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Mexico City Metropolitan Area:
Population Change from 1960 by Sector

Sector 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 1960-2000
             
Population (000,000)            
DF: Core 1.57 1.53 1.24 1.00 0.87  
DF: Inner 2.41 3.57 3.58 3.12 2.91  
DF: Outer 0.89 1.77 3.21 4.11 4.82  
Distrito Federal 4.87 6.87 8.03 8.24 8.59  
Suburbs 1.42 2.92 5.96 7.47 9.74  
Total 6.29 9.80 13.99 15.71 18.33  
             
Share of Population            
DF: Core 24.9% 15.6% 8.8% 6.4% 4.7% -81.0%
DF: Inner 38.3% 36.5% 25.6% 19.9% 15.9% -58.6%
DF: Outer 14.1% 18.1% 23.0% 26.2% 26.3% 85.9%
Distrito Federal 77.4% 70.2% 57.4% 52.4% 46.9% -39.4%
Suburbs 22.6% 29.8% 42.6% 47.6% 53.1% 134.9%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
             
Share of Growth            
DF: Core   -1.1% -7.0% -13.6% -5.2% -5.8%
DF: Inner   33.1% 0.2% -27.0% -8.1% 4.1%
DF: Outer   25.2% 34.3% 52.6% 26.9% 32.6%
Distrito Federal   57.2% 27.5% 12.0% 13.6% 30.9%
Suburbs   42.8% 72.5% 88.0% 86.4% 69.1%
Total   100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
             
Population Change (000,000)            
DF: Core   -0.04 -0.29 -0.23 -0.14 -0.70
DF: Inner   1.16 0.01 -0.46 -0.21 0.49
DF: Outer   0.88 1.44 0.90 0.70 3.93
Distrito Federal   2.00 1.16 0.21 0.36 3.72
Suburbs   1.50 3.04 1.51 2.26 8.31
Total   3.50 4.20 1.71 2.62 12.03
             
Percentage Change            
DF: Core   -2.5% -19.2% -18.8% -13.5% -44.7%
DF: Inner   48.1% 0.2% -12.9% -6.8% 20.5%
DF: Outer   99.3% 81.2% 28.1% 17.1% 441.4%
Distrito Federal   41.1% 16.8% 2.6% 4.3% 76.4%
Suburbs   105.4% 104.0% 25.3% 30.3% 583.9%
Total   55.7% 42.8% 12.3% 16.7% 191.2%
             
DF Sector Definitions        

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