Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1895 | 842,873 | — |
| 1900 | 934,463 | +10.9% |
| 1910 | 989,510 | +5.9% |
| 1921 | 884,617 | −10.6% |
| 1930 | 990,112 | +11.9% |
| 1940 | 1,146,034 | +15.7% |
| 1950 | 1,392,623 | +21.5% |
| 1960 | 1,897,851 | +36.3% |
| 1970 | 3,833,185 | +102.0% |
| 1980 | 7,564,335 | +97.3% |
| 1990 | 9,815,795 | +29.8% |
| 1995 | 11,707,964 | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 13,096,686 | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 14,007,495 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 15,175,862 | +8.3% |
The state contains about thirteen percent of the country’s population and is one of the most densely populated with 520 people per square km. Most of the population growth has come from the expansion of Greater Mexico City outside the borders of the Federal District and into the state, especially since 1970. 85% of the population lives in urban centers, and 39% were born in other parts of Mexico.
Five ethnicities are native to the state: the Mazahua, the Otomi, the Nahuas, the Matlazincas and the Ocuitecos or Tlahuicas. There are also communities of Mixtecs, Zapotecs, Totonaca, Mazateca, Mixe, P’urépecha and Maya. According to the 2005 census, the state has 312,319 people who speak an indigenous language, which is about 3 out of every 100 people. Two thirds of those speaking an indigenous language also speak Spanish.
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