Economy and Employment in Pijijiapan

Complete economic analysis of Pijijiapan, Chiapas. The Economically Active Population is 25,205 people. The municipality has 1,865 economic establishments registered in the DENUE. Sources: Population Census 2020 (INEGI), DENUE and CONEVAL.

Employment and Economic Activity in Pijijiapan

Employment data from the 2020 Population and Housing Census. In Pijijiapan, 25,068 people are employed and 137 unemployed, with an unemployment rate of 0.5%. The economically inactive population totals 14,168 people.

Total EAP
25,205
M: 15,472 / F: 9,733
Employed Population
25,068
M: 15,370 / F: 9,698
Unemployment Rate
0.5%
137 unemployed people
Economically Inactive
14,168
M: 3,596 / F: 10,572

Health Coverage in Pijijiapan

Social security coverage of the population of Pijijiapan according to the 2020 Census. 32,354 people have health coverage (63.2% of the population), while 18,797 have no access (36.7%).

Institution Beneficiaries % of Population
With health coverage (total) 32,354 63.2%
IMSS 4,833 9.4%
ISSSTE 1,074 2.1%
ISSSTE (state) 591 1.2%
Pemex, Defense or Navy 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%

Companies by Economic Sector in Pijijiapan

Distribution of the 1,865 economic establishments registered in the National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE) by INEGI, classified by economic activity sector (SCIAN). View full business directory.

Sector Establishments % 0-5 emp. 6-10 emp. 11-30 emp. 31+ emp.
Comercio al por menor 855 45.8% 826 11 14 4
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos 374 20.1% 366 7 1 0
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales 272 14.6% 252 18 2 0
Industrias manufactureras 119 6.4% 112 4 2 1
Industrias manufactureras 64 3.4% 64 0 0 0
Servicios educativos 43 2.3% 18 11 14 0
Industrias manufactureras 32 1.7% 31 1 0 0
Servicios de apoyo a los negocios 22 1.2% 20 2 0 0
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos 20 1.1% 18 1 1 0
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales 19 1% 13 2 0 4
Servicios financieros y de seguros 16 0.9% 7 6 3 0
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 14 0.8% 7 2 5 0
Servicios inmobiliarios 9 0.5% 7 2 0 0
Construcción 3 0.2% 3 0 0 0
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 3 0.2% 1 2 0 0

Evolution of the Number of Companies in Pijijiapan

Evolution of the total economic establishments registered in the DENUE since 2015.

Period Total Establishments Change
2015 1,917 -
March 2017 319 -83.4%
March 2018 1,993 +524.8%
November 2018 1,993 0%
April 2019 2,006 +0.7%
November 2019 1,772 -11.7%
April 2020 1,995 +12.6%
November 2020 1,997 +0.1%
May 2021 2,008 +0.6%
November 2021 2,008 0%
May 2022 1,048 -47.8%
November 2022 1,706 +62.8%
November 2023 835 -51.1%
May 2024 1,595 +91%
November 2024 1,685 +5.6%

Poverty and Social Development in Pijijiapan

Multidimensional poverty indicators for Pijijiapan according to CONEVAL (2015). 71.1% of the population lives in poverty and 21.7% in extreme poverty.

Poverty
71.1%
52,973 people
Extreme Poverty
21.7%
16,145 people
Vulnerable by Deprivation
25.9%
19,289 people
Not Poor or Vulnerable
2.2%
1,606 people

Social Deprivation (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 space 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 Evolution in Pijijiapan

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