Suchiate

Suchiate is a municipality of Chiapas with 41,672 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 10 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years.

Demographics of Suchiate

Demographic structure of Suchiate according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 13,396 people under 15 years old (32.1%), 25,821 people of working age (62%) and 2,453 elderly over 65 years old (5.9%).

0-14 years

13,396

32.1% of the population

15-64 years

25,821

62% - Working age

65+ years

2,453

5.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Suchiate

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,258	2,181	4,439	10.7%
5-9 years	2,423	2,339	4,762	11.4%
10-14 years	2,194	2,001	4,195	10.1%
15-19 years	1,982	2,017	3,999	9.6%
20-24 years	1,807	1,967	3,774	9.1%
25-29 years	1,655	1,792	3,447	8.3%
30-34 years	1,361	1,573	2,934	7%
35-39 years	1,214	1,445	2,659	6.4%
40-44 years	1,221	1,285	2,506	6%
45-49 years	994	1,121	2,115	5.1%
50-54 years	881	939	1,820	4.4%
55-59 years	707	693	1,400	3.4%
60-64 years	554	613	1,167	2.8%
65-69 years	462	434	896	2.2%
70-74 years	293	312	605	1.5%
75-79 years	227	210	437	1%
80-84 years	141	144	285	0.7%
85+ years	106	124	230	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Suchiate

Population Origin

Born in State

35,287

84.7%

Born in Another State

1,097

2.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

445

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

127

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

124

97.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

3

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

256

2.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

765

1.8% of the population

Men / Women

407 / 358

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,075

5%

With Limitation

3,224

7.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	927
Visual	858
Hearing	405
Speech	519
Mental	394

Education in Suchiate

Literacy and Schooling

In Suchiate, 4,032 people aged 15 and over can read and write (403200%), while 5,796 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years (6.9 men, 6.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,622	3,174	5,796	579600%
Incomplete primary	1,661	1,794	3,455	345500%
Complete primary	2,431	2,545	4,976	497600%
Incomplete secondary	440	408	848	84800%
Complete secondary	2,738	3,180	5,918	591800%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,406	3,239	6,645	664500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,575
6-11 years	840
12-14 years	609

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 74 are public and 10 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	28	1	29
Primaria	30	2	32
Secundaria	10	2	12
Media Superior	4	1	5

Employment and Social Security in Suchiate

In Suchiate, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 20,748 people. Of those, 20,511 are employed and 237 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

20,748

H: 12,317 / M: 8,431

Employed Population

20,511

H: 12,136 / M: 8,375

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

237 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,894

H: 2,516 / M: 7,378

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	20,894	50.1%
IMSS	4,669	11.2%
ISSSTE	724	1.7%
ISSSTE estatal	64	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	313	0.8%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	14,720	35.3%
IMSS Bienestar	328	0.8%
Private insurance	173	0.4%
Other institution	90	0.2%
Without health coverage	20,757	49.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Suchiate

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

16,802

1680200%

Single

9,864

986400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

4,136

413600%

Households

Total Households

11,041

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

6,863

62.2%

Female-headed

4,178

37.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	12,852	30.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	14,721	35.3%
Other religions	4	0%
No religion	14,065	33.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Suchiate

Suchiate has 13,591 total dwellings, of which 11,045 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	9,168	83.2%
Earthen floor	1,777	16.1%
1 bedroom	5,998	54.4%
2+ bedrooms	4,947	44.9%
1 room	3,148	28.6%
2 rooms	2,634	23.9%
3+ rooms	5,163	46.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.2%

10,713 dwellings

Piped Water

81.7%

9,002 dwellings

With Drainage

93.3%

10,291 dwellings

All Services

78%

8,597 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	10,713	97.2%
Without electricity	232	2.1%
Public water network	9,002	81.7%
Hauled water	6,274	56.9%
Other water source	1,943	17.6%
With water tank	1,602	14.5%
With cistern	1,992	18.1%
With toilet	10,283	93.3%
With latrine	372	3.4%
With drainage	10,291	93.3%
Without drainage	654	5.9%
With all services	8,597	78%
Without water, drainage or electricity	89	0.8%

Goods and Technology in Suchiate

Household equipment in Suchiate according to the 2020 Census. 25.4% of dwellings have internet and 75.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,044	73%
Washing machine	4,482	40.7%
Microwave oven	1,727	15.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,711	15.5%
Motorcycle	3,440	31.2%
Bicycle	6,783	61.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,812	79.9%
Radio	5,657	51.3%
Landline phone	612	5.6%
Cell phone	8,342	75.7%
Computer	885	8%
Internet	2,802	25.4%
Pay TV	3,141	28.5%
Streaming platforms	274	2.5%
Video game console	163	1.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,468

13.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,530

22.9%

No Computer or Internet

7,930

71.9%

No ICT at All

784

7.1%

Companies and Economy in Suchiate

The main economic sectors of Suchiate are Comercio al por menor with 1,022 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,022
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	348
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	328
Industrias manufactureras	80
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento	69

Poverty and Social Development in Suchiate

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Suchiate has a poverty rate of 68.6% and extreme poverty of 22.7%.

Poverty

68.6%

36,450 people

Extreme Poverty

22.7%

12,080 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

28%

14,894 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.2%

636 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.1%

1,133 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36.8%	19,521
Lack of access to health services	33.7%	17,924
Lack of access to social security	87.2%	46,339
Lack of housing quality and spaces	45%	23,879
Lack of access to basic housing services	68.7%	36,477
Lack of access to food	39.4%	20,908
Income below welfare line	69.8%	37,086
Income below minimum welfare line	29.5%	15,644

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	81.8%	35.3%	14.4%	2%	0
2015	68.6%	22.7%	28%	2.1%	0

Crime in Suchiate

In the last 12 months, 159 crimes were recorded in Suchiate. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	7
2025/11	6
2025/10	12
2025/09	14
2025/08	5
2025/07	15
2025/06	13
2025/05	23
2025/04	15
2025/03	20
2025/02	10
2025/01	19

Health in Suchiate

Suchiate has 19 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 18 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Suchiate

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ciudad Hidalgo	17,485	24
La Libertad	5,096	10
Ignacio López Rayón	1,691	14
Suchiate	1,470	22
Cuauhtémoc	1,078	8
Miguel Alemán	984	4
Benito Juárez (Cosalapa)	947	7
El Gancho	893	5
Nuevo Dorado	886	12
Barra de Cahoacán (El Chical)	871	3

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