Chalchihuitán

Chalchihuitán is a municipality of Chiapas with 21,915 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,321 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 4.9 years.

Demographics of Chalchihuitán

Demographic structure of Chalchihuitán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,964 people under 15 years old (45.5%), 11,381 people of working age (51.9%) and 566 elderly over 65 years old (2.6%).

0-14 years

9,964

45.5% of the population

15-64 years

11,381

51.9% - Working age

65+ years

566

2.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

92.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Chalchihuitán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,804	1,769	3,573	16.3%
5-9 years	1,737	1,714	3,451	15.7%
10-14 years	1,486	1,454	2,940	13.4%
15-19 years	1,169	1,248	2,417	11%
20-24 years	996	1,003	1,999	9.1%
25-29 years	784	811	1,595	7.3%
30-34 years	629	736	1,365	6.2%
35-39 years	554	587	1,141	5.2%
40-44 years	452	350	802	3.7%
45-49 years	360	422	782	3.6%
50-54 years	288	292	580	2.6%
55-59 years	197	211	408	1.9%
60-64 years	145	147	292	1.3%
65-69 years	117	120	237	1.1%
70-74 years	61	66	127	0.6%
75-79 years	42	50	92	0.4%
80-84 years	24	25	49	0.2%
85+ years	26	35	61	0.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Chalchihuitán

Population Origin

Born in State

21,892

99.9%

Born in Another State

16

0.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

76

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

19,496

89% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

5,474

28.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

13,224

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

21,884

454.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

22

0.1% of the population

Men / Women

13 / 9

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

553

2.5%

With Limitation

1,151

5.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	258
Visual	246
Hearing	194
Speech	137
Mental	197

Education in Chalchihuitán

Literacy and Schooling

In Chalchihuitán, 3,484 people aged 15 and over can read and write (348400%), while 3,007 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 4.9 years (5.6 men, 4.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,016	1,991	3,007	300700%
Incomplete primary	793	832	1,625	162500%
Complete primary	2,453	2,248	4,701	470100%
Incomplete secondary	215	146	361	36100%
Complete secondary	964	608	1,572	157200%
Post-basic education (18+)	333	219	552	55200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,053
6-11 years	480
12-14 years	759

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 76 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	37	37
Primaria	31	31
Secundaria	6	6
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Chalchihuitán

In Chalchihuitán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 5,969 people. Of those, 5,317 are employed and 652 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 10.9%.

Total EAP

5,969

H: 5,075 / M: 894

Employed Population

5,317

H: 4,494 / M: 823

Unemployment Rate

10.9%

652 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,610

H: 1,604 / M: 6,006

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	16,465	75.1%
IMSS	421	1.9%
ISSSTE	11	0.1%
ISSSTE estatal	2	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	15,348	70%
IMSS Bienestar	888	4.1%
Private insurance	83	0.4%
Other institution	58	0.3%
Without health coverage	5,438	24.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Chalchihuitán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,141

814100%

Single

4,566

456600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

914

91400%

Households

Total Households

4,819

4.6 average occupants

Male-headed

3,854

80%

Female-headed

965

20%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	3,898	17.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	8,477	38.7%
Other religions	620	2.8%
No religion	8,802	40.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Chalchihuitán

Chalchihuitán has 7,135 total dwellings, of which 4,819 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,883	60.2%
Earthen floor	1,926	40.2%
1 bedroom	3,516	73.4%
2+ bedrooms	1,293	27%
1 room	605	12.6%
2 rooms	2,876	60%
3+ rooms	1,328	27.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

87.2%

4,177 dwellings

Piped Water

50.8%

2,434 dwellings

With Drainage

27.3%

1,308 dwellings

All Services

17%

817 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,177	87.2%
Without electricity	632	13.2%
Public water network	2,434	50.8%
Hauled water	559	11.7%
Other water source	2,375	49.6%
With water tank	804	16.8%
With cistern	174	3.6%
With toilet	743	15.5%
With latrine	3,208	66.9%
With drainage	1,308	27.3%
Without drainage	3,501	73.1%
With all services	817	17%
Without water, drainage or electricity	373	7.8%

Goods and Technology in Chalchihuitán

Household equipment in Chalchihuitán according to the 2020 Census. 1.1% of dwellings have internet and 33.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	372	7.8%
Washing machine	18	0.4%
Microwave oven	31	0.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	165	3.4%
Motorcycle	32	0.7%
Bicycle	9	0.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,405	29.3%
Radio	1,188	24.8%
Landline phone	17	0.4%
Cell phone	1,619	33.8%
Computer	37	0.8%
Internet	54	1.1%
Pay TV	90	1.9%
Streaming platforms	4	0.1%
Video game console	9	0.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

2,814

58.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

3,183

66.4%

No Computer or Internet

4,729

98.7%

No ICT at All

2,255

47.1%

Companies and Economy in Chalchihuitán

The main economic sectors of Chalchihuitán are Comercio al por menor with 185 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	185
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	33
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	30
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	11
Industrias manufactureras	8

Poverty and Social Development in Chalchihuitán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Chalchihuitán has a poverty rate of 99.3% and extreme poverty of 79.8%.

Poverty

99.3%

16,875 people

Extreme Poverty

79.8%

13,563 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

0.5%

90 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.2%

27 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0%

8 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	47.6%	8,090
Lack of access to health services	16.7%	2,847
Lack of access to social security	94.1%	16,001
Lack of housing quality and spaces	65.7%	11,167
Lack of access to basic housing services	93.9%	15,958
Lack of access to food	20.8%	3,539
Income below welfare line	99.4%	16,901
Income below minimum welfare line	95.9%	16,310

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	99.2%	86.1%	0.8%	0%	0
2015	99.3%	79.8%	0.5%	0%	0

Crime in Chalchihuitán

In the last 12 months, 22 crimes were recorded in Chalchihuitán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/10	2
2025/08	4
2025/04	2
2025/03	4
2025/02	1
2025/01	1
2024/09	1
2024/06	2
2024/03	1
2024/02	1
2024/01	2
2023/12	1

Health in Chalchihuitán

Chalchihuitán has 17 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 15 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Chalchihuitán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Chiquinshulum	2,102	999
Chalchihuitán	1,976	1,463
Jolitontic	1,524	1,155
Tzununil	1,072	939
Joltealal	1,070	1,069
Tzacucum	987	1,452
Saclum	934	934
Sisim	572	1,193
Canech	572	1,740
Lobolaltic (Tojtic)	547	1,083

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