Jitotol

Jitotol is a municipality of Chiapas with 24,966 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,425 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years.

Demographics of Jitotol

Demographic structure of Jitotol according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,594 people under 15 years old (38.4%), 13,230 people of working age (53%) and 993 elderly over 65 years old (4%).

0-14 years

9,594

38.4% of the population

15-64 years

13,230

53% - Working age

65+ years

993

4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

80%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Jitotol

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,583	1,676	3,259	13.1%
5-9 years	1,640	1,677	3,317	13.3%
10-14 years	1,563	1,455	3,018	12.1%
15-19 years	1,351	1,232	2,583	10.3%
20-24 years	1,158	1,193	2,351	9.4%
25-29 years	870	894	1,764	7.1%
30-34 years	807	844	1,651	6.6%
35-39 years	662	728	1,390	5.6%
40-44 years	503	541	1,044	4.2%
45-49 years	422	401	823	3.3%
50-54 years	297	336	633	2.5%
55-59 years	256	297	553	2.2%
60-64 years	228	210	438	1.8%
65-69 years	190	190	380	1.5%
70-74 years	122	122	244	1%
75-79 years	97	73	170	0.7%
80-84 years	54	45	99	0.4%
85+ years	50	50	100	0.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Jitotol

Population Origin

Born in State

23,710

95%

Born in Another State

94

0.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

70

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

15,704

62.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

13,218

84.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2,369

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

19,046

350% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

212

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

122 / 90

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,056

4.2%

With Limitation

1,416

5.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	363
Visual	456
Hearing	338
Speech	322
Mental	285

Education in Jitotol

Literacy and Schooling

In Jitotol, 2,250 people aged 15 and over can read and write (225000%), while 1,945 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years (7.5 men, 7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	773	1,172	1,945	194500%
Incomplete primary	1,045	976	2,021	202100%
Complete primary	1,113	1,014	2,127	212700%
Incomplete secondary	346	331	677	67700%
Complete secondary	2,017	2,204	4,221	422100%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,610	1,283	2,893	289300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	677
6-11 years	245
12-14 years	345

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 107 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	42	42
Primaria	42	42
Secundaria	14	14
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Jitotol

In Jitotol, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,057 people. Of those, 9,988 are employed and 69 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

10,057

H: 6,716 / M: 3,341

Employed Population

9,988

H: 6,655 / M: 3,333

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

69 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,881

H: 1,208 / M: 4,673

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	17,266	69.2%
IMSS	474	1.9%
ISSSTE	534	2.1%
ISSSTE estatal	103	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	11	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	15,749	63.1%
IMSS Bienestar	414	1.7%
Private insurance	64	0.3%
Other institution	21	0.1%
Without health coverage	6,548	26.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Jitotol

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,713

971300%

Single

5,281

528100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

970

97000%

Households

Total Households

5,441

4.6 average occupants

Male-headed

4,354

80%

Female-headed

1,087

20%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	15,855	63.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	6,162	24.7%
Other religions	32	0.1%
No religion	1,762	7.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Jitotol

Jitotol has 6,627 total dwellings, of which 5,443 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,694	90.8%
Earthen floor	488	9.4%
1 bedroom	2,361	45.6%
2+ bedrooms	2,821	54.5%
1 room	519	10%
2 rooms	1,441	27.9%
3+ rooms	3,222	62.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.3%

5,136 dwellings

Piped Water

98.8%

5,108 dwellings

With Drainage

96.1%

4,972 dwellings

All Services

94.9%

4,908 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,136	99.3%
Without electricity	46	0.9%
Public water network	5,108	98.8%
Hauled water	3,936	76.1%
Other water source	74	1.4%
With water tank	1,865	36.1%
With cistern	700	13.5%
With toilet	4,938	95.5%
With latrine	195	3.8%
With drainage	4,972	96.1%
Without drainage	210	4.1%
With all services	4,908	94.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	15	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Jitotol

Household equipment in Jitotol according to the 2020 Census. 5.1% of dwellings have internet and 57.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,804	34.9%
Washing machine	876	16.9%
Microwave oven	311	6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	580	11.2%
Motorcycle	88	1.7%
Bicycle	138	2.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,426	66.2%
Radio	1,746	33.8%
Landline phone	79	1.5%
Cell phone	2,970	57.4%
Computer	338	6.5%
Internet	262	5.1%
Pay TV	1,283	24.8%
Streaming platforms	35	0.7%
Video game console	59	1.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,443

27.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,190

42.3%

No Computer or Internet

4,727

91.4%

No ICT at All

1,022

19.8%

Companies and Economy in Jitotol

The main economic sectors of Jitotol are Comercio al por menor with 361 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	361
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	73
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	73
Industrias manufactureras	36
Industrias manufactureras	29

Poverty and Social Development in Jitotol

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Jitotol has a poverty rate of 94.7% and extreme poverty of 57.6%.

Poverty

94.7%

19,740 people

Extreme Poverty

57.6%

12,014 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

2.2%

458 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.4%

290 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.7%

351 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	31%	6,464
Lack of access to health services	29.4%	6,121
Lack of access to social security	89.5%	18,654
Lack of housing quality and spaces	38.6%	8,053
Lack of access to basic housing services	71.4%	14,874
Lack of access to food	26.8%	5,575
Income below welfare line	96.1%	20,030
Income below minimum welfare line	84.5%	17,603

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	92.9%	69.8%	3.1%	2.7%	0
2015	94.7%	57.6%	2.2%	1.7%	0

Crime in Jitotol

In the last 12 months, 30 crimes were recorded in Jitotol. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/10	3
2025/09	1
2025/08	5
2025/06	2
2025/05	3
2025/04	3
2025/03	1
2025/02	5
2025/01	2
2024/12	2
2024/11	2

Health in Jitotol

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

Main Localities of Jitotol

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Jitotol	5,580	1,643
Carmen Zacatal	2,971	1,637
Las Maravillas	2,699	1,702
El Ámbar	1,742	1,616
Cálido	1,552	1,334
Rubén Jaramillo	867	1,376
Unión Zaragoza	782	1,722
Altamirano	770	1,333
El Amate	633	934
Francisco I. Madero	614	1,689

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