Tila

Tila is a municipality of Chiapas with 83,505 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 764 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years.

Demographics of Tila

Demographic structure of Tila according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 25,527 people under 15 years old (30.6%), 41,867 people of working age (50.1%) and 4,339 elderly over 65 years old (5.2%).

0-14 years

25,527

30.6% of the population

15-64 years

41,867

50.1% - Working age

65+ years

4,339

5.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

71.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tila

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	3,917	3,920	7,837	9.4%
5-9 years	4,585	4,611	9,196	11%
10-14 years	4,290	4,204	8,494	10.2%
15-19 years	3,770	3,617	7,387	8.8%
20-24 years	3,073	3,191	6,264	7.5%
25-29 years	2,676	2,834	5,510	6.6%
30-34 years	2,515	2,562	5,077	6.1%
35-39 years	2,198	2,228	4,426	5.3%
40-44 years	1,816	1,812	3,628	4.3%
45-49 years	1,594	1,573	3,167	3.8%
50-54 years	1,286	1,245	2,531	3%
55-59 years	1,027	1,128	2,155	2.6%
60-64 years	851	871	1,722	2.1%
65-69 years	837	816	1,653	2%
70-74 years	524	500	1,024	1.2%
75-79 years	410	402	812	1%
80-84 years	224	200	424	0.5%
85+ years	221	205	426	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tila

Population Origin

Born in State

71,277

85.4%

Born in Another State

424

0.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

282

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

63,392

75.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

49,317

77.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

13,216

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

70,819

393.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

210

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

107 / 103

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,044

2.4%

With Limitation

4,128

4.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	822
Visual	712
Hearing	671
Speech	667
Mental	629

Education in Tila

Literacy and Schooling

In Tila, 10,639 people aged 15 and over can read and write (1063900%), while 8,498 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years (7.1 men, 5.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,876	5,622	8,498	849800%
Incomplete primary	4,149	4,151	8,300	830000%
Complete primary	3,627	3,383	7,010	701000%
Incomplete secondary	1,202	1,061	2,263	226300%
Complete secondary	5,329	4,605	9,934	993400%
Post-basic education (18+)	5,055	3,593	8,648	864800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,512
6-11 years	519
12-14 years	694

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 357 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	143	143
Primaria	139	139
Secundaria	53	53
Media Superior	13	13

Employment and Social Security in Tila

In Tila, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 38,008 people. Of those, 37,890 are employed and 118 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.3%.

Total EAP

38,008

H: 22,524 / M: 15,484

Employed Population

37,890

H: 22,431 / M: 15,459

Unemployment Rate

0.3%

118 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

12,980

H: 2,909 / M: 10,071

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	51,262	61.4%
IMSS	3,270	3.9%
ISSSTE	793	0.9%
ISSSTE estatal	87	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	78	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	45,365	54.3%
IMSS Bienestar	3,041	3.6%
Private insurance	71	0.1%
Other institution	88	0.1%
Without health coverage	20,456	24.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Tila

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

30,212

3021200%

Single

17,600

1760000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,308

330800%

Households

Total Households

17,994

4.6 average occupants

Male-headed

14,734

81.9%

Female-headed

3,260

18.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	36,254	43.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	28,394	34%
Other religions	260	0.3%
No religion	6,669	8%

Housing and Basic Services in Tila

Tila has 20,775 total dwellings, of which 17,999 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	10,972	73%
Earthen floor	4,380	29.1%
1 bedroom	6,727	44.7%
2+ bedrooms	8,626	57.4%
1 room	1,057	7%
2 rooms	5,111	34%
3+ rooms	9,185	61.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.9%

14,722 dwellings

Piped Water

92.6%

13,924 dwellings

With Drainage

89.7%

13,494 dwellings

All Services

83.6%

12,575 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	14,722	97.9%
Without electricity	631	4.2%
Public water network	13,924	92.6%
Hauled water	8,034	53.4%
Other water source	1,429	9.5%
With water tank	4,523	30.1%
With cistern	761	5.1%
With toilet	12,775	84.9%
With latrine	2,391	15.9%
With drainage	13,494	89.7%
Without drainage	1,853	12.3%
With all services	12,575	83.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	218	1.4%

Goods and Technology in Tila

Household equipment in Tila according to the 2020 Census. 1.9% of dwellings have internet and 30.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,548	30.2%
Washing machine	765	5.1%
Microwave oven	355	2.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	504	3.4%
Motorcycle	452	3%
Bicycle	207	1.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,065	53.6%
Radio	6,150	40.9%
Landline phone	119	0.8%
Cell phone	4,610	30.7%
Computer	405	2.7%
Internet	284	1.9%
Pay TV	3,392	22.6%
Streaming platforms	12	0.1%
Video game console	17	0.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

5,546

36.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

10,721

71.3%

No Computer or Internet

14,764

98.2%

No ICT at All

5,005

33.3%

Companies and Economy in Tila

The main economic sectors of Tila are Comercio al por menor with 1,069 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,069
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	197
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	170
Industrias manufactureras	147
Industrias manufactureras	51

Poverty and Social Development in Tila

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tila has a poverty rate of 97.5% and extreme poverty of 67.3%.

Poverty

97.5%

76,480 people

Extreme Poverty

67.3%

52,809 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

1.6%

1,263 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.5%

368 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.4%

335 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36%	28,226
Lack of access to health services	16.9%	13,265
Lack of access to social security	88.9%	69,765
Lack of housing quality and spaces	56.4%	44,226
Lack of access to basic housing services	93.3%	73,167
Lack of access to food	20%	15,662
Income below welfare line	98%	76,848
Income below minimum welfare line	89.2%	69,938

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	96.8%	76.6%	2.5%	0.4%	0
2015	97.5%	67.3%	1.6%	0.4%	0

Crime in Tila

In the last 12 months, 59 crimes were recorded in Tila. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	7
2025/11	2
2025/10	4
2025/09	6
2025/08	3
2025/07	1
2025/06	5
2025/05	8
2025/04	3
2025/03	10
2025/02	4
2025/01	6

Health in Tila

Tila has 47 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 45 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tila

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tila	9,609	1,062
Petalcingo	7,417	715
Nueva Esperanza	4,681	801
El Limar	3,245	79
Chulum Juárez	2,716	846
Tocob Leglemal	2,388	840
Nuevo Limar	2,197	61
Shoctic	1,984	644
Joljá	1,700	848
Cantioc	1,478	893

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