Rayón

Rayón is a municipality of Chiapas with 10,866 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,505 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years.

Demographics of Rayón

Demographic structure of Rayón according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,815 people under 15 years old (35.1%), 6,458 people of working age (59.4%) and 593 elderly over 65 years old (5.5%).

0-14 years

3,815

35.1% of the population

15-64 years

6,458

59.4% - Working age

65+ years

593

5.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

68.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Rayón

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	610	632	1,242	11.4%
5-9 years	611	660	1,271	11.7%
10-14 years	644	658	1,302	12%
15-19 years	603	621	1,224	11.3%
20-24 years	549	528	1,077	9.9%
25-29 years	419	427	846	7.8%
30-34 years	363	367	730	6.7%
35-39 years	333	369	702	6.5%
40-44 years	293	283	576	5.3%
45-49 years	209	208	417	3.8%
50-54 years	179	175	354	3.3%
55-59 years	137	169	306	2.8%
60-64 years	108	118	226	2.1%
65-69 years	95	90	185	1.7%
70-74 years	79	77	156	1.4%
75-79 years	56	63	119	1.1%
80-84 years	31	31	62	0.6%
85+ years	29	42	71	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Rayón

Population Origin

Born in State

10,700

98.5%

Born in Another State

158

1.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

132

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,492

32.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,458

99% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

24

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

6,211

258.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

165

1.5% of the population

Men / Women

94 / 71

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

769

7.1%

With Limitation

1,222

11.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	258
Visual	307
Hearing	190
Speech	152
Mental	178

Education in Rayón

Literacy and Schooling

In Rayón, 1,127 people aged 15 and over can read and write (112700%), while 1,069 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years (7.9 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	402	667	1,069	106900%
Incomplete primary	545	433	978	97800%
Complete primary	482	438	920	92000%
Incomplete secondary	141	96	237	23700%
Complete secondary	734	908	1,642	164200%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,067	888	1,955	195500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	108
6-11 years	44
12-14 years	138

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 61 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	22	22
Primaria	25	25
Secundaria	8	8
Media Superior	1	1
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Rayón

In Rayón, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 5,072 people. Of those, 4,983 are employed and 89 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

5,072

H: 3,198 / M: 1,874

Employed Population

4,983

H: 3,119 / M: 1,864

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

89 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,749

H: 673 / M: 2,076

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,491	78.1%
IMSS	1,015	9.3%
ISSSTE	267	2.5%
ISSSTE estatal	61	0.6%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	10	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,564	60.4%
IMSS Bienestar	740	6.8%
Private insurance	23	0.2%
Other institution	19	0.2%
Without health coverage	2,373	21.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Rayón

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,254

425400%

Single

2,889

288900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

687

68700%

Households

Total Households

2,404

4.4 average occupants

Male-headed

1,543

64.2%

Female-headed

861

35.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,410	86.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,100	10.1%
No religion	353	3.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Rayón

Rayón has 3,037 total dwellings, of which 2,407 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,058	87.2%
Earthen floor	344	14.6%
1 bedroom	1,173	49.7%
2+ bedrooms	1,229	52.1%
1 room	257	10.9%
2 rooms	612	25.9%
3+ rooms	1,532	64.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.5%

2,371 dwellings

Piped Water

88.1%

2,079 dwellings

With Drainage

96.2%

2,270 dwellings

All Services

83.8%

1,978 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,371	100.5%
Without electricity	31	1.3%
Public water network	2,079	88.1%
Hauled water	1,793	76%
Other water source	323	13.7%
With water tank	605	25.6%
With cistern	482	20.4%
With toilet	2,205	93.5%
With latrine	128	5.4%
With drainage	2,270	96.2%
Without drainage	132	5.6%
With all services	1,978	83.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	6	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Rayón

Household equipment in Rayón according to the 2020 Census. 6% of dwellings have internet and 70.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	941	39.9%
Washing machine	604	25.6%
Microwave oven	174	7.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	231	9.8%
Motorcycle	38	1.6%
Bicycle	42	1.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,829	77.5%
Radio	1,128	47.8%
Landline phone	40	1.7%
Cell phone	1,667	70.7%
Computer	236	10%
Internet	142	6%
Pay TV	373	15.8%
Streaming platforms	14	0.6%
Video game console	22	0.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

437

18.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

729

30.9%

No Computer or Internet

2,129

90.3%

No ICT at All

288

12.2%

Companies and Economy in Rayón

The main economic sectors of Rayón are Comercio al por menor with 337 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	337
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	68
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	51
Industrias manufactureras	39
Servicios educativos	17

Poverty and Social Development in Rayón

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Rayón has a poverty rate of 91.2% and extreme poverty of 41.8%.

Poverty

91.2%

8,840 people

Extreme Poverty

41.8%

4,047 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

5.1%

497 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.6%

156 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2%

195 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.3%	3,127
Lack of access to health services	7.2%	694
Lack of access to social security	89.7%	8,688
Lack of housing quality and spaces	38.1%	3,687
Lack of access to basic housing services	57.5%	5,567
Lack of access to food	23.7%	2,297
Income below welfare line	92.9%	8,997
Income below minimum welfare line	72%	6,977

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	92%	53.6%	3.8%	2.5%	0
2015	91.2%	41.8%	5.1%	2%	0

Crime in Rayón

In the last 12 months, 20 crimes were recorded in Rayón. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	1
2025/10	2
2025/09	1
2025/06	1
2025/05	2
2025/03	1
2025/02	2
2025/01	2
2024/12	4
2024/10	2
2024/07	1
2024/06	1

Health in Rayón

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

Main Localities of Rayón

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Rayón	6,860	1,340
El Pinabeto	974	2,002
Manzanillo Pinabeto	426	2,005
Guadalupe Victoria	320	1,706
El Patio	311	1,426
Rivera San Sebastián	275	2,013
Carrizal	212	1,589
Rivera San Antonio	207	1,986
La Unión Nueva	169	1,492
Anexo las Nubes	137	1,682

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