Intercensal INEGI Survey 2025: What to Expect

Over the past week, you may have found an informational flier slipped into your mailbox or under your welcome mat. This is a notice about the INEGI Survey 2025 that the government will be conducting door-to-door over the next two months.

Every 10 years, Mexico carries out a full national census (the last was in 2020, the next will be in 2030). Mid-decade, INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía) conducts an intercensal survey to update key information.

INEGI stands for Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía — in English, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography.

It’s Mexico’s official statistics agency, responsible for:

• Running the national census every 10 years.
• Conducting intercensal surveys, household surveys, and economic studies.
• Producing official data on population, economy, geography, and environment.
• Maintaining national maps, geographic information, and cartography.

Basically, INEGI is the Mexican equivalent of the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Geological Survey combined.

When is the 2025 INEGI Survey?

This year’s survey will take place in October and November 2025.

INEGI interviewers will visit selected households across Mexico to update socio-demographic data. The goal is to know how many people live in the country, their living conditions, and household characteristics. The information helps governments and institutions design and evaluate public policies, social programs, and infrastructure planning at the federal, state, and municipal levels.

What They Ask

INEGI census workers go door to door with a short questionnaire (sometimes longer, depending on the household sample). Questions usually cover:

• Basic demographics: age, sex, marital status.
• Household structure: number of people living together, family relationships.
• Education: literacy, school attendance, highest level completed.
• Work and income: occupation, employment status, industry.
• Housing conditions: type of dwelling, access to water, drainage, electricity, internet.
• Migration: place of birth, where you lived five years ago, whether family members live abroad.
• Health and disability: access to healthcare services, presence of disabilities.

Not every household gets the full set of questions; many just receive the basic form.

What the Data Is Used For

The information collected isn’t shared individually, it’s aggregated and used for national statistics. Results guide government planning for schools, hospitals, roads, housing and utilities, political representation inlcuding determining congressional districts and resource allocation, economic policy that affects the labor market, social programs and economic development. Data may also be shared with universities, NGOs, and companies who use the information for studies and planning.

How to Recognize an Official INEGI Interviewer

When INEGI staff visit your home for the 2025 Intercensal Survey, they will always carry official identification and materials. Here’s what to look for:

• Official ID badge – With the INEGI logo, the interviewer’s full name, and a photo.
• Uniform or vest – Usually turquoise or blue with the INEGI logo clearly visible.
• Tablet or printed questionnaire – INEGI staff collect answers digitally or with official forms.
• Information fliers – Like the one distributed to households, with the INEGI logo and survey details.
• Respectful approach – Interviewers should identify themselves, explain the purpose of the visit, and answer your questions.

Important:

• INEGI staff will never ask for money, bank details, or signatures.
• If in doubt, you can verify their identity by calling INEGI’s toll-free number: 800 111 46 34 (INEGI-CONTACTO).

Knowing these signs helps ensure your participation is safe and secure.

This year’s survey isn’t a full census, but it’s an important mid-decade update that helps Mexico plan better schools, healthcare, utilities, and community services. If you did not receive a flier, it does not mean that you are exempt from the survey. If an INEGI interviewer knocks on your door, participation is quick and important.

Participate in the INEGI Survey 2025 Online

If you are not going to be in your residence during the dates of the survey, you are invited to participate online.

If you click on the image above it will take you to the page to register. A confirmation will be sent to the email you provided. If you do not find it in your primary inbox, check your SPAM.

From there you may log in and fill out the survey.

TIP: Using Chrome as your browser allows you to easily translate the survey so that you can read it and answer in English or the language of your choice.