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Guerrero, Morelos and Baja California Sur have Mexico’s highest displacement rates
Guerrero, Morelos and Baja California Sur have Mexico’s highest rates of forced displacement, according to Mexico’s statistics agency, Inegi.
Its 2025 survey counted 661,769 affected households, equal to 1.52% of households nationwide.
Violence and insecurity were cited by 509,917 households, while 151,852 reported displacement caused by natural or human-made disasters.
Guerrero was an exception: more households there were displaced by disasters than by violence, with 21,126 and 16,213 households respectively.
Internal forced displacement means people must leave their homes to protect their safety without crossing an international border.
Displacement in Mexico has been linked to conflicts, criminal violence and disasters, but Inegi published specific figures on the issue for the first time in this survey.
The agency says the data are intended to measure the scale of displacement and help shape public policy.
Mexico’s statistics agency says Guerrero, Morelos and Baja California Sur have the highest proportions of homes affected by forced displacement.
Guerrero leads, with 3.42% of homes affected, followed by Morelos at 2.4% and Baja California Sur at 2.35%.
The 2025 Intercensal Survey found that 661,769 Mexican households had been affected by forced displacement, equal to 1.52% of all households.
In 509,917 households, a member was reported to have been forced to move within Mexico because of crime-related insecurity and violence.
Natural or human-caused disasters were reported as the reason in 151,852 households.
- Who
- The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) reported the findings.
- What
- The survey found forced displacement affected 661,769 households in Mexico.
- When
- The figures come from the 2025 Intercensal Survey; the report was published on October 17, 2026.
- Where
- Mexico, with the highest proportions of affected homes in Guerrero, Morelos and Baja California Sur.
- Why
- Households reported displacement due to crime-related insecurity and violence, or natural or human-caused disasters.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Forced internal displacement in Mexico began gaining visibility in the public agenda, initially linked to agrarian and religious conflicts in Chiapas.
Inegi’s population census reported crime-related insecurity, violence and natural disasters among causes of internal migration.
Inegi’s Intercensal Survey gathered figures on forced displacement.
Infobae published the survey findings on affected households and state-level proportions.
- Households affected
- 661,769, or 1.52% of Mexico’s total
- Crime-related insecurity and violence
- 509,917 households
- Natural or human-caused disasters
- 151,852 households
- Guerrero
- 3.42% of homes; 34,099 cases
- Morelos
- 2.4% of homes affected
- Baja California Sur
- 2.35% of homes affected
What people are saying
En México, el desplazamiento forzado interno empezó a tener visibilidad en la agenda pública desde la década de 1990, inicialmente asociado a conflictos agrarios y religiosos en el estado de Chiapas. Posteriormente, se reconocieron desplazamientos provocados por la violencia criminal y por desastres naturales.
una forma de movilidad humana que ocurre cuando personas o grupos se ven obligados a huir o abandonar su vivienda o lugar de residencia habitual para proteger su vida, seguridad e integridad, sin cruzar fronteras internacionales