El Porvenir

El Porvenir is a municipality of Chiapas with 12,263 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,417 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of El Porvenir

Demographic structure of El Porvenir according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,408 people under 15 years old (35.9%), 6,923 people of working age (56.5%) and 891 elderly over 65 years old (7.3%).

0-14 years

4,408

35.9% of the population

15-64 years

6,923

56.5% - Working age

65+ years

891

7.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

76.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of El Porvenir

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	661	641	1,302	10.6%
5-9 years	786	766	1,552	12.7%
10-14 years	782	772	1,554	12.7%
15-19 years	610	620	1,230	10%
20-24 years	484	468	952	7.8%
25-29 years	441	449	890	7.3%
30-34 years	378	417	795	6.5%
35-39 years	358	389	747	6.1%
40-44 years	324	321	645	5.3%
45-49 years	260	286	546	4.5%
50-54 years	243	229	472	3.8%
55-59 years	172	186	358	2.9%
60-64 years	151	137	288	2.3%
65-69 years	137	150	287	2.3%
70-74 years	94	113	207	1.7%
75-79 years	99	82	181	1.5%
80-84 years	61	50	111	0.9%
85+ years	43	62	105	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in El Porvenir

Population Origin

Born in State

12,175

99.3%

Born in Another State

39

0.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

36

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

269

2.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

269

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

815

33.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

54

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

38 / 16

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

404

3.3%

With Limitation

566

4.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	159
Visual	174
Hearing	126
Speech	122
Mental	127

Education in El Porvenir

Literacy and Schooling

In El Porvenir, 691 people aged 15 and over can read and write (69100%), while 814 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years (7.6 men, 7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	286	528	814	81400%
Incomplete primary	385	449	834	83400%
Complete primary	976	807	1,783	178300%
Incomplete secondary	58	43	101	10100%
Complete secondary	1,324	1,428	2,752	275200%
Post-basic education (18+)	689	575	1,264	126400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	416
6-11 years	195
12-14 years	139

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 91 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	37	0	37
Primaria	39	0	39
Secundaria	12	1	13
Media Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in El Porvenir

In El Porvenir, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,915 people. Of those, 4,559 are employed and 356 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 7.2%.

Total EAP

4,915

H: 3,050 / M: 1,865

Employed Population

4,559

H: 2,746 / M: 1,813

Unemployment Rate

7.2%

356 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,839

H: 1,281 / M: 2,558

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	11,678	95.2%
IMSS	344	2.8%
ISSSTE	97	0.8%
ISSSTE estatal	18	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,240	91.7%
IMSS Bienestar	116	0.9%
Private insurance	3	0%
Without health coverage	543	4.4%

Marital Status and Religion in El Porvenir

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,741

474100%

Single

3,296

329600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

738

73800%

Households

Total Households

2,403

5.1 average occupants

Male-headed

1,776

73.9%

Female-headed

627

26.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	2,952	24.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	7,195	58.7%
No religion	2,072	16.9%

Housing and Basic Services in El Porvenir

El Porvenir has 3,129 total dwellings, of which 2,403 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 5.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,157	89.9%
Earthen floor	234	9.8%
1 bedroom	589	24.5%
2+ bedrooms	1,802	75.1%
1 room	35	1.5%
2 rooms	477	19.9%
3+ rooms	1,879	78.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.9%

2,373 dwellings

Piped Water

93.4%

2,242 dwellings

With Drainage

87.5%

2,099 dwellings

All Services

83.6%

2,007 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,373	98.9%
Without electricity	18	0.8%
Public water network	2,242	93.4%
Hauled water	508	21.2%
Other water source	149	6.2%
With water tank	1,086	45.3%
With cistern	935	39%
With toilet	1,829	76.2%
With latrine	501	20.9%
With drainage	2,099	87.5%
Without drainage	292	12.2%
With all services	2,007	83.6%

Goods and Technology in El Porvenir

Household equipment in El Porvenir according to the 2020 Census. 7.2% of dwellings have internet and 35.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,013	42.2%
Washing machine	772	32.2%
Microwave oven	383	16%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	282	11.8%
Motorcycle	82	3.4%
Bicycle	72	3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,709	71.2%
Radio	1,571	65.5%
Landline phone	70	2.9%
Cell phone	858	35.8%
Computer	84	3.5%
Internet	172	7.2%
Pay TV	402	16.8%
Streaming platforms	3	0.1%
Video game console	2	0.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

419

17.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,499

62.5%

No Computer or Internet

2,173

90.5%

No ICT at All

359

15%

Companies and Economy in El Porvenir

The main economic sectors of El Porvenir are Comercio al por menor with 206 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	206
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	52
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	45
Industrias manufactureras	15
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	9

Poverty and Social Development in El Porvenir

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, El Porvenir has a poverty rate of 94.1% and extreme poverty of 27.7%.

Poverty

94.1%

5,487 people

Extreme Poverty

27.7%

1,615 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

3.1%

178 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.9%

110 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1%

56 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	26.4%	1,538
Lack of access to health services	3.3%	195
Lack of access to social security	91.9%	5,357
Lack of housing quality and spaces	31.3%	1,824
Lack of access to basic housing services	33.7%	1,967
Lack of access to food	10.6%	621
Income below welfare line	96%	5,596
Income below minimum welfare line	84.6%	4,931

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	91.4%	40.8%	7.1%	0.1%	0
2015	94.1%	27.7%	3.1%	1%	0

Crime in El Porvenir

In the last 12 months, 18 crimes were recorded in El Porvenir. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/04	2
2024/08	1
2024/02	1
2023/11	1
2023/07	1
2023/06	2
2023/05	4
2023/03	1
2022/07	1
2021/08	2
2021/04	1
2020/12	1

Health in El Porvenir

El Porvenir has 11 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of El Porvenir

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
El Porvenir de Velasco Suárez	1,775	2,839
Nueva Esperanza Uno	501	2,780
Las Pilas	498	2,877
Las Salvias	474	2,940
Canadá	438	2,679
El Cambil	419	2,611
Mojón	405	2,659
Male Uno	387	2,859
Quince de Mayo	387	2,887
Unión Buenavista 2	382	2,895

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