Pijijiapan

Pijijiapan is a municipality of Chiapas with 51,193 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 56 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of Pijijiapan

Demographic structure of Pijijiapan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 14,518 people under 15 years old (28.4%), 31,756 people of working age (62%) and 4,915 elderly over 65 years old (9.6%).

0-14 years

14,518

28.4% of the population

15-64 years

31,756

62% - Working age

65+ years

4,915

9.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Pijijiapan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,171	2,133	4,304	8.4%
5-9 years	2,610	2,546	5,156	10.1%
10-14 years	2,608	2,450	5,058	9.9%
15-19 years	2,094	2,149	4,243	8.3%
20-24 years	1,648	1,802	3,450	6.7%
25-29 years	1,609	2,014	3,623	7.1%
30-34 years	1,532	1,840	3,372	6.6%
35-39 years	1,543	1,852	3,395	6.6%
40-44 years	1,599	1,685	3,284	6.4%
45-49 years	1,480	1,588	3,068	6%
50-54 years	1,459	1,491	2,950	5.8%
55-59 years	1,160	1,187	2,347	4.6%
60-64 years	1,022	1,002	2,024	4%
65-69 years	818	796	1,614	3.2%
70-74 years	688	588	1,276	2.5%
75-79 years	490	463	953	1.9%
80-84 years	302	254	556	1.1%
85+ years	276	240	516	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Pijijiapan

Population Origin

Born in State

48,662

95.1%

Born in Another State

2,132

4.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

765

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

401

0.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

362

90.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

37

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

829

5.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

332

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

154 / 178

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,961

5.8%

With Limitation

6,049

11.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,514
Visual	1,277
Hearing	679
Speech	636
Mental	621

Education in Pijijiapan

Literacy and Schooling

In Pijijiapan, 4,515 people aged 15 and over can read and write (451500%), while 4,627 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.5 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,130	2,497	4,627	462700%
Incomplete primary	3,299	3,377	6,676	667600%
Complete primary	2,640	2,791	5,431	543100%
Incomplete secondary	766	694	1,460	146000%
Complete secondary	3,427	4,126	7,553	755300%
Post-basic education (18+)	4,780	4,780	9,560	956000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	762
6-11 years	280
12-14 years	323

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 271 are public and 12 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	96	0	96
Primaria	108	1	109
Secundaria	49	1	50
Media Superior	14	1	15
Superior	1	2	3

Employment and Social Security in Pijijiapan

In Pijijiapan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 25,205 people. Of those, 25,068 are employed and 137 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.5%.

Total EAP

25,205

H: 15,472 / M: 9,733

Employed Population

25,068

H: 15,370 / M: 9,698

Unemployment Rate

0.5%

137 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

14,168

H: 3,596 / M: 10,572

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	32,354	63.2%
IMSS	4,833	9.4%
ISSSTE	1,074	2.1%
ISSSTE estatal	591	1.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	136	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	25,227	49.3%
IMSS Bienestar	416	0.8%
Private insurance	214	0.4%
Other institution	212	0.4%
Without health coverage	18,797	36.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Pijijiapan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

23,194

2319400%

Single

10,774

1077400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

5,581

558100%

Households

Total Households

14,935

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

10,251

68.6%

Female-headed

4,684

31.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	30,171	58.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	12,782	25%
Other religions	4	0%
No religion	8,211	16%

Housing and Basic Services in Pijijiapan

Pijijiapan has 19,104 total dwellings, of which 14,937 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	14,007	95.5%
Earthen floor	877	6%
1 bedroom	6,901	47.1%
2+ bedrooms	7,982	54.4%
1 room	2,579	17.6%
2 rooms	3,923	26.7%
3+ rooms	8,382	57.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.3%

14,716 dwellings

Piped Water

78.7%

11,542 dwellings

With Drainage

98.1%

14,390 dwellings

All Services

76.8%

11,266 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	14,716	100.3%
Without electricity	168	1.1%
Public water network	11,542	78.7%
Hauled water	6,566	44.8%
Other water source	3,342	22.8%
With water tank	2,951	20.1%
With cistern	4,750	32.4%
With toilet	14,318	97.6%
With latrine	90	0.6%
With drainage	14,390	98.1%
Without drainage	494	3.4%
With all services	11,266	76.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	32	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Pijijiapan

Household equipment in Pijijiapan according to the 2020 Census. 13.6% of dwellings have internet and 75.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	12,319	84%
Washing machine	9,276	63.2%
Microwave oven	2,316	15.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,618	17.9%
Motorcycle	5,026	34.3%
Bicycle	3,634	24.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	12,206	83.2%
Radio	8,076	55.1%
Landline phone	1,421	9.7%
Cell phone	11,013	75.1%
Computer	1,334	9.1%
Internet	1,991	13.6%
Pay TV	8,175	55.7%
Streaming platforms	202	1.4%
Video game console	121	0.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,682

11.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

3,478

23.7%

No Computer or Internet

12,334

84.1%

No ICT at All

919

6.3%

Companies and Economy in Pijijiapan

The main economic sectors of Pijijiapan are Comercio al por menor with 855 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	855
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	374
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	272
Industrias manufactureras	119
Industrias manufactureras	64

Poverty and Social Development in Pijijiapan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Pijijiapan has a poverty rate of 71.1% and extreme poverty of 21.7%.

Poverty

71.1%

52,973 people

Extreme Poverty

21.7%

16,145 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

25.9%

19,289 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.9%

639 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.2%

1,606 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.4%	24,161
Lack of access to health services	24.4%	18,173
Lack of access to social security	88.7%	66,075
Lack of housing quality and spaces	30.7%	22,867
Lack of access to basic housing services	67.4%	50,235
Lack of access to food	32.1%	23,923
Income below welfare line	72%	53,612
Income below minimum welfare line	30.3%	22,539

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	77.8%	26.6%	20.7%	1.1%	0
2015	71.1%	21.7%	25.9%	2.2%	0

Crime in Pijijiapan

In the last 12 months, 75 crimes were recorded in Pijijiapan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	4
2025/11	4
2025/10	5
2025/09	4
2025/08	12
2025/07	4
2025/06	5
2025/05	11
2025/04	6
2025/03	11
2025/02	3
2025/01	6

Health in Pijijiapan

Pijijiapan has 62 health facilities, including 7 hospitals, 55 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Pijijiapan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Pijijiapan	18,219	58
Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez (Margaritas)	1,581	11
Las Brisas	1,549	7
Tamaulipas (Joaquín Amaro)	1,542	9
San Isidro	1,502	14
El Carmen	1,412	10
El Palmarcito	1,118	2
Hermenegildo Galeana	1,103	83
La Central	888	30
La Esperanza (El Zapotal)	868	3

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