San Juan Cancuc

San Juan Cancuc is a municipality of Chiapas with 37,948 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,205 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.4 years.

Demographics of San Juan Cancuc

Demographic structure of San Juan Cancuc according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 17,018 people under 15 years old (44.8%), 19,720 people of working age (52%) and 1,206 elderly over 65 years old (3.2%).

0-14 years

17,018

44.8% of the population

15-64 years

19,720

52% - Working age

65+ years

1,206

3.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

92.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Juan Cancuc

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,809	2,929	5,738	15.1%
5-9 years	2,920	2,998	5,918	15.6%
10-14 years	2,688	2,674	5,362	14.1%
15-19 years	2,015	2,013	4,028	10.6%
20-24 years	1,379	1,643	3,022	8%
25-29 years	1,223	1,355	2,578	6.8%
30-34 years	1,158	1,262	2,420	6.4%
35-39 years	958	1,069	2,027	5.3%
40-44 years	787	819	1,606	4.2%
45-49 years	706	737	1,443	3.8%
50-54 years	549	565	1,114	2.9%
55-59 years	442	459	901	2.4%
60-64 years	293	288	581	1.5%
65-69 years	208	209	417	1.1%
70-74 years	138	151	289	0.8%
75-79 years	80	75	155	0.4%
80-84 years	60	102	162	0.4%
85+ years	103	80	183	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Juan Cancuc

Population Origin

Born in State

37,923

99.9%

Born in Another State

9

0%

Lived in Another State in 2015

20

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

34,101

89.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

9,646

28.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

21,642

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

37,899

544.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

228

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

109 / 119

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

877

2.3%

With Limitation

1,274

3.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	411
Visual	361
Hearing	349
Speech	283
Mental	288

Education in San Juan Cancuc

Literacy and Schooling

In San Juan Cancuc, 6,441 people aged 15 and over can read and write (644100%), while 5,400 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.4 years (6.5 men, 4.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,647	3,753	5,400	540000%
Incomplete primary	1,296	1,717	3,013	301300%
Complete primary	2,535	2,611	5,146	514600%
Incomplete secondary	614	424	1,038	103800%
Complete secondary	2,153	1,542	3,695	369500%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,559	573	2,132	213200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,984
6-11 years	652
12-14 years	714

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 104 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	43	43
Primaria	45	45
Secundaria	11	11
Media Superior	4	4

Employment and Social Security in San Juan Cancuc

In San Juan Cancuc, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 8,783 people. Of those, 7,840 are employed and 943 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 10.7%.

Total EAP

8,783

H: 7,601 / M: 1,182

Employed Population

7,840

H: 6,798 / M: 1,042

Unemployment Rate

10.7%

943 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

15,184

H: 4,070 / M: 11,114

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	31,569	83.2%
IMSS	1,821	4.8%
ISSSTE	13	0%
ISSSTE estatal	4	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	10	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	26,255	69.2%
IMSS Bienestar	3,648	9.6%
Private insurance	435	1.1%
Other institution	492	1.3%
Without health coverage	6,357	16.8%

Marital Status and Religion in San Juan Cancuc

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,268

1326800%

Single

9,525

952500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,217

121700%

Households

Total Households

6,960

5.5 average occupants

Male-headed

6,158

88.5%

Female-headed

802

11.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,512	22.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	19,985	52.7%
Other religions	946	2.5%
No religion	8,455	22.3%

Housing and Basic Services in San Juan Cancuc

San Juan Cancuc has 8,207 total dwellings, of which 6,960 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 5.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,686	67.4%
Earthen floor	2,269	32.6%
1 bedroom	2,571	37%
2+ bedrooms	4,387	63.1%
1 room	296	4.3%
2 rooms	2,271	32.6%
3+ rooms	4,391	63.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

96.8%

6,733 dwellings

Piped Water

73.4%

5,105 dwellings

With Drainage

54.1%

3,767 dwellings

All Services

46%

3,201 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,733	96.8%
Without electricity	224	3.2%
Public water network	5,105	73.4%
Hauled water	3,861	55.5%
Other water source	1,851	26.6%
With water tank	2,920	42%
With cistern	1,321	19%
With toilet	2,783	40%
With latrine	3,393	48.8%
With drainage	3,767	54.1%
Without drainage	3,191	45.9%
With all services	3,201	46%
Without water, drainage or electricity	133	1.9%

Goods and Technology in San Juan Cancuc

Household equipment in San Juan Cancuc according to the 2020 Census. 0.6% of dwellings have internet and 37.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	327	4.7%
Washing machine	25	0.4%
Microwave oven	7	0.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	95	1.4%
Motorcycle	27	0.4%
Bicycle	23	0.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,409	34.6%
Radio	1,907	27.4%
Landline phone	40	0.6%
Cell phone	2,624	37.7%
Computer	34	0.5%
Internet	44	0.6%
Pay TV	92	1.3%
Video game console	1	0%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

3,778

54.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

4,317

62.1%

No Computer or Internet

6,884

99%

No ICT at All

3,006

43.2%

Companies and Economy in San Juan Cancuc

The main economic sectors of San Juan Cancuc are Comercio al por menor with 291 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	291
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	71
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	26
Industrias manufactureras	17
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	11

Poverty and Social Development in San Juan Cancuc

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Juan Cancuc has a poverty rate of 99.6% and extreme poverty of 77.7%.

Poverty

99.6%

35,086 people

Extreme Poverty

77.7%

27,368 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

0.4%

136 people

Vulnerable by Income

0%

16 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0%

1 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	42.5%	14,982
Lack of access to health services	11.8%	4,154
Lack of access to social security	80.4%	28,324
Lack of housing quality and spaces	71.9%	25,354
Lack of access to basic housing services	97.7%	34,440
Lack of access to food	32.4%	11,423
Income below welfare line	99.6%	35,102
Income below minimum welfare line	96%	33,819

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	99.4%	90.5%	0.6%	0%	0
2015	99.6%	77.7%	0.4%	0%	0

Crime in San Juan Cancuc

In the last 12 months, 23 crimes were recorded in San Juan Cancuc. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	4
2025/10	2
2025/09	1
2025/06	2
2025/05	3
2025/04	1
2025/02	2
2025/01	1
2024/12	1
2024/11	3
2024/10	2

Health in San Juan Cancuc

San Juan Cancuc has 30 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 30 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Juan Cancuc

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Juan Cancuc	8,477	1,421
Chiloljá	3,322	1,602
Nichteel San Antonio	2,355	1,294
El Pozo	2,326	1,088
Iwiltic	1,471	1,507
Nailchén	1,245	1,660
Tzuluwitz	1,170	1,380
Chancolom	1,140	1,372
Cruztón	1,101	1,420
Oniltic	1,090	1,530

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