Bochil

Bochil is a municipality of Chiapas with 37,263 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,302 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years.

Demographics of Bochil

Demographic structure of Bochil according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 13,125 people under 15 years old (35.2%), 20,022 people of working age (53.7%) and 1,500 elderly over 65 years old (4%).

0-14 years

13,125

35.2% of the population

15-64 years

20,022

53.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,500

4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

73%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Bochil

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,252	2,346	4,598	12.3%
5-9 years	2,171	2,175	4,346	11.7%
10-14 years	2,121	2,060	4,181	11.2%
15-19 years	1,857	1,819	3,676	9.9%
20-24 years	1,442	1,611	3,053	8.2%
25-29 years	1,254	1,392	2,646	7.1%
30-34 years	1,166	1,351	2,517	6.8%
35-39 years	1,030	1,135	2,165	5.8%
40-44 years	818	933	1,751	4.7%
45-49 years	692	728	1,420	3.8%
50-54 years	558	587	1,145	3.1%
55-59 years	453	486	939	2.5%
60-64 years	325	385	710	1.9%
65-69 years	300	274	574	1.5%
70-74 years	179	206	385	1%
75-79 years	143	113	256	0.7%
80-84 years	81	78	159	0.4%
85+ years	58	68	126	0.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Bochil

Population Origin

Born in State

34,458

92.5%

Born in Another State

174

0.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

70

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

15,165

40.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

12,717

83.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2,316

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

19,881

236.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

455

1.2% of the population

Men / Women

235 / 220

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,345

3.6%

With Limitation

2,012

5.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	599
Visual	620
Hearing	345
Speech	330
Mental	317

Education in Bochil

Literacy and Schooling

In Bochil, 3,003 people aged 15 and over can read and write (300300%), while 2,939 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years (7.8 men, 7.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,135	1,804	2,939	293900%
Incomplete primary	1,312	1,213	2,525	252500%
Complete primary	2,003	2,181	4,184	418400%
Incomplete secondary	431	385	816	81600%
Complete secondary	2,430	2,896	5,326	532600%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,699	2,341	5,040	504000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	630
6-11 years	166
12-14 years	452

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 171 are public and 6 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	66	0	66
Primaria	67	1	68
Secundaria	27	1	28
Media Superior	6	1	7
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Bochil

In Bochil, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 14,619 people. Of those, 14,340 are employed and 279 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.9%.

Total EAP

14,619

H: 9,111 / M: 5,508

Employed Population

14,340

H: 8,892 / M: 5,448

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

279 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,320

H: 2,449 / M: 6,871

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	24,161	64.8%
IMSS	2,919	7.8%
ISSSTE	1,023	2.7%
ISSSTE estatal	145	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	49	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	15,919	42.7%
IMSS Bienestar	4,025	10.8%
Private insurance	149	0.4%
Other institution	79	0.2%
Without health coverage	10,474	28.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Bochil

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,840

1384000%

Single

8,116

811600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,029

202900%

Households

Total Households

8,407

4.4 average occupants

Male-headed

6,597

78.5%

Female-headed

1,810

21.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	27,236	73.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	5,266	14.1%
Other religions	37	0.1%
No religion	2,092	5.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Bochil

Bochil has 10,230 total dwellings, of which 8,413 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,557	84.2%
Earthen floor	1,234	15.9%
1 bedroom	3,393	43.6%
2+ bedrooms	4,398	56.5%
1 room	1,012	13%
2 rooms	1,932	24.8%
3+ rooms	4,847	62.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.3%

7,733 dwellings

Piped Water

91.8%

7,147 dwellings

With Drainage

92.4%

7,196 dwellings

All Services

87.1%

6,778 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,733	99.3%
Without electricity	58	0.7%
Public water network	7,147	91.8%
Hauled water	5,813	74.7%
Other water source	644	8.3%
With water tank	4,082	52.4%
With cistern	2,933	37.7%
With toilet	7,003	90%
With latrine	659	8.5%
With drainage	7,196	92.4%
Without drainage	595	7.6%
With all services	6,778	87.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	29	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Bochil

Household equipment in Bochil according to the 2020 Census. 16.1% of dwellings have internet and 63.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,145	53.3%
Washing machine	1,948	25%
Microwave oven	893	11.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,104	14.2%
Motorcycle	190	2.4%
Bicycle	308	4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,900	75.8%
Radio	2,954	37.9%
Landline phone	494	6.3%
Cell phone	4,920	63.2%
Computer	794	10.2%
Internet	1,255	16.1%
Pay TV	2,914	37.4%
Streaming platforms	102	1.3%
Video game console	73	0.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,655

21.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,843

36.5%

No Computer or Internet

6,244

80.2%

No ICT at All

1,231

15.8%

Companies and Economy in Bochil

The main economic sectors of Bochil are Comercio al por menor with 892 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	892
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	189
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	157
Industrias manufactureras	78
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	37

Poverty and Social Development in Bochil

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Bochil has a poverty rate of 82.4% and extreme poverty of 43.9%.

Poverty

82.4%

21,211 people

Extreme Poverty

43.9%

11,297 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

9.8%

2,521 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.5%

652 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.3%

1,367 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	27.9%	7,193
Lack of access to health services	16.3%	4,185
Lack of access to social security	85.4%	22,003
Lack of housing quality and spaces	34.8%	8,974
Lack of access to basic housing services	58.3%	15,016
Lack of access to food	36.7%	9,445
Income below welfare line	84.9%	21,863
Income below minimum welfare line	60.3%	15,526

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	87.2%	56.9%	9.2%	2.8%	0
2015	82.4%	43.9%	9.8%	5.3%	0

Crime in Bochil

In the last 12 months, 38 crimes were recorded in Bochil. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	6
2025/11	1
2025/10	5
2025/09	2
2025/08	2
2025/07	3
2025/06	1
2025/05	1
2025/04	4
2025/03	6
2025/02	5
2025/01	2

Health in Bochil

Bochil has 19 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 16 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Bochil

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Bochil	14,200	1,148
Ajiló	1,600	1,316
Luis Espinoza	1,326	1,442
El Copal	1,256	1,377
Yerbabuena Isbontick	1,133	1,651
Tierra Colorada	1,105	1,280
Monte Grande	852	1,723
Allende Esquipulas	801	1,274
Garrido Canaval (Chavarría)	798	558
Venustiano Carranza	795	1,427

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