Oxchuc

Oxchuc is a municipality of Chiapas with 54,932 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,831 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years.

Demographics of Oxchuc

Demographic structure of Oxchuc according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 23,466 people under 15 years old (42.7%), 29,144 people of working age (53.1%) and 2,322 elderly over 65 years old (4.2%).

0-14 years

23,466

42.7% of the population

15-64 years

29,144

53.1% - Working age

65+ years

2,322

4.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

88.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Oxchuc

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	3,825	3,768	7,593	13.8%
5-9 years	4,168	4,234	8,402	15.3%
10-14 years	3,732	3,739	7,471	13.6%
15-19 years	2,940	2,950	5,890	10.7%
20-24 years	2,276	2,256	4,532	8.3%
25-29 years	2,015	1,971	3,986	7.3%
30-34 years	1,583	1,648	3,231	5.9%
35-39 years	1,450	1,472	2,922	5.3%
40-44 years	1,166	1,167	2,333	4.2%
45-49 years	981	1,012	1,993	3.6%
50-54 years	854	805	1,659	3%
55-59 years	690	656	1,346	2.5%
60-64 years	621	631	1,252	2.3%
65-69 years	463	440	903	1.6%
70-74 years	264	235	499	0.9%
75-79 years	205	199	404	0.7%
80-84 years	151	111	262	0.5%
85+ years	130	124	254	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Oxchuc

Population Origin

Born in State

54,903

99.9%

Born in Another State

19

0%

Lived in Another State in 2015

32

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

47,883

87.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

31,687

66.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

14,193

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

54,054

535.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

578

1.1% of the population

Men / Women

309 / 269

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,347

2.5%

With Limitation

1,904

3.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	584
Visual	645
Hearing	500
Speech	376
Mental	391

Education in Oxchuc

Literacy and Schooling

In Oxchuc, 5,029 people aged 15 and over can read and write (502900%), while 3,789 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years (7.7 men, 6.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,283	2,506	3,789	378900%
Incomplete primary	2,175	2,463	4,638	463800%
Complete primary	3,431	3,449	6,880	688000%
Incomplete secondary	661	659	1,320	132000%
Complete secondary	4,177	3,583	7,760	776000%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,441	2,473	5,914	591400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	2,338
6-11 years	538
12-14 years	471

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 331 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	137	137
Primaria	139	139
Secundaria	33	33
Media Superior	13	13
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Oxchuc

In Oxchuc, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,965 people. Of those, 12,546 are employed and 1,419 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 10.2%.

Total EAP

13,965

H: 11,668 / M: 2,297

Employed Population

12,546

H: 10,508 / M: 2,038

Unemployment Rate

10.2%

1,419 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

21,688

H: 6,197 / M: 15,491

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	50,878	92.6%
IMSS	5,432	9.9%
ISSSTE	557	1%
ISSSTE estatal	18	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	14	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	42,952	78.2%
IMSS Bienestar	2,506	4.6%
Private insurance	426	0.8%
Other institution	141	0.3%
Without health coverage	4,046	7.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Oxchuc

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

20,076

2007600%

Single

13,506

1350600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,183

218300%

Households

Total Households

10,102

5.4 average occupants

Male-headed

8,859

87.7%

Female-headed

1,243

12.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	23,749	43.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	28,706	52.3%
Other religions	219	0.4%
No religion	2,151	3.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Oxchuc

Oxchuc has 12,795 total dwellings, of which 10,105 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 5.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,823	57.7%
Earthen floor	4,276	42.4%
1 bedroom	3,884	38.5%
2+ bedrooms	6,215	61.6%
1 room	330	3.3%
2 rooms	3,658	36.3%
3+ rooms	6,111	60.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

88.4%

8,920 dwellings

Piped Water

30.1%

3,036 dwellings

With Drainage

41.1%

4,149 dwellings

All Services

19.1%

1,930 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,920	88.4%
Without electricity	1,179	11.7%
Public water network	3,036	30.1%
Hauled water	1,988	19.7%
Other water source	7,063	70%
With water tank	8,434	83.6%
With cistern	1,237	12.3%
With toilet	2,027	20.1%
With latrine	7,583	75.1%
With drainage	4,149	41.1%
Without drainage	5,950	59%
With all services	1,930	19.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	828	8.2%

Goods and Technology in Oxchuc

Household equipment in Oxchuc according to the 2020 Census. 1.7% of dwellings have internet and 28.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	849	8.4%
Washing machine	242	2.4%
Microwave oven	75	0.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	305	3%
Motorcycle	107	1.1%
Bicycle	161	1.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,746	27.2%
Radio	3,326	33%
Landline phone	75	0.7%
Cell phone	2,859	28.3%
Computer	206	2%
Internet	174	1.7%
Pay TV	289	2.9%
Streaming platforms	11	0.1%
Video game console	4	0%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

5,671

56.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

7,229

71.6%

No Computer or Internet

9,802

97.1%

No ICT at All

5,116

50.7%

Companies and Economy in Oxchuc

The main economic sectors of Oxchuc are Comercio al por menor with 675 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	675
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	130
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	84
Industrias manufactureras	63
Servicios de apoyo a los negocios	31

Poverty and Social Development in Oxchuc

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Oxchuc has a poverty rate of 97.4% and extreme poverty of 75.7%.

Poverty

97.4%

26,817 people

Extreme Poverty

75.7%

20,856 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

1.9%

529 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.3%

81 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.4%

111 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.9%	9,066
Lack of access to health services	13.6%	3,749
Lack of access to social security	92.8%	25,549
Lack of housing quality and spaces	58.8%	16,183
Lack of access to basic housing services	95.8%	26,388
Lack of access to food	45.7%	12,587
Income below welfare line	97.7%	26,898
Income below minimum welfare line	90.1%	24,819

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	96.2%	62.2%	2.4%	0.6%	0
2015	97.4%	75.7%	1.9%	0.4%	0

Crime in Oxchuc

In the last 12 months, 21 crimes were recorded in Oxchuc. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	4
2025/11	1
2025/10	2
2025/08	2
2025/07	2
2025/06	2
2025/04	1
2025/03	2
2025/02	1
2025/01	1
2024/12	1
2024/11	2

Health in Oxchuc

Oxchuc has 46 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 44 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Oxchuc

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Oxchuc	10,356	2,006
Yoshib	3,625	1,618
Mesbilja	2,013	1,496
El Tzay	2,000	1,493
Tzopilja	1,530	2,143
El Corralito	1,169	1,375
Paxtonticjá	1,103	1,865
Tzontealja	1,095	1,246
Lelenchij	1,061	2,042
Benito Juárez	970	1,839

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