The nation's population density in 2000 was 50 people per square kilometer. Nevertheless, the population density in the 32 states of the union varies considerably, ranging from very low rates in the states of Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sonora, Campeche and Durango, having under 15 inhabitants per square kilometer, to high densities in Distrito Federal and Estado de Mexico where there are 5,799 and 586 inhabitants per square kilometer.