In 2020, the majority of the population in the Mexican city of Monterrey by group age are thouse between 15 and 34 years of age. The highest amount of habitants is for the group age 20-24 years old with 231.73 thousand habitants for the female population and 238.8 thousand habitants for the male population.

From the year 2015 to 2020, there has been an increase in the population density in the Mexican city of Monterrey starting with 3,414.5 inhabitants per square kilometer and ending with 2020 with 3523.3 inhabitants, an 108.8 increase.

Through the time period displayed, there has been a increase in the inhabitants of Monterrey since the year 2000 which counted with 1.11 million people until the last population count conducted in 2020 with 1.14 million people, which represented a 30 thousand people increase.

From the year 1994 to 2023, there has been an overall decrease in the number of newborns in the Mexican city of Monterrey. The highest amount was recorded in 2000 with 27,870 births. While the lowest amount recorded was in 2020 with 13,050.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a health shock, but the secondary economic shock is equally formidable. Access to timely, policy-relevant information on the awareness of, responses to and impacts of the health situation and related restrictions are critical to effectively design, target and evaluate programme and policy interventions. This research project investigates the main socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic on UNHCR people of concern (PoC) – and nationals where possible – in terms of access to information, services and livelihoods opportunities. Three geographic regions were taken into consideration: Southern Mexico, Mexico City and the Northern and Central Industrial Corridor. Two rounds of data collection took place for this survey, with the purpose of following up with the respondents.

Geographic coverage

Southern Mexico, Mexico City, Northern and Central Mexico

Analysis unit

Household

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The ProGres database served as the sampling frame due to the unavailability of other reliable sources. Likewise, the sample was stratified by location and population groups based on country of origin helping to account for the different economic realities from one part of the country to another, as well as differences between nationalities. Following discussion with the UNHCR country team and regional bureau, three geographic regions were presented for consideration : a) Southern Mexico; b) Mexico City; and c) the Northern and Central Industrial Corridor. Additionally, partners expressed interest in the Venezuelan community as a separate group, primarily residing in Mexico City, Monterrey and Cancun. The population of the four groups represents 67% of the active registered refugees in Mexico. Out of the 35,140 refugee households in the four regions, 26,688 families have at least one phone number representing an overall high rate of phone penetration. Across regions of interest, Hondurans make up the single largest group of PoC in Southern Mexico (38%), and the Northern and Central Industrial Corridor (43%), whereas Venezuelans make up over half of the PoC population in Mexico City (52%). Based on the above, a sampling strategy based on four separate strata was proposed in order to adequately represent the regions and sub-groups of interest: 1. Southern Mexico – Honduran and El Salvadoran PoC population 2. Mexico City – Honduran, El Salvadoran and Cuban PoC population 3. Northern and Central Industrial Corridor – Hondurans and El Salvadoran PoC population 4. Venezuelan Population – Mexico City, Monterey (Nuevo Leon) and Cancun (Quintana Roo) A comparable sub-sample of the national population in the same locations PoC were sampled was also generated using random digit dialing (RDD). This was made possible through the inclusion of location-based area codes in the list of phone numbers, however selected participants were also asked about their current location as a first filter to proceed with the phone survey to ensure a comparable national sub-sample.

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]

Research instrument

Questionnaire contained the following sections: consent, knowledge, behaviour, access, employment, income, food security, concerns, resilience, networks, demographics

Through the time period displayed, there has been an overall decrease in the average number of people per household in Monterrey starting in the year 2000 with 4.3 inhabitants until the last report conducted in 2020 reported an average of 3.5 inhabitant.

From the year 1995 to 2020, there has been an overall increase in the number of people that speaks an indigenous language in the Mexican city of Monterrey. The highest amount of indigenous language speakers was in the year 2010 with 11,380 speakers. In the contrast the lowest number registered was in the year 1995 with 3,360 people.

In the Mexican city of Monterrey, the most common reason for migration was for family purposes with 8.65 thousand people sharing this background. Followed by labor reasons with 3.82 thousand people and housing purposes with 2.29 thousand people.

From the year 1994 to 2023, there has been an overall decrease in the number of marriages in the Mexican city of Monterrey. The highest amount was recorded in 1997 with 13,780 marriages. In contrast, the lowest amount registered was in 2020 with 5,450 marriages.

From the year 1994 to 2023, there has been an overall increase in divorces in the Mexican city of Monterrey. The highest number of divorces was in the year 2018 with 8,620 cases. In contrast, the lowest amount registered was in 1996 with 1,400 separations.

Through the time period displayed, there has been an overall increase in the number of households starting in the year 2000 with 255.87 houses until the last report conducted in 2020 reported around 328.9 households.

In 2020, the most affiliated religion for the Mexican population in the city of Monterrey was Catholicism accounting with 80.5 percent of the population. Followed by the Evangelicalism and protestantism with a 10.6 percent.

In 2020, in the Mexican city of Monterrey the most common situation for population due to their degree of poverty was for the non-vulnerable with 42.1 percent. Nevertheless, the other 57.9 percent of the population either lives in poverty conditions or is on the verge of it.

As of February 2024, the most common crimes in the Mexican city of Monterrey were domestic violence with a 19.08 percent of the total documented crimes, thievery with 10.88 percent, and drug dealing with 10.49 percent.

In 2020, the most common average transfer time to work for the population of the Mexican city of Monterrey was from 31 minutes up to one hour accounting for 29.5 percent of the working population. Following with the group between16 minutes and 30 minutes for 26.9 percent.

In the state of Nuevo Leon, as of 2020, the prevailing educational attainment level was middle school, which accounted for approximately 32.2 percent of the population. This was closely followed by individuals who had completed high school, as well as those who held an undergraduate degree, both representing approximately 19 percent of the population each. Only 0.25 percent of the population had a doctoral degree.