Ixtapa

Ixtapa is a municipality of Chiapas with 28,999 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,178 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years.

Demographics of Ixtapa

Demographic structure of Ixtapa according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,559 people under 15 years old (33%), 17,866 people of working age (61.6%) and 1,574 elderly over 65 years old (5.4%).

0-14 years

9,559

33% of the population

15-64 years

17,866

61.6% - Working age

65+ years

1,574

5.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

62.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ixtapa

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,571	1,621	3,192	11%
5-9 years	1,626	1,600	3,226	11.1%
10-14 years	1,599	1,542	3,141	10.8%
15-19 years	1,490	1,434	2,924	10.1%
20-24 years	1,331	1,371	2,702	9.3%
25-29 years	1,209	1,320	2,529	8.7%
30-34 years	1,038	1,240	2,278	7.9%
35-39 years	953	1,068	2,021	7%
40-44 years	812	817	1,629	5.6%
45-49 years	653	674	1,327	4.6%
50-54 years	517	531	1,048	3.6%
55-59 years	402	420	822	2.8%
60-64 years	289	297	586	2%
65-69 years	280	290	570	2%
70-74 years	205	173	378	1.3%
75-79 years	162	154	316	1.1%
80-84 years	90	84	174	0.6%
85+ years	59	77	136	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ixtapa

Population Origin

Born in State

28,877

99.6%

Born in Another State

107

0.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

67

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

5,308

18.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

4,682

88.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

581

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

8,188

132.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

784

2.7% of the population

Men / Women

386 / 398

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,256

4.3%

With Limitation

1,942

6.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	583
Visual	500
Hearing	400
Speech	312
Mental	284

Education in Ixtapa

Literacy and Schooling

In Ixtapa, 2,610 people aged 15 and over can read and write (261000%), while 2,034 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years (7.4 men, 6.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	785	1,249	2,034	203400%
Incomplete primary	1,518	1,517	3,035	303500%
Complete primary	2,426	2,406	4,832	483200%
Incomplete secondary	264	265	529	52900%
Complete secondary	2,315	2,852	5,167	516700%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,923	1,453	3,376	337600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	520
6-11 years	248
12-14 years	410

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 98 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	38	0	38
Primaria	38	1	39
Secundaria	16	0	16
Media Superior	5	0	5

Employment and Social Security in Ixtapa

In Ixtapa, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,690 people. Of those, 11,447 are employed and 243 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

Total EAP

11,690

H: 8,434 / M: 3,256

Employed Population

11,447

H: 8,219 / M: 3,228

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

243 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,502

H: 1,913 / M: 7,589

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	22,948	79.1%
IMSS	1,683	5.8%
ISSSTE	798	2.8%
ISSSTE estatal	286	1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	40	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	19,998	69%
IMSS Bienestar	76	0.3%
Private insurance	74	0.3%
Other institution	31	0.1%
Without health coverage	6,050	20.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Ixtapa

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

12,550

1255000%

Single

7,287

728700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,439

143900%

Households

Total Households

6,166

4.7 average occupants

Male-headed

4,925

79.9%

Female-headed

1,241

20.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	18,233	62.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	8,077	27.9%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	2,673	9.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Ixtapa

Ixtapa has 7,258 total dwellings, of which 6,169 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,249	85.1%
Earthen floor	897	14.5%
1 bedroom	2,853	46.3%
2+ bedrooms	3,293	53.4%
1 room	779	12.6%
2 rooms	2,102	34.1%
3+ rooms	3,265	53%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.8%

6,094 dwellings

Piped Water

97.2%

5,993 dwellings

With Drainage

94.9%

5,853 dwellings

All Services

92.8%

5,720 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,094	98.8%
Without electricity	52	0.8%
Public water network	5,993	97.2%
Hauled water	4,939	80.1%
Other water source	153	2.5%
With water tank	2,398	38.9%
With cistern	973	15.8%
With toilet	5,723	92.8%
With latrine	154	2.5%
With drainage	5,853	94.9%
Without drainage	293	4.8%
With all services	5,720	92.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	9	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Ixtapa

Household equipment in Ixtapa according to the 2020 Census. 4.7% of dwellings have internet and 62.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,098	50.2%
Washing machine	1,465	23.8%
Microwave oven	405	6.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	727	11.8%
Motorcycle	145	2.4%
Bicycle	289	4.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,759	77.2%
Radio	2,494	40.4%
Landline phone	327	5.3%
Cell phone	3,855	62.5%
Computer	338	5.5%
Internet	292	4.7%
Pay TV	913	14.8%
Streaming platforms	30	0.5%
Video game console	32	0.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,102

17.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,227

36.1%

No Computer or Internet

5,684

92.2%

No ICT at All

771

12.5%

Companies and Economy in Ixtapa

The main economic sectors of Ixtapa are Comercio al por menor with 333 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	333
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	88
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	76
Industrias manufactureras	51
Industrias manufactureras	15

Poverty and Social Development in Ixtapa

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ixtapa has a poverty rate of 87.7% and extreme poverty of 51.3%.

Poverty

87.7%

15,421 people

Extreme Poverty

51.3%

9,021 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

6.7%

1,169 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.8%

321 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.8%

668 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	33.2%	5,830
Lack of access to health services	16.5%	2,895
Lack of access to social security	86.5%	15,212
Lack of housing quality and spaces	28.9%	5,073
Lack of access to basic housing services	69.8%	12,272
Lack of access to food	36.1%	6,340
Income below welfare line	89.5%	15,743
Income below minimum welfare line	71.2%	12,515

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	91.7%	55.4%	5.8%	1.5%	0
2015	87.7%	51.3%	6.7%	3.8%	0

Crime in Ixtapa

In the last 12 months, 20 crimes were recorded in Ixtapa. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	1
2025/10	1
2025/09	1
2025/08	1
2025/07	1
2025/06	1
2025/05	1
2025/04	4
2025/03	2
2025/02	3
2025/01	2
2024/11	2

Health in Ixtapa

Ixtapa has 10 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ixtapa

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ixtapa	6,481	1,097
El Nopal	2,259	1,542
Concepción	1,567	1,270
Cacaté	1,546	1,471
Aztlán (Rancho Nuevo)	1,359	1,140
El Zapotillo	1,303	997
Modelo (El Zapotal)	1,121	1,011
Nuevo San Miguel Mitontic (Punta de Piedad)	1,066	1,179
Victórico R. Grajales (Iglesia Vieja)	1,046	1,563
Multajo	989	1,582

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