Tuzantán

Tuzantán is a municipality of Chiapas with 30,302 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 203 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years.

Demographics of Tuzantán

Demographic structure of Tuzantán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,477 people under 15 years old (31.3%), 18,441 people of working age (60.9%) and 2,384 elderly over 65 years old (7.9%).

0-14 years

9,477

31.3% of the population

15-64 years

18,441

60.9% - Working age

65+ years

2,384

7.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tuzantán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,490	1,423	2,913	9.6%
5-9 years	1,736	1,625	3,361	11.1%
10-14 years	1,654	1,549	3,203	10.6%
15-19 years	1,390	1,394	2,784	9.2%
20-24 years	1,089	1,136	2,225	7.3%
25-29 years	1,024	1,237	2,261	7.5%
30-34 years	998	1,159	2,157	7.1%
35-39 years	878	1,129	2,007	6.6%
40-44 years	851	929	1,780	5.9%
45-49 years	779	791	1,570	5.2%
50-54 years	696	773	1,469	4.8%
55-59 years	582	595	1,177	3.9%
60-64 years	471	540	1,011	3.3%
65-69 years	430	420	850	2.8%
70-74 years	311	260	571	1.9%
75-79 years	248	181	429	1.4%
80-84 years	137	133	270	0.9%
85+ years	136	128	264	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tuzantán

Population Origin

Born in State

29,259

96.6%

Born in Another State

670

2.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

465

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

142

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

138

97.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

4

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

465

6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

77

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

36 / 41

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,553

5.1%

With Limitation

2,869

9.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	711
Visual	711
Hearing	398
Speech	312
Mental	268

Education in Tuzantán

Literacy and Schooling

In Tuzantán, 2,247 people aged 15 and over can read and write (224700%), while 2,577 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years (7.6 men, 7.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,090	1,487	2,577	257700%
Incomplete primary	1,644	1,571	3,215	321500%
Complete primary	1,587	1,636	3,223	322300%
Incomplete secondary	250	261	511	51100%
Complete secondary	2,355	2,757	5,112	511200%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,678	2,659	5,337	533700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	833
6-11 years	291
12-14 years	234

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 104 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	38	0	38
Primaria	41	0	41
Secundaria	16	0	16
Media Superior	7	1	8

Employment and Social Security in Tuzantán

In Tuzantán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,653 people. Of those, 13,487 are employed and 166 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

13,653

H: 8,674 / M: 4,979

Employed Population

13,487

H: 8,564 / M: 4,923

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

166 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,977

H: 2,263 / M: 6,714

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	15,788	52.1%
IMSS	3,983	13.1%
ISSSTE	663	2.2%
ISSSTE estatal	145	0.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	148	0.5%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,705	35.3%
IMSS Bienestar	143	0.5%
Private insurance	46	0.2%
Other institution	74	0.2%
Without health coverage	14,506	47.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Tuzantán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

12,597

1259700%

Single

7,204

720400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,918

291800%

Households

Total Households

7,709

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

5,389

69.9%

Female-headed

2,320

30.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,407	31%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	11,855	39.1%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	9,029	29.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Tuzantán

Tuzantán has 9,553 total dwellings, of which 7,711 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,038	91.8%
Earthen floor	645	8.4%
1 bedroom	3,477	45.4%
2+ bedrooms	4,206	54.9%
1 room	1,510	19.7%
2 rooms	1,831	23.9%
3+ rooms	4,341	56.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.4%

7,622 dwellings

Piped Water

91%

6,977 dwellings

With Drainage

95.7%

7,336 dwellings

All Services

88.2%

6,760 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,622	99.4%
Without electricity	61	0.8%
Public water network	6,977	91%
Hauled water	5,244	68.4%
Other water source	706	9.2%
With water tank	756	9.9%
With cistern	2,837	37%
With toilet	7,236	94.4%
With latrine	135	1.8%
With drainage	7,336	95.7%
Without drainage	347	4.5%
With all services	6,760	88.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	21	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Tuzantán

Household equipment in Tuzantán according to the 2020 Census. 10.1% of dwellings have internet and 72.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,610	73.2%
Washing machine	2,960	38.6%
Microwave oven	1,035	13.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	977	12.7%
Motorcycle	1,253	16.3%
Bicycle	1,468	19.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,386	83.3%
Radio	5,356	69.9%
Landline phone	323	4.2%
Cell phone	5,538	72.2%
Computer	535	7%
Internet	776	10.1%
Pay TV	2,768	36.1%
Streaming platforms	48	0.6%
Video game console	50	0.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

686

8.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,064

26.9%

No Computer or Internet

6,606

86.2%

No ICT at All

420

5.5%

Companies and Economy in Tuzantán

The main economic sectors of Tuzantán are Comercio al por menor with 164 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	164
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	60
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	58
Industrias manufactureras	25
Industrias manufactureras	22

Poverty and Social Development in Tuzantán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tuzantán has a poverty rate of 79.5% and extreme poverty of 31.8%.

Poverty

79.5%

26,486 people

Extreme Poverty

31.8%

10,579 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

16.1%

5,353 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.5%

487 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.9%

980 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	29.4%	9,790
Lack of access to health services	21.5%	7,175
Lack of access to social security	85.8%	28,571
Lack of housing quality and spaces	33%	10,996
Lack of access to basic housing services	75.7%	25,227
Lack of access to food	30%	9,997
Income below welfare line	81%	26,972
Income below minimum welfare line	44.4%	14,782

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	85%	43%	12.3%	1.3%	0
2015	79.5%	31.8%	16.1%	2.9%	0

Crime in Tuzantán

In the last 12 months, 68 crimes were recorded in Tuzantán. View detailed crime statistics.

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

Health in Tuzantán

Tuzantán has 12 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 12 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tuzantán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tuzantán	3,536	71
Xochiltepec	2,570	35
Primer Cantón	1,555	30
Estación Tuzantán	1,225	26
Villa Hidalgo	1,209	100
Segundo Cantón	1,119	28
Cuarto Cantón	999	23
El Retiro	985	483
Nueva Tenochtitlán	961	233
La Flor	953	108

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