Juárez

Juárez is a municipality of Chiapas with 21,807 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 46 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years.

Demographics of Juárez

Demographic structure of Juárez according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,271 people under 15 years old (28.8%), 13,582 people of working age (62.3%) and 1,954 elderly over 65 years old (9%).

0-14 years

6,271

28.8% of the population

15-64 years

13,582

62.3% - Working age

65+ years

1,954

9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

60.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Juárez

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,054	1,053	2,107	9.7%
5-9 years	1,045	1,049	2,094	9.6%
10-14 years	1,059	1,011	2,070	9.5%
15-19 years	901	920	1,821	8.4%
20-24 years	744	762	1,506	6.9%
25-29 years	708	792	1,500	6.9%
30-34 years	755	803	1,558	7.1%
35-39 years	691	794	1,485	6.8%
40-44 years	687	773	1,460	6.7%
45-49 years	590	639	1,229	5.6%
50-54 years	582	576	1,158	5.3%
55-59 years	523	507	1,030	4.7%
60-64 years	424	411	835	3.8%
65-69 years	362	337	699	3.2%
70-74 years	234	213	447	2%
75-79 years	185	162	347	1.6%
80-84 years	122	118	240	1.1%
85+ years	106	115	221	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Juárez

Population Origin

Born in State

19,172

87.9%

Born in Another State

2,606

12%

Lived in Another State in 2015

440

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,231

5.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,225

99.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

6

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,478

24.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

149

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

80 / 69

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,499

6.9%

With Limitation

2,350

10.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	736
Visual	696
Hearing	342
Speech	290
Mental	309

Education in Juárez

Literacy and Schooling

In Juárez, 1,603 people aged 15 and over can read and write (160300%), while 2,107 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years (7.9 men, 7.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	967	1,140	2,107	210700%
Incomplete primary	1,075	938	2,013	201300%
Complete primary	1,119	1,176	2,295	229500%
Incomplete secondary	265	209	474	47400%
Complete secondary	1,565	1,926	3,491	349100%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,354	2,258	4,612	461200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	421
6-11 years	126
12-14 years	133

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 117 are public and 7 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	41	0	41
Primaria	49	2	51
Secundaria	18	2	20
Media Superior	6	1	7
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Juárez

In Juárez, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,578 people. Of those, 9,309 are employed and 269 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.8%.

Total EAP

9,578

H: 6,401 / M: 3,177

Employed Population

9,309

H: 6,186 / M: 3,123

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

269 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,145

H: 1,800 / M: 5,345

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	13,476	61.8%
IMSS	1,785	8.2%
ISSSTE	452	2.1%
ISSSTE estatal	70	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	168	0.8%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,473	48%
IMSS Bienestar	407	1.9%
Private insurance	57	0.3%
Other institution	130	0.6%
Without health coverage	8,325	38.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Juárez

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,454

945400%

Single

5,170

517000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,165

216500%

Households

Total Households

6,094

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

4,347

71.3%

Female-headed

1,747

28.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	11,851	54.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	5,978	27.4%
Other religions	9	0%
No religion	3,948	18.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Juárez

Juárez has 7,500 total dwellings, of which 6,098 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,701	93.6%
Earthen floor	387	6.4%
1 bedroom	2,691	44.2%
2+ bedrooms	3,397	55.7%
1 room	697	11.4%
2 rooms	1,090	17.9%
3+ rooms	4,301	70.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.2%

6,048 dwellings

Piped Water

87.1%

5,306 dwellings

With Drainage

97.4%

5,934 dwellings

All Services

85.2%

5,195 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,048	99.2%
Without electricity	41	0.7%
Public water network	5,306	87.1%
Hauled water	2,822	46.3%
Other water source	783	12.8%
With water tank	2,873	47.1%
With cistern	750	12.3%
With toilet	5,907	96.9%
With latrine	30	0.5%
With drainage	5,934	97.4%
Without drainage	155	2.5%
With all services	5,195	85.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	12	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Juárez

Household equipment in Juárez according to the 2020 Census. 14.1% of dwellings have internet and 77.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,117	84%
Washing machine	4,068	66.8%
Microwave oven	1,103	18.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,395	22.9%
Motorcycle	1,338	22%
Bicycle	298	4.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,086	83.5%
Radio	2,762	45.3%
Landline phone	436	7.2%
Cell phone	4,739	77.8%
Computer	698	11.5%
Internet	857	14.1%
Pay TV	2,407	39.5%
Streaming platforms	136	2.2%
Video game console	77	1.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

697

11.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,268

20.8%

No Computer or Internet

4,934

81%

No ICT at All

380

6.2%

Companies and Economy in Juárez

The main economic sectors of Juárez are Comercio al por menor with 352 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	352
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	163
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	137
Industrias manufactureras	51
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	24

Poverty and Social Development in Juárez

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Juárez has a poverty rate of 59.4% and extreme poverty of 11.9%.

Poverty

59.4%

18,205 people

Extreme Poverty

11.9%

3,644 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

36.6%

11,209 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.8%

253 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.2%

994 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28%	8,585
Lack of access to health services	12.8%	3,922
Lack of access to social security	89.5%	27,431
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17.5%	5,365
Lack of access to basic housing services	53.4%	16,370
Lack of access to food	24.6%	7,547
Income below welfare line	60.2%	18,458
Income below minimum welfare line	21.2%	6,506

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	70.9%	20.4%	27%	1.5%	0
2015	59.4%	11.9%	36.6%	3.2%	0

Crime in Juárez

In the last 12 months, 49 crimes were recorded in Juárez. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	1
2025/10	3
2025/09	4
2025/08	2
2025/07	3
2025/06	2
2025/05	1
2025/04	5
2025/03	10
2025/02	8
2025/01	9

Health in Juárez

Juárez has 15 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 15 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Juárez

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Juárez	7,809	121
Nuevo Volcán Chichonal	1,320	39
El Triunfo 1ra. Sección (Cardona)	1,209	66
Pueblo Juárez	990	19
El Triunfo 2da. Sección	826	61
Doctor Belisario Domínguez	744	34
Santa Teresa 1ra. Sección	686	20
Santa Cruz Tepate Abajo	639	9
El Paraíso	638	51
Allende 1ra. Sección	601	41

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