Sabanilla

Sabanilla is a municipality of Chiapas with 29,889 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 482 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.7 years.

Demographics of Sabanilla

Demographic structure of Sabanilla according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 10,611 people under 15 years old (35.5%), 17,680 people of working age (59.2%) and 1,598 elderly over 65 years old (5.3%).

0-14 years

10,611

35.5% of the population

15-64 years

17,680

59.2% - Working age

65+ years

1,598

5.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

69.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Sabanilla

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,822	1,882	3,704	12.4%
5-9 years	1,837	1,818	3,655	12.2%
10-14 years	1,627	1,625	3,252	10.9%
15-19 years	1,507	1,495	3,002	10%
20-24 years	1,348	1,341	2,689	9%
25-29 years	1,168	1,200	2,368	7.9%
30-34 years	1,076	1,077	2,153	7.2%
35-39 years	964	992	1,956	6.5%
40-44 years	761	793	1,554	5.2%
45-49 years	703	702	1,405	4.7%
50-54 years	499	504	1,003	3.4%
55-59 years	401	440	841	2.8%
60-64 years	375	334	709	2.4%
65-69 years	282	288	570	1.9%
70-74 years	239	193	432	1.4%
75-79 years	167	147	314	1.1%
80-84 years	83	78	161	0.5%
85+ years	62	59	121	0.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Sabanilla

Population Origin

Born in State

29,621

99.1%

Born in Another State

257

0.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

111

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

20,287

67.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

18,036

88.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2,084

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

25,953

383.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

100

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

51 / 49

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

682

2.3%

With Limitation

1,656

5.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	301
Visual	290
Hearing	281
Speech	257
Mental	215

Education in Sabanilla

Literacy and Schooling

In Sabanilla, 3,899 people aged 15 and over can read and write (389900%), while 2,924 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.7 years (7.2 men, 6.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,060	1,864	2,924	292400%
Incomplete primary	1,828	1,831	3,659	365900%
Complete primary	1,435	1,311	2,746	274600%
Incomplete secondary	483	421	904	90400%
Complete secondary	2,156	2,305	4,461	446100%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,300	1,569	3,869	386900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	532
6-11 years	170
12-14 years	234

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 141 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	51	51
Primaria	60	60
Secundaria	18	18
Media Superior	6	6

Employment and Social Security in Sabanilla

In Sabanilla, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,545 people. Of those, 13,455 are employed and 90 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

13,545

H: 8,750 / M: 4,795

Employed Population

13,455

H: 8,676 / M: 4,779

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

90 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,557

H: 1,810 / M: 5,747

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	25,530	85.4%
IMSS	2,026	6.8%
ISSSTE	160	0.5%
ISSSTE estatal	11	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	64	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	20,406	68.3%
IMSS Bienestar	2,818	9.4%
Private insurance	17	0.1%
Other institution	107	0.4%
Without health coverage	4,356	14.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Sabanilla

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,022

1302200%

Single

6,703

670300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,400

140000%

Households

Total Households

6,774

4.4 average occupants

Male-headed

5,958

88%

Female-headed

816

12%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,922	36.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	15,648	52.4%
Other religions	97	0.3%
No religion	3,215	10.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Sabanilla

Sabanilla has 8,244 total dwellings, of which 6,775 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,340	81.2%
Earthen floor	1,431	21.8%
1 bedroom	3,482	52.9%
2+ bedrooms	3,289	50%
1 room	388	5.9%
2 rooms	2,866	43.6%
3+ rooms	3,517	53.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.9%

6,639 dwellings

Piped Water

90.4%

5,946 dwellings

With Drainage

84.1%

5,534 dwellings

All Services

78.1%

5,141 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,639	100.9%
Without electricity	132	2%
Public water network	5,946	90.4%
Hauled water	3,708	56.4%
Other water source	825	12.5%
With water tank	2,049	31.1%
With cistern	226	3.4%
With toilet	5,251	79.8%
With latrine	1,446	22%
With drainage	5,534	84.1%
Without drainage	1,234	18.8%
With all services	5,141	78.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	64	1%

Goods and Technology in Sabanilla

Household equipment in Sabanilla according to the 2020 Census. 0.9% of dwellings have internet and 22.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,273	34.5%
Washing machine	264	4%
Microwave oven	102	1.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	135	2.1%
Motorcycle	47	0.7%
Bicycle	19	0.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,244	49.3%
Radio	1,845	28%
Landline phone	25	0.4%
Cell phone	1,500	22.8%
Computer	90	1.4%
Internet	58	0.9%
Pay TV	1,133	17.2%
Streaming platforms	6	0.1%
Video game console	4	0.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

2,919

44.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

5,257

79.9%

No Computer or Internet

6,638

100.9%

No ICT at All

2,724

41.4%

Companies and Economy in Sabanilla

The main economic sectors of Sabanilla are Comercio al por menor with 249 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	249
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	61
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	52
Industrias manufactureras	31
Industrias manufactureras	18

Poverty and Social Development in Sabanilla

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Sabanilla has a poverty rate of 98.5% and extreme poverty of 67.5%.

Poverty

98.5%

26,823 people

Extreme Poverty

67.5%

18,379 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

1.1%

300 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.3%

72 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.1%

41 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	35.4%	9,636
Lack of access to health services	8.3%	2,262
Lack of access to social security	92.3%	25,136
Lack of housing quality and spaces	52%	14,158
Lack of access to basic housing services	96%	26,157
Lack of access to food	26.4%	7,201
Income below welfare line	98.8%	26,896
Income below minimum welfare line	91%	24,794

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	97.5%	69.3%	2.4%	0%	0
2015	98.5%	67.5%	1.1%	0.1%	0

Crime in Sabanilla

In the last 12 months, 27 crimes were recorded in Sabanilla. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	4
2025/10	1
2025/09	2
2025/08	4
2025/06	2
2025/05	2
2025/04	2
2025/03	2
2024/12	2
2024/11	2
2024/10	3
2024/09	1

Health in Sabanilla

Sabanilla has 22 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 22 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Sabanilla

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Sabanilla	3,360	257
Los Naranjos	2,830	1,084
Moyos	2,100	594
El Calvario	1,821	967
Buenavista	1,417	594
El Paraíso	1,291	537
Unión Juárez	1,168	194
Unión Hidalgo (El Chorro)	1,162	680
Andrés Quintana Roo	1,070	661
Cristóbal Colón	1,065	489

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