Demographics
In 1990 the population was 1,501,744, and in 1995 it was 1,748,767. A 16.45% increase. In 2005, the population was 1,989,969. Tabasco’s population is mostly young, with an average age of 19 years and over 38% of the population is under 15 years of age.
57% lives in urban areas in contrast to 78% of Mexico’s population in general. Those who leave the state mostly go to Quintana Roo, Campeche and Veracruz. Those that migrate to the state mostly come from Chiapas, Veracruz and Campeche. As of the 2000s, only about 2% of the population has left to live abroad, mostly to the United States. The national average is 16%. Three percent of the population speaks an indigenous language, which is lower than the national average of six percent. Most speak the Tabascan dialect of the Chontal language. This is followed by Ch’ol, Tzeltal, Maya, Zapoteco, Nahuatl and Tzotzil.
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