US$766k), and Vietnam (US$186k).
Foreign Direct Investment
#permalink to sectionForeign Direct Investment (FDI)
#permalink to section- US$668M, FDI Jan-Dec 2022
- US$11.8B, FDI Jan-1999 to Dec-2022
In the period January to December 2022, FDI in Baja California Sur reached the US$668M, distributed in equity capital (US$420M), reinvestment of earnings (US$108M), and inter-company debts (-US$1.78M).
From January 1999 and December 2022, Baja California Sur accumulates a total of US$675B in FDI, distributed in equity capital (US$8.85B), inter-company debts (US$2.15B), and reinvestment of earnings (US$793M).
* Foreign Direct Investment data is available to Baja California Sur'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 2022: United States, US$456M
Main investor country Jan-1999 to Dec-2022: United States, US$8.77B
From January to December de 2022, the main origin countries of FDI in Baja California Sur were United States (US$456M), Canada (US$25.2M), and Spain (US$14.6M).
Between January 1999 and December 2022, the countries that have contributed the most to FDI are United States (US$8.77B), Canada (US$1.46B), and Spain (US$808M).
* Foreign Direct Investment data is available to Baja California Sur'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 fourth quarter of 2022, registered a remittance amount of US$12.2M.
Industries
#permalink to sectionEconomic Indicators
#permalink to sectionAccording to data from the Economic Census 2019, the economic sectors that concentrated the most economic units in La Paz were Retail Trade (3,811 unidades), Other Services except Government Activities (2,150 unidades), and Temporary Accommodation and Food Preparation and Drinks (1,890 unidades).
* It is recommended to consider the values as approximations of the real value because some records have been anonymized due to confidentiality principles.
Population and Housing
#permalink to sectionPopulation
#permalink to sectionPopulation
#permalink to sectionLa Paz 2020: 146,438, Female Population
La Paz 2020: 145,803, Male Population
The total population of La Paz in 2020 was 292,241 inhabitants, with 50.1% woman, and 49.9% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest population were 20 to 24 years (23,652 inhabitants), 15 to 19 years (23,651 inhabitants), and 25 to 29 years (23,059 inhabitants). Among them they concentrated 24.1% 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 section2.1k inhabitants, Population that speaks an indigenous language
The visualization shows the 10 main indigenous languages spoken by the population of La Paz.
The population of 3 years and over that speaks at least one indigenous language was 2.1k inhabitants, which corresponds to 0.72% of the total population of La Paz.
The most widely spoken indigenous dialects were Mixteco (1,059 inhabitants), Náhuatl (320 inhabitants), and Zapoteco (212 inhabitants).
Foreign Immigration
#permalink to sectionThe geomap shows the countries of origin of migrants to La Paz in recent years. The bar chart shows the main causes of migration.
The largest number of migrants who entered La Paz in the last 5 years came from United States (1.17k people), Cuba (140 people), and Chile (107 people).
The main causes of migration to La Paz in recent years were living place (633 people), family (625 people), and educational (193 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- 37%, Housing with 3 rooms (2020)
- 51.3%, Housing with 2 bedrooms (2020)
In 2020, most inhabited private homes had 3 and 4 rooms, 37% and 29.8%, respectively.
In the same period, the inhabited private homes with 2 and 3 bedrooms, 51.3% and 22.7%, 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: 22.7, Average time travel to work in minutes
2020: 15, 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 La Paz, the average travel time from home to work was 22.7 minutes, 84.3% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 4.2% takes more than 1 hour to get to work.
On the other hand, the average travel time from home to place of study was 15 minutes, 97.1% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 0.91% 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 La Paz according to travel times.
In 2020, 62% 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, 52.8% of the population used own vehicle (car, truck or motorcycle) 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: 69.2%, 2022-Q4
Unemployment Rate: 2.85%, 2022-Q4
* The data presented is available to Baja California Sur's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
In the fourth quarter of 2022, the labor participation rate in Baja California Sur was 69.2%, which implied an increase of 0.51 percentage points compared to the previous quarter (68.7%).
The unemployment rate was 2.85 % (12.7k people), which implied a decrease of 0.017 percentage points compared to the previous quarter (2.87%).
Salaries and Workforce
#permalink to section60.6% Formal - 39.4% Informal: 431k, Workforce 2022-Q4
$11.6k MX Formal - $7.41k MX Informal: $9.93k MX, Average Monthly Salary 2022-Q4
* The data presented is available to Baja California Sur's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
The population employed in Baja California Sur in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 431k people, being 0.83% higher than the previous quarter (428k employed).
The average monthly salary in the fourth quarter of 2022 it was of $9.93k MX being $486 MX lower than the previous quarter ($10.4k MX).
Workforce and Salaries by Occupation
#permalink to section- 42.2 %, Employed women 2022-Q4
- 57.8 %, Employed men 2022-Q4
* The data presented is available to Baja California Sur's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
In fourth quarter of 2022, Baja California Sur had 431,360 employed.
The occupations with the most workers during the fourth quarter of 2022 were Sales Employees, Dispatchers and Dependent on Trade (20.6k), Bricklayers, Stonemasons and Related (20.5k), and Domestic Workers (18.4k)
Labor Force
#permalink to sectionGraduates by Type of Institution and Level
#permalink to sectionBy type of higher education institution, the largest number of graduates in the 2020-2021 school year in La Paz graduated from: State Public Universities (37.9%, 171,130 graduates), Technological Universities (19.2%, 86,875 graduates), and National Technological Institute of Mexico (15.5%, 70,205 graduates).
By educational level, the graduates of bachelor (80.3%, 362,706 graduates) and higher university technician (11.1%, 50,001 graduates) stand out.
The visualizations show graduates by type of higher education institution and educational level. You can select a category on one of the charts to filter the information displayed on the other chart.
Labor Force availability
#permalink to sectionThe fields of study with the highest number of graduates in the 2020-2021 school period in La Paz were mechanical, electronic, electronic, chemistry and related professions engineering (20.2%, 91,054 graduates), administration and management (12%, 54,330 graduates), and business and accounting (11.1%, 50,096 graduates).
The careers that stood out in La Paz for having the highest number of graduates were law degree (20,908 graduates), industrial engineering (16,632 graduates), and degree in nursing (14,168 graduates).
The first graph shows the number of graduates by field and area of study. The bar chart shows the careers with the highest number of graduates. You can select a field of study on the first chart to display the top 10 careers in that field on the bar chart.
Education
#permalink to sectionLevels of Schooling
#permalink to sectionThe chart shows the percentage distribution of the population aged 15 years and over in La Paz according to the approved academic degree.
In 2020, the main academic degrees of the population of La Paz were High School or General Baccalaureate (56.1k people or 25.5% of the total), Middle School (52.5k people or 23.8% of the total), and Bachelor's Degree (52k people or 23.6% 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 sectionLa Paz 2020: 1.77%, Average illiteracy rate
The illiteracy rate for La Paz in 2020 was 1.77%. Of the total illiterate population, 47.1% corresponded to men and 52.9% 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 sectionHealth
#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 La Paz.
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- 21.1 %, Population served by Seguro Popular
- 38.7 %, Population served by Social Security
In La Paz, the most widely used health care options in 2020 were IMSS (Social Security) (111k), SSAs Health Care Center or Hospital (60.4k), and ISSSTE (52.1k).
In the same year, the social insurances that grouped the largest number of people were Popular Insurance or New Generation (XXI Century Health Insurance) (130k) and IMSS (Social Security) (55.7k).
* 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 La Paz were physical disability (7.33k people), visual disability (6.99k people), and disability to remember (2.81k 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 La Paz. 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. 6,985 people with visual disabilities were totaled, 55.5% women and 44.5% men.
According to gender and age range, women among 55 to 59 years concentrated the 5.25% of the total population with visual disability, while men among 60 to 64 years concentrated the 4.81% 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 La Paz.
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 La Paz. 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 La Paz.
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 La Paz 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- $64.3k MX, Average quarterly current income in 2020
- $178k MX, Difference between decile I and X in 2020
* The data presented is available to Baja California Sur'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 Baja California Sur comparing the years 2016, 2018 and 2020.
In Baja California Sur, 10% of the lowest income households (first decile) had an average quarterly income of $13.5k MX in 2020, while the 10% of households with the highest income (tenth decile) had an average quarterly income of $191k MX in the same period.
Diversity of the Person of Reference or Head of the Household
#permalink to section- 34%, Dwellings with women heads of household
- 66%, Dwellings with men heads of household
According to data from the Population Census 2020, 91.3k dwellings were registered. Of these, 34% are homes where the person of reference is a woman and 66% 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 40 a 44 años.
Inequality
#permalink to section2020: 0.36, GINI in La Paz
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 Baja California Sur, the municipalities with the lowest social inequality, according to the GINI index, were: Mulegé (0.354), La Paz (0.356), Los Cabos (0.367), Comondú (0.376), and Loreto (0.387). On the other hand, the municipalities with less social equality by this metric were: Loreto (0.387), Comondú (0.376), Los Cabos (0.367), La Paz (0.356), and Mulegé (0.354).
Poverty and Social Deprivation Indicators
#permalink to sectionPercentage of the Total Population in 2020
- 1.89%, Population in extreme poverty
- 18.7%, Population in moderate poverty
The visualization compares various indicators of poverty and social deprivation.
In 2020, 18.7% of the population was in a situation of moderate poverty and 1.89% in extreme poverty. The vulnerable population due to social deprivation reached a 34.7%, while the vulnerable population due to income was 7.16%.
The main social deficiencies of La Paz in 2020 were deprivation social security, deprivation food access and deprivation health services.
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
- 71.3 %, Men
- 57.5 %, Women
* The data presented is available to Baja California Sur's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
In 2021, 71.3% of men over 18 years old in Baja California Sur perceived security in their state, while 57.5% of women over 18 years old shared this perception.
At the sociodemographic level, both men and women belonging to the upper sociodemographic level perceived greater security, 79.1% in the case of men and 66.5% in the case of women.
Trust in Authorities
#permalink to section* The data presented is available to Baja California Sur's state, since there is no representation at the municipality level.
In 2021, 8.56% of the population of Baja California Sur claimed to have a lot of confidence in the state police, while a 13.6% indicated they have a lot of distrust.
Similarly, a 13.1% of the population assured that they had a lot of trust in the Public Ministry and State Prosecutors, a 18.8% in the Judges and a 9.54% in the Federal Police, while a 9.61%, a 9.64% and a 15.7% 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 sectionDecember 2022: 624, Total complaints
December 2022: Stole, Main complaint
The complaints with the highest occurrence during December 2022 were Stole (183), Domestic Violence (68), and Damage to Property (64), which covered a 50.5% of total complaints for the month.
When comparing the number of complaints in December 2021 and December 2022, those with the highest growth were Falsehood (240%), Other Offenses against the Family (120%), and Narcomenudeo (62.5%).