Коренное население Мексики: 1970–2026

Mexico’s Indigenous Groups by Population | 1970–2026 Explore more than five decades of demographic and linguistic change among Mexico’s largest Indigenous groups through an animated bar chart race covering the period from 1970 to 2026. This visualization follows major Indigenous and Indigenous-language communities including Náhuatl, Maya, Tseltal, Tsotsil, Mixteco, Zapoteco, Otomí, Totonaco, Ch’ol, Mazateco, Huasteco / Tének, Mazahua, Tlapaneco / Me’phaa, Chinanteco, Purépecha / Tarasco, Mixe, Tarahumara / Rarámuri, Zoque, Tojolabal, Chontal de Tabasco / Yokot’an, Huichol, Amuzgo and Chatino. Mexico is one of the world’s most linguistically diverse countries. INALI recognizes 68 Indigenous linguistic groups, 364 linguistic variants and 11 language families across Mexico. INALI The timeline begins in 1970, when Mexico’s census recorded 3,111,415 people aged five and older who spoke an Indigenous language. By 1990, the figure had increased to 5,282,347, while the 2000 census recorded 6,044,547 Indigenous-language speakers aged five and older. INEGI According to the 2020 Population and Housing Census, Mexico had 7,364,645 people aged three and older who spoke an Indigenous language. Náhuatl was the largest Indigenous language with 1,651,958 speakers, followed by Maya with 774,755, Tseltal with 589,144, Tsotsil with 550,274, Mixteco with 526,593 and Zapoteco with 490,845. Cuentame de México More recent data from the 2023 National Survey of Demographic Dynamics (ENADID) estimated approximately 7.4 million Indigenous-language speakers aged three and older, representing 5.9% of Mexico’s population in that age group. INEGI Historical comparisons require caution because the age universe and language classifications changed over time. Earlier census series generally refer to people aged five and older, while modern statistics commonly use people aged three and older. Therefore, changes between benchmark years should not always be interpreted as purely demographic growth or decline. Values between official census and survey benchmarks are reconstructed through interpolation for visualization purposes. Values after the latest detailed language benchmark are modeled estimates and projections, not official annual census counts. This visualization focuses primarily on Indigenous-language populations as a statistical proxy for individual Indigenous groups. It should not be interpreted as the total number of all people who identify ethnically as Indigenous, because Indigenous self-identification and Indigenous-language use are different demographic measures. Watch how Náhuatl, Maya, Tseltal, Tsotsil, Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomí and many other Indigenous communities changed in population and ranking across more than half a century of Mexican history. Sources INEGI — Censos Generales de Población y Vivienda, 1970 & 1990 Historical Indigenous-language population and language statistics. INEGI historical 1970–1990 data INEGI — La población indígena en México 1990, 1995 and 2000 Indigenous-language population benchmarks. INEGI historical Indigenous population data INEGI — Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 National Indigenous-language population and detailed language counts. INEGI 2020 Indigenous-language data INEGI — ENADID 2023 Latest survey benchmark for Mexico’s Indigenous-language-speaking population. INEGI ENADID 2023 results INALI — Atlas / Catálogo de las Lenguas Indígenas Nacionales Classification of Mexico’s 11 language families, 68 linguistic groups and 364 variants. INALI Indigenous Languages Atlas #Mexico #MexicoPopulation #IndigenousMexico #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousGroups #MexicanIndigenous #NativeMexico #IndigenousLanguages #MexicoHistory #MexicanHistory #MexicoDemographics #Demographics #Population #PopulationData #PopulationHistory #Náhuatl #Maya #Tseltal #Tsotsil #Mixtec #Zapotec #Otomi #Totonac #Chol #Mazatec #Purepecha #Huichol #DataVisualization #BarChartRace #Statistics