Ostuacán

Ostuacán is a municipality of Chiapas with 18,469 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 178 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of Ostuacán

Demographic structure of Ostuacán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,274 people under 15 years old (34%), 10,936 people of working age (59.2%) and 1,259 elderly over 65 years old (6.8%).

0-14 years

6,274

34% of the population

15-64 years

10,936

59.2% - Working age

65+ years

1,259

6.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

68.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ostuacán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,029	1,040	2,069	11.2%
5-9 years	1,143	1,115	2,258	12.2%
10-14 years	976	971	1,947	10.5%
15-19 years	833	804	1,637	8.9%
20-24 years	713	758	1,471	8%
25-29 years	638	761	1,399	7.6%
30-34 years	630	689	1,319	7.1%
35-39 years	574	636	1,210	6.6%
40-44 years	491	543	1,034	5.6%
45-49 years	429	447	876	4.7%
50-54 years	396	414	810	4.4%
55-59 years	347	317	664	3.6%
60-64 years	289	227	516	2.8%
65-69 years	235	200	435	2.4%
70-74 years	178	122	300	1.6%
75-79 years	130	92	222	1.2%
80-84 years	79	67	146	0.8%
85+ years	78	78	156	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ostuacán

Population Origin

Born in State

16,511

89.4%

Born in Another State

1,929

10.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

370

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

682

3.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

677

99.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

4

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,847

41.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

198

1.1% of the population

Men / Women

98 / 100

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,331

7.2%

With Limitation

2,395

13%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	644
Visual	629
Hearing	333
Speech	237
Mental	326

Education in Ostuacán

Literacy and Schooling

In Ostuacán, 1,534 people aged 15 and over can read and write (153400%), while 1,858 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years (7.3 men, 7.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	864	994	1,858	185800%
Incomplete primary	929	732	1,661	166100%
Complete primary	888	937	1,825	182500%
Incomplete secondary	225	204	429	42900%
Complete secondary	1,363	1,687	3,050	305000%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,557	1,408	2,965	296500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	447
6-11 years	143
12-14 years	175

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 138 are public and 4 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	47	0	47
Primaria	60	1	61
Secundaria	24	0	24
Media Superior	4	1	5

Employment and Social Security in Ostuacán

In Ostuacán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,747 people. Of those, 7,524 are employed and 223 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.9%.

Total EAP

7,747

H: 5,352 / M: 2,395

Employed Population

7,524

H: 5,167 / M: 2,357

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

223 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,558

H: 1,235 / M: 4,323

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,810	69.4%
IMSS	1,602	8.7%
ISSSTE	285	1.5%
ISSSTE estatal	121	0.7%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	73	0.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,724	58.1%
IMSS Bienestar	36	0.2%
Private insurance	17	0.1%
Other institution	45	0.2%
Without health coverage	5,655	30.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Ostuacán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,741

774100%

Single

4,132

413200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,479

147900%

Households

Total Households

4,487

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

3,347

74.6%

Female-headed

1,140

25.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,533	46.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	6,435	34.8%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	3,495	18.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Ostuacán

Ostuacán has 5,566 total dwellings, of which 4,487 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,029	89.8%
Earthen floor	444	9.9%
1 bedroom	1,830	40.8%
2+ bedrooms	2,643	58.9%
1 room	457	10.2%
2 rooms	921	20.5%
3+ rooms	3,095	69%

Basic Services

With Electricity

96.9%

4,348 dwellings

Piped Water

92.1%

4,133 dwellings

With Drainage

96.2%

4,315 dwellings

All Services

88.5%

3,969 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,348	96.9%
Without electricity	125	2.8%
Public water network	4,133	92.1%
Hauled water	2,846	63.4%
Other water source	340	7.6%
With water tank	781	17.4%
With cistern	956	21.3%
With toilet	4,300	95.9%
With latrine	22	0.5%
With drainage	4,315	96.2%
Without drainage	158	3.5%
With all services	3,969	88.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	29	0.6%

Goods and Technology in Ostuacán

Household equipment in Ostuacán according to the 2020 Census. 12.7% of dwellings have internet and 74.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,183	71%
Washing machine	2,370	52.8%
Microwave oven	559	12.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	649	14.5%
Motorcycle	800	17.8%
Bicycle	466	10.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,343	74.5%
Radio	1,276	28.4%
Landline phone	83	1.9%
Cell phone	3,331	74.3%
Computer	411	9.2%
Internet	569	12.7%
Pay TV	2,664	59.4%
Streaming platforms	75	1.7%
Video game console	45	1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

918

20.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,123

25%

No Computer or Internet

3,714

82.8%

No ICT at All

459

10.2%

Companies and Economy in Ostuacán

The main economic sectors of Ostuacán are Comercio al por menor with 199 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	199
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	79
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	63
Industrias manufactureras	42
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	11

Poverty and Social Development in Ostuacán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ostuacán has a poverty rate of 67.7% and extreme poverty of 17.4%.

Poverty

67.7%

18,150 people

Extreme Poverty

17.4%

4,653 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

29.6%

7,946 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.5%

130 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.1%

575 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	34.6%	9,284
Lack of access to health services	7.5%	2,016
Lack of access to social security	92.3%	24,731
Lack of housing quality and spaces	23.5%	6,311
Lack of access to basic housing services	70.1%	18,782
Lack of access to food	24.6%	6,603
Income below welfare line	68.2%	18,280
Income below minimum welfare line	26.8%	7,172

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	82.9%	24.9%	15.1%	1.3%	0
2015	67.7%	17.4%	29.6%	2.1%	0

Crime in Ostuacán

In the last 12 months, 24 crimes were recorded in Ostuacán. View detailed crime statistics.

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

Health in Ostuacán

Ostuacán has 19 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 17 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ostuacán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ostuacán	3,141	121
Plan de Ayala	1,930	54
Nuevo Xochimilco	1,815	259
Nuevo Juan del Grijalva	1,589	282
Xochimilco (Reymundo Enríquez)	812	160
Catedral de Chiapas	771	548
Lindavista	762	46
Nuevo Milenio	460	127
Cuauhtémoc	382	151
Nuevo Guadalupe Victoria	338	104

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