Huehuetán

Huehuetán is a municipality of Chiapas with 36,333 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 140 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years.

Demographics of Huehuetán

Demographic structure of Huehuetán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 10,613 people under 15 years old (29.2%), 22,823 people of working age (62.8%) and 2,873 elderly over 65 years old (7.9%).

0-14 years

10,613

29.2% of the population

15-64 years

22,823

62.8% - Working age

65+ years

2,873

7.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Huehuetán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,734	1,745	3,479	9.6%
5-9 years	1,810	1,822	3,632	10%
10-14 years	1,750	1,752	3,502	9.6%
15-19 years	1,596	1,616	3,212	8.8%
20-24 years	1,403	1,534	2,937	8.1%
25-29 years	1,314	1,525	2,839	7.8%
30-34 years	1,138	1,349	2,487	6.8%
35-39 years	1,090	1,250	2,340	6.4%
40-44 years	1,059	1,206	2,265	6.2%
45-49 years	999	1,068	2,067	5.7%
50-54 years	918	956	1,874	5.2%
55-59 years	754	764	1,518	4.2%
60-64 years	634	650	1,284	3.5%
65-69 years	496	476	972	2.7%
70-74 years	398	326	724	2%
75-79 years	277	266	543	1.5%
80-84 years	171	158	329	0.9%
85+ years	158	147	305	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Huehuetán

Population Origin

Born in State

34,722

95.6%

Born in Another State

884

2.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

357

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

71

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

71

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

207

2.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

110

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

61 / 49

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,556

4.3%

With Limitation

3,347

9.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	713
Visual	707
Hearing	350
Speech	320
Mental	279

Education in Huehuetán

Literacy and Schooling

In Huehuetán, 3,193 people aged 15 and over can read and write (319300%), while 3,585 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years (8.4 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,567	2,018	3,585	358500%
Incomplete primary	1,661	1,668	3,329	332900%
Complete primary	1,479	1,708	3,187	318700%
Incomplete secondary	424	388	812	81200%
Complete secondary	2,450	2,960	5,410	541000%
Post-basic education (18+)	4,420	4,098	8,518	851800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	966
6-11 years	398
12-14 years	275

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 119 are public and 5 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	43	1	44
Primaria	52	1	53
Secundaria	14	1	15
Media Superior	7	1	8
Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Huehuetán

In Huehuetán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 17,574 people. Of those, 17,363 are employed and 211 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

17,574

H: 10,401 / M: 7,173

Employed Population

17,363

H: 10,257 / M: 7,106

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

211 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

10,048

H: 2,946 / M: 7,102

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	21,269	58.5%
IMSS	4,208	11.6%
ISSSTE	2,831	7.8%
ISSSTE estatal	628	1.7%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	471	1.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	12,562	34.6%
IMSS Bienestar	181	0.5%
Private insurance	388	1.1%
Other institution	255	0.7%
Without health coverage	15,030	41.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Huehuetán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

15,973

1597300%

Single

8,452

845200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,332

333200%

Households

Total Households

9,562

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

6,400

66.9%

Female-headed

3,162

33.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	15,112	41.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	11,699	32.2%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	9,478	26.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Huehuetán

Huehuetán has 11,713 total dwellings, of which 9,564 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,613	90.3%
Earthen floor	928	9.7%
1 bedroom	4,600	48.2%
2+ bedrooms	4,941	51.8%
1 room	1,598	16.8%
2 rooms	2,569	26.9%
3+ rooms	5,374	56.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.6%

9,403 dwellings

Piped Water

83.2%

7,938 dwellings

With Drainage

95.4%

9,102 dwellings

All Services

80.7%

7,695 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	9,403	98.6%
Without electricity	138	1.4%
Public water network	7,938	83.2%
Hauled water	2,299	24.1%
Other water source	1,603	16.8%
With water tank	1,505	15.8%
With cistern	5,094	53.4%
With toilet	9,003	94.4%
With latrine	98	1%
With drainage	9,102	95.4%
Without drainage	439	4.6%
With all services	7,695	80.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	40	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Huehuetán

Household equipment in Huehuetán according to the 2020 Census. 10.8% of dwellings have internet and 71.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,328	76.8%
Washing machine	3,914	41%
Microwave oven	1,425	14.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,913	20.1%
Motorcycle	1,942	20.4%
Bicycle	3,266	34.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,937	83.2%
Radio	5,685	59.6%
Landline phone	900	9.4%
Cell phone	6,783	71.1%
Computer	1,125	11.8%
Internet	1,027	10.8%
Pay TV	1,652	17.3%
Streaming platforms	125	1.3%
Video game console	83	0.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

995

10.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,595

27.2%

No Computer or Internet

7,956

83.4%

No ICT at All

582

6.1%

Companies and Economy in Huehuetán

The main economic sectors of Huehuetán are Comercio al por menor with 551 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	551
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	267
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	201
Industrias manufactureras	74
Industrias manufactureras	30

Poverty and Social Development in Huehuetán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Huehuetán has a poverty rate of 63.6% and extreme poverty of 17.4%.

Poverty

63.6%

31,196 people

Extreme Poverty

17.4%

8,529 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

30.7%

15,041 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.7%

848 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4%

1,959 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	27.5%	13,495
Lack of access to health services	24.9%	12,197
Lack of access to social security	81.4%	39,922
Lack of housing quality and spaces	31.9%	15,651
Lack of access to basic housing services	80.1%	39,302
Lack of access to food	13.7%	6,713
Income below welfare line	65.3%	32,044
Income below minimum welfare line	25.2%	12,373

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	80.5%	32.9%	17.3%	1.1%	0
2015	63.6%	17.4%	30.7%	4%	0

Crime in Huehuetán

In the last 12 months, 112 crimes were recorded in Huehuetán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	7
2025/11	8
2025/10	6
2025/09	3
2025/08	6
2025/07	6
2025/06	13
2025/05	6
2025/04	7
2025/03	17
2025/02	13
2025/01	20

Health in Huehuetán

Huehuetán has 14 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 14 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Huehuetán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Huehuetán	8,334	39
Huehuetán Estación FFCC	6,962	19
Plan de Ayala	2,011	10
Guadalupe	1,665	176
Chamulapita	1,267	99
San José el Amate	1,031	17
Cuyamiapa	851	18
Chamulapa	834	24
Guachipilín	774	16
Cantón la Lima	772	16

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