Ciudad Juárez

Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, scores 53 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #222 of 309 destinations. 27 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 82% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 53
• OECD: 53
• UN Tourism: 61
• UNDRR: 42

Strongest

• Unemployment rate: 1.7 % of the labour force (INEGI - Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo (ENOE), Q2 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & INEGI (Encuesta Intercensal 2025), 2025–2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 95.8 % of nights by residents of the same country (Secretaría de Turismo de la Ciudad de México (con datos de SECTUR / DataTur Monitoreo Hotelero), 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Green space: 2.1 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) / IMIP, Planeación y calidad de áreas verdes en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 2016). Below 10: grade 0/4.
• Largest foreign market: 68.5 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Secretaría de Turismo del Gobierno del Estado de Chihuahua / El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 2025). Above 40: grade 0/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Dirección General de Desarrollo Económico y Turismo del Municipio de Juárez, 2025-2026). Grade 0/4.

Mexico in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Mexico is #41 of 110 countries (4.31 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 61 on the CIRA Index; Ciudad Juárez is 8 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 55

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.6 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 95.8 % of nights by residents of the same country (Secretaría de Turismo de la Ciudad de México (con datos de SECTUR / DataTur Monitoreo Hotelero), 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 68.5 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Secretaría de Turismo del Gobierno del Estado de Chihuahua / El Heraldo de Chihuahua, 2025). Above 40: grade 0/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: 1.1 nights per visitor (Secretaría de Fomento Turístico de Yucatán (SEFOTUR) con base en SECTUR / DataTur, Informe Estadístico Región Mundo Maya Ciudades del Interior, Oct–Dec 2025). Below 1.8: grade 0/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 67.7 % average annual occupancy (Secretaría de Turismo del Estado de Chihuahua / DataTur via Report News México, 2023). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 63

• Jobs in tourism industries: 8.8 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). Between 8 and 12: grade 3/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 1.7 % of the labour force (INEGI - Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo (ENOE), Q2 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 25,868 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 69.9 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (Desarrollo Económico de Ciudad Juárez AC con datos de INEGI (ENOE), 2025-Q2). Between 64 and 72: grade 2/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 30

• Extreme heat days: 65.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 60: grade 0/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 91.8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4. Source
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 4.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4. Source

Water and environment: 63

• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 97 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (CEPAL, Diagnóstico de la prestación de los servicios de agua potable y alcantarillado en México, 2020). At or above 95: grade 4/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 361.4 kg per resident per year (Dirección General de Servicios Públicos del Municipio de Juárez via El Heraldo de Juárez, 2025). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4. Source
• Green space: 2.1 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) / IMIP, Planeación y calidad de áreas verdes en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 2016). Below 10: grade 0/4. Source

Community and housing: 75

• Tourism intensity: 1.7 visitor nights per resident per year (Gobierno del Estado de Chihuahua / SICHITUR & Plan Estratégico de Juárez (Así Estamos Juárez), 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 12.8 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Obras por Expansión / Asociación Mexicana de Profesionales Inmobiliarios (AMPI), March 2024–March 2025). Between 10 and 15: grade 1/4. Source
• Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & INEGI (Encuesta Intercensal 2025), 2025–2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 50

• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes (SICT) / OMA, 2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Gobierno Municipal de Juárez / Protección Civil Municipal, 2024-2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Dirección General de Desarrollo Económico y Turismo del Municipio de Juárez, 2025-2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 40.1 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Gobierno del Estado de Chihuahua / Fideicomiso de Administración para la Promoción y Fomento a las Actividades Turísticas en el Estado de Chihuahua, 2025-2026). Grade 2/4. Source

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