Chanal

Chanal is a municipality of Chiapas with 13,678 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,007 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.3 years.

Demographics of Chanal

Demographic structure of Chanal according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,617 people under 15 years old (48.4%), 6,496 people of working age (47.5%) and 564 elderly over 65 years old (4.1%).

0-14 years

6,617

48.4% of the population

15-64 years

6,496

47.5% - Working age

65+ years

564

4.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

110.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Chanal

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,147	1,172	2,319	17%
5-9 years	1,101	1,194	2,295	16.8%
10-14 years	1,041	962	2,003	14.6%
15-19 years	794	775	1,569	11.5%
20-24 years	500	505	1,005	7.3%
25-29 years	379	439	818	6%
30-34 years	313	386	699	5.1%
35-39 years	318	325	643	4.7%
40-44 years	268	261	529	3.9%
45-49 years	207	197	404	3%
50-54 years	155	152	307	2.2%
55-59 years	134	148	282	2.1%
60-64 years	103	137	240	1.8%
65-69 years	96	100	196	1.4%
70-74 years	69	66	135	1%
75-79 years	49	56	105	0.8%
80-84 years	25	25	50	0.4%
85+ years	35	43	78	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Chanal

Population Origin

Born in State

13,663

99.9%

Born in Another State

5

0%

Lived in Another State in 2015

32

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

12,088

88.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

7,245

59.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

4,420

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

13,611

622.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

24

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

13 / 11

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

493

3.6%

With Limitation

660

4.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	183
Visual	217
Hearing	174
Speech	135
Mental	107

Education in Chanal

Literacy and Schooling

In Chanal, 1,579 people aged 15 and over can read and write (157900%), while 1,282 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.3 years (6.8 men, 5.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	457	825	1,282	128200%
Incomplete primary	609	556	1,165	116500%
Complete primary	643	666	1,309	130900%
Incomplete secondary	192	237	429	42900%
Complete secondary	741	747	1,488	148800%
Post-basic education (18+)	629	446	1,075	107500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	515
6-11 years	121
12-14 years	220

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 61 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	26	26
Primaria	27	27
Secundaria	5	5
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Chanal

In Chanal, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,156 people. Of those, 3,115 are employed and 41 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.3%.

Total EAP

3,156

H: 2,652 / M: 504

Employed Population

3,115

H: 2,614 / M: 501

Unemployment Rate

1.3%

41 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,010

H: 1,349 / M: 3,661

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	11,779	86.1%
IMSS	83	0.6%
ISSSTE	36	0.3%
ISSSTE estatal	7	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,115	81.3%
IMSS Bienestar	642	4.7%
Private insurance	5	0%
Other institution	20	0.1%
Without health coverage	1,894	13.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Chanal

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,565

456500%

Single

2,965

296500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

667

66700%

Households

Total Households

2,188

6.2 average occupants

Male-headed

1,818

83.1%

Female-headed

370

16.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,566	40.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	7,073	51.7%
Other religions	50	0.4%
No religion	969	7.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Chanal

Chanal has 3,046 total dwellings, of which 2,189 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 6.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,592	73.6%
Earthen floor	593	27.4%
1 bedroom	811	37.5%
2+ bedrooms	1,374	63.5%
1 room	38	1.8%
2 rooms	673	31.1%
3+ rooms	1,474	68.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98%

2,119 dwellings

Piped Water

66%

1,427 dwellings

With Drainage

50.4%

1,091 dwellings

All Services

45%

974 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,119	98%
Without electricity	66	3.1%
Public water network	1,427	66%
Hauled water	1,129	52.2%
Other water source	758	35%
With water tank	1,249	57.7%
With cistern	266	12.3%
With toilet	847	39.2%
With latrine	1,265	58.5%
With drainage	1,091	50.4%
Without drainage	1,094	50.6%
With all services	974	45%
Without water, drainage or electricity	44	2%

Goods and Technology in Chanal

Household equipment in Chanal according to the 2020 Census. 0.3% of dwellings have internet and 52.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	174	8%
Washing machine	27	1.2%
Microwave oven	15	0.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	87	4%
Motorcycle	94	4.3%
Bicycle	126	5.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	839	38.8%
Radio	503	23.3%
Landline phone	12	0.6%
Cell phone	1,138	52.6%
Computer	16	0.7%
Internet	6	0.3%
Pay TV	47	2.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,138

52.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,044

48.3%

No Computer or Internet

2,163

100%

No ICT at All

743

34.4%

Companies and Economy in Chanal

The main economic sectors of Chanal are Comercio al por menor with 310 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	310
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	61
Servicios educativos	21
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	17
Industrias manufactureras	12

Poverty and Social Development in Chanal

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Chanal has a poverty rate of 99.6% and extreme poverty of 74.4%.

Poverty

99.6%

12,270 people

Extreme Poverty

74.4%

9,170 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

0.3%

37 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.1%

13 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0%

1 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.7%	4,030
Lack of access to health services	4.9%	605
Lack of access to social security	94.6%	11,656
Lack of housing quality and spaces	60.7%	7,479
Lack of access to basic housing services	90.9%	11,202
Lack of access to food	31.5%	3,888
Income below welfare line	99.7%	12,284
Income below minimum welfare line	97%	11,947

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	99.1%	74.8%	0.8%	0%	0
2015	99.6%	74.4%	0.3%	0%	0

Crime in Chanal

In the last 12 months, 15 crimes were recorded in Chanal. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	1
2025/10	1
2025/09	1
2025/08	1
2024/11	3
2024/10	1
2024/09	1
2024/06	2
2024/02	1
2023/12	1
2023/11	1

Health in Chanal

Chanal has 9 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Chanal

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Chanal	9,533	2,115
Siberia	1,261	2,102
Natiltón	709	2,393
Onilja	405	2,282
Frontera Mexiquito	326	2,144
Tzajalnich	238	2,164
Sakchilbate	186	1,817
La Ventana	152	2,200
La Mendoza	149	1,242
San José Tzibalché	149	2,178

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