Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1895 | 88,144 | — |
| 1900 | 86,542 | −1.8% |
| 1910 | 86,661 | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 76,419 | −11.8% |
| 1930 | 84,630 | +10.7% |
| 1940 | 90,460 | +6.9% |
| 1950 | 122,098 | +35.0% |
| 1960 | 168,219 | +37.8% |
| 1970 | 251,556 | +49.5% |
| 1980 | 420,553 | +67.2% |
| 1990 | 535,185 | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 642,516 | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 690,689 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 754,730 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 822,441 | +9.0% |
As of 2010, the state has a total population of 822,441. Seventy five percent live in urban areas along the coast and twenty five percent live in rural areas. The most populated municipality is Campeche. Most of the state’s population growth has occurred since 1970 when the population then was only 215,600. As of 2010, the most commonly spoken indigenous language spoken in the state is Maya, with 71,852 speakers. This is followed by Chol with 10,412, Tzeltal with 1,900 and Q'anjob'al with 1,557. There is a total of 91,094 speakers of an indigenous language in the state, which is about twelve percent of the total population. This is up from just under 90,000 in 2005. Fourteen percent of these speakers do not speak Spanish.
Sixty three percent of the population profess the Catholic faith as of 2010. Most those who are non Catholic belong to Evangelical or Protestant churches.
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