Demographics
More than two thirds of the local population of Aguascalientes is 78% European descent, mostly Spanish and French with settlement of French troops in the Valley of Huajucar during the Second Mexican Empire. Many Hidrocalidos trace their lineage back to Germany and Holland, due to the settlement of various Mennonite communities, but also Italian, Russian, Polish, Swedish, German, Greek, and Romanian due to the high number of refugees who came to the state during World War 2, 19% mestizo (mixed Amerindian-European), 2% Asian (mostly Japanese and Korean due to the rapid growth in Nissan production with the opening of a new factory in the city of Calvillo, Aguascalientes. .
- Inhabitants: 1,184,996
- Age Average: 24 years
- Annual Population Growth: 2.2%
- Population at the Capital: 722,250
- Population that speaks a native tongue: 1,436
- Population that does not speak Spanish: 4
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1895 | 104,693 | — |
| 1900 | 102,416 | −2.2% |
| 1910 | 120,511 | +17.7% |
| 1921 | 107,581 | −10.7% |
| 1930 | 132,900 | +23.5% |
| 1940 | 161,693 | +21.7% |
| 1950 | 226,965 | +40.4% |
| 1960 | 243,363 | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 338,142 | +38.9% |
| 1980 | 519,439 | +53.6% |
| 1990 | 719,659 | +38.5% |
| 1995 | 862,720 | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 944,285 | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 1,065,416 | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 1,184,996 | +11.2% |
| Age Groups | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 years | 121,557 | 61,941 | 59,616 |
| 5–9 years | 128,874 | 65,572 | 63,302 |
| 10–14 years | 123,806 | 62,615 | 61,191 |
| 15–19 years | 121,428 | 60,636 | 60,792 |
| 20–24 years | 106,305 | 51,431 | 54,874 |
| 25–29 years | 93,604 | 44,568 | 49,036 |
| 30–34 years | 88,726 | 41,962 | 46,764 |
| 35–39 years | 86,254 | 40,569 | 45,685 |
| 40–44 years | 73,084 | 34,381 | 38,703 |
| 45–49 years | 60,198 | 28,420 | 31,778 |
| 50–54 years | 49,980 | 23,436 | 26,544 |
| 55–59 years | 37,543 | 17,960 | 19,583 |
| 60–64 years | 29,258 | 13,686 | 15,572 |
| 65–69 years | 21,004 | 9,895 | 11,109 |
| 70–74 years | 15,254 | 6,967 | 8,287 |
| 75–79 years | 10,673 | 4,862 | 5,811 |
| 80–84 years | 7,228 | 3,094 | 4,134 |
| 85–89 years | 4,061 | 1,780 | 2,281 |
| 90–94 years | 1,467 | 605 | 862 |
| 95–99 years | 551 | 229 | 322 |
| 100 years and over | 109 | 45 | 64 |
| Unspecified | 4,032 |
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