Escuintla

Escuintla is a municipality of Chiapas with 30,896 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 475 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years.

Demographics of Escuintla

Demographic structure of Escuintla according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,876 people under 15 years old (32%), 18,452 people of working age (59.7%) and 2,568 elderly over 65 years old (8.3%).

0-14 years

9,876

32% of the population

15-64 years

18,452

59.7% - Working age

65+ years

2,568

8.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

67.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Escuintla

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,668	1,577	3,245	10.5%
5-9 years	1,713	1,656	3,369	10.9%
10-14 years	1,672	1,590	3,262	10.6%
15-19 years	1,458	1,400	2,858	9.3%
20-24 years	1,071	1,227	2,298	7.4%
25-29 years	968	1,158	2,126	6.9%
30-34 years	960	1,094	2,054	6.6%
35-39 years	897	1,107	2,004	6.5%
40-44 years	928	907	1,835	5.9%
45-49 years	762	797	1,559	5%
50-54 years	710	712	1,422	4.6%
55-59 years	548	663	1,211	3.9%
60-64 years	532	553	1,085	3.5%
65-69 years	443	423	866	2.8%
70-74 years	324	303	627	2%
75-79 years	274	232	506	1.6%
80-84 years	139	155	294	1%
85+ years	147	128	275	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Escuintla

Population Origin

Born in State

29,644

95.9%

Born in Another State

937

3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

511

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

111

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

110

99.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

335

4.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

88

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

52 / 36

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,531

5%

With Limitation

2,844

9.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	679
Visual	667
Hearing	358
Speech	323
Mental	312

Education in Escuintla

Literacy and Schooling

In Escuintla, 2,516 people aged 15 and over can read and write (251600%), while 2,659 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years (7.6 men, 7.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,186	1,473	2,659	265900%
Incomplete primary	1,747	1,737	3,484	348400%
Complete primary	1,691	1,671	3,362	336200%
Incomplete secondary	283	322	605	60500%
Complete secondary	2,085	2,467	4,552	455200%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,830	2,801	5,631	563100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	712
6-11 years	248
12-14 years	250

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 181 are public and 6 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	66	0	66
Primaria	80	0	80
Secundaria	24	0	24
Media Superior	8	0	8
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Escuintla

In Escuintla, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,425 people. Of those, 13,325 are employed and 100 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

13,425

H: 8,711 / M: 4,714

Employed Population

13,325

H: 8,634 / M: 4,691

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

100 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,431

H: 2,404 / M: 7,027

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	21,031	68.1%
IMSS	3,414	11%
ISSSTE	1,043	3.4%
ISSSTE estatal	235	0.8%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	87	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	14,605	47.3%
IMSS Bienestar	1,490	4.8%
Private insurance	40	0.1%
Other institution	282	0.9%
Without health coverage	9,845	31.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Escuintla

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

12,599

1259900%

Single

7,339

733900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,031

303100%

Households

Total Households

7,880

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

5,130

65.1%

Female-headed

2,750

34.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	15,557	50.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	10,450	33.8%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	4,868	15.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Escuintla

Escuintla has 10,147 total dwellings, of which 7,882 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,241	95%
Earthen floor	628	8.2%
1 bedroom	3,588	47.1%
2+ bedrooms	4,281	56.2%
1 room	1,056	13.9%
2 rooms	2,203	28.9%
3+ rooms	4,610	60.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.7%

7,678 dwellings

Piped Water

94%

7,162 dwellings

With Drainage

98.5%

7,507 dwellings

All Services

90.8%

6,919 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,678	100.7%
Without electricity	192	2.5%
Public water network	7,162	94%
Hauled water	5,865	77%
Other water source	708	9.3%
With water tank	1,540	20.2%
With cistern	2,123	27.9%
With toilet	7,448	97.7%
With latrine	156	2%
With drainage	7,507	98.5%
Without drainage	363	4.8%
With all services	6,919	90.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	77	1%

Goods and Technology in Escuintla

Household equipment in Escuintla according to the 2020 Census. 16.8% of dwellings have internet and 70.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,731	75.2%
Washing machine	3,399	44.6%
Microwave oven	1,189	15.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,204	15.8%
Motorcycle	1,366	17.9%
Bicycle	990	13%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,866	77%
Radio	4,438	58.2%
Landline phone	761	10%
Cell phone	5,377	70.6%
Computer	793	10.4%
Internet	1,279	16.8%
Pay TV	4,116	54%
Streaming platforms	110	1.4%
Video game console	71	0.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,095

14.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,319

30.4%

No Computer or Internet

6,279

82.4%

No ICT at All

656

8.6%

Companies and Economy in Escuintla

The main economic sectors of Escuintla are Comercio al por menor with 736 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	736
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	249
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	193
Industrias manufactureras	80
Servicios educativos	34

Poverty and Social Development in Escuintla

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Escuintla has a poverty rate of 78.3% and extreme poverty of 26.9%.

Poverty

78.3%

25,201 people

Extreme Poverty

26.9%

8,660 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

16%

5,144 people

Vulnerable by Income

2%

650 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.7%

1,185 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	29.5%	9,487
Lack of access to health services	19.4%	6,241
Lack of access to social security	87.2%	28,047
Lack of housing quality and spaces	27.6%	8,884
Lack of access to basic housing services	60.8%	19,565
Lack of access to food	24.9%	8,015
Income below welfare line	80.3%	25,851
Income below minimum welfare line	41.9%	13,469

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	83%	32.8%	11.8%	2.4%	0
2015	78.3%	26.9%	16%	3.7%	0

Crime in Escuintla

In the last 12 months, 62 crimes were recorded in Escuintla. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	1
2025/10	5
2025/09	4
2025/08	8
2025/07	8
2025/06	5
2025/05	3
2025/04	5
2025/03	9
2025/02	5
2025/01	6

Health in Escuintla

Escuintla has 21 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 21 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Escuintla

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Escuintla	10,624	77
El Triunfo	2,418	363
San Felipe Tizapa	1,264	105
La Independencia	1,019	232
Cintalapa	868	185
Unión Jamaica	786	350
Rincón Veracruz	753	786
Nuevo Llano Grande	571	528
Independencia I	524	281
Ocho de Agosto	494	15

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