Santiago el Pinar

Santiago el Pinar is a municipality of Chiapas with 4,959 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,574 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.7 years.

Demographics of Santiago el Pinar

Demographic structure of Santiago el Pinar according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,174 people under 15 years old (43.8%), 2,645 people of working age (53.3%) and 140 elderly over 65 years old (2.8%).

0-14 years

2,174

43.8% of the population

15-64 years

2,645

53.3% - Working age

65+ years

140

2.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

87.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Santiago el Pinar

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	372	382	754	15.2%
5-9 years	370	382	752	15.2%
10-14 years	350	318	668	13.5%
15-19 years	276	276	552	11.1%
20-24 years	249	277	526	10.6%
25-29 years	191	212	403	8.1%
30-34 years	182	168	350	7.1%
35-39 years	110	142	252	5.1%
40-44 years	79	65	144	2.9%
45-49 years	62	79	141	2.8%
50-54 years	51	53	104	2.1%
55-59 years	51	54	105	2.1%
60-64 years	37	31	68	1.4%
65-69 years	28	23	51	1%
70-74 years	13	14	27	0.5%
75-79 years	8	8	16	0.3%
80-84 years	7	9	16	0.3%
85+ years	15	15	30	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Santiago el Pinar

Population Origin

Born in State

4,957

100%

Born in Another State

2

0%

Lived in Another State in 2015

9

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

4,432

89.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2,432

54.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1,947

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

4,959

544.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

19

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

9 / 10

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

207

4.2%

With Limitation

250

5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	98
Visual	63
Hearing	30
Speech	31
Mental	71

Education in Santiago el Pinar

Literacy and Schooling

In Santiago el Pinar, 925 people aged 15 and over can read and write (92500%), while 875 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.7 years (7 men, 4.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	241	634	875	87500%
Incomplete primary	116	105	221	22100%
Complete primary	275	236	511	51100%
Incomplete secondary	69	67	136	13600%
Complete secondary	331	199	530	53000%
Post-basic education (18+)	281	152	433	43300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	231
6-11 years	43
12-14 years	51

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 21 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	10	10
Primaria	9	9
Secundaria	1	1
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Santiago el Pinar

In Santiago el Pinar, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,327 people. Of those, 1,290 are employed and 37 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.8%.

Total EAP

1,327

H: 1,065 / M: 262

Employed Population

1,290

H: 1,031 / M: 259

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

37 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,831

H: 484 / M: 1,347

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	4,606	92.9%
IMSS	93	1.9%
ISSSTE	1	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,141	83.5%
IMSS Bienestar	290	5.8%
Private insurance	89	1.8%
Other institution	57	1.1%
Without health coverage	353	7.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Santiago el Pinar

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,793

179300%

Single

1,244

124400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

137

13700%

Households

Total Households

911

5.4 average occupants

Male-headed

813

89.2%

Female-headed

98

10.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	2,161	43.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	674	13.6%
Other religions	49	1%
No religion	2,074	41.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Santiago el Pinar

Santiago el Pinar has 1,101 total dwellings, of which 911 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 5.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	706	79.2%
Earthen floor	205	23%
1 bedroom	330	37%
2+ bedrooms	581	65.2%
1 room	94	10.5%
2 rooms	288	32.3%
3+ rooms	529	59.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.5%

904 dwellings

Piped Water

100.6%

896 dwellings

With Drainage

96.5%

860 dwellings

All Services

94.9%

846 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	904	101.5%
Without electricity	7	0.8%
Public water network	896	100.6%
Hauled water	270	30.3%
Other water source	15	1.7%
With water tank	659	74%
With cistern	26	2.9%
With toilet	794	89.1%
With latrine	67	7.5%
With drainage	860	96.5%
Without drainage	51	5.7%
With all services	846	94.9%

Goods and Technology in Santiago el Pinar

Household equipment in Santiago el Pinar according to the 2020 Census. 0.8% of dwellings have internet and 40.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	54	6.1%
Washing machine	10	1.1%
Microwave oven	3	0.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	86	9.7%
Motorcycle	4	0.4%
Bicycle	4	0.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	451	50.6%
Radio	212	23.8%
Landline phone	7	0.8%
Cell phone	362	40.6%
Computer	6	0.7%
Internet	7	0.8%
Pay TV	93	10.4%
Streaming platforms	2	0.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

408

45.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

548

61.5%

No Computer or Internet

899

100.9%

No ICT at All

321

36%

Companies and Economy in Santiago el Pinar

The main economic sectors of Santiago el Pinar are Comercio al por menor with 36 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	36
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	7
Servicios educativos	4
Industrias manufactureras	2
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	2

Poverty and Social Development in Santiago el Pinar

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Santiago el Pinar has a poverty rate of 99% and extreme poverty of 54.7%.

Poverty

99%

3,690 people

Extreme Poverty

54.7%

2,039 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

1%

37 people

Vulnerable by Income

0%

0 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0%

0 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	41.7%	1,553
Lack of access to health services	2.1%	79
Lack of access to social security	97%	3,615
Lack of housing quality and spaces	48.9%	1,823
Lack of access to basic housing services	77.7%	2,896
Lack of access to food	2.3%	85
Income below welfare line	99%	3,690
Income below minimum welfare line	92%	3,427

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	99.1%	71.8%	0.9%	0%	0
2015	99%	54.7%	1%	0%	0

Crime in Santiago el Pinar

In the last 12 months, 17 crimes were recorded in Santiago el Pinar. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2024/06	1
2023/01	1
2022/12	1
2022/03	1
2021/04	1
2020/12	1
2020/11	1
2020/04	1
2019/09	1
2018/10	1
2018/07	6
2018/06	1

Health in Santiago el Pinar

Santiago el Pinar has 4 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 4 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Santiago el Pinar

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Santiago el Pinar	1,566	1,681
Nínamo	882	1,720
Choyo	473	1,602
Pechultón	378	1,687
Nachón	336	1,703
Xchuch	240	1,596
K'Alom	168	1,741
Ciudad Rural Santiago el Pinar	167	1,734
ChiK'Omtantic	163	1,633
Santiago el Relicario	129	1,305

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