Yajalón

Yajalón is a municipality of Chiapas with 40,285 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,060 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years.

Demographics of Yajalón

Demographic structure of Yajalón according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 13,861 people under 15 years old (34.4%), 24,130 people of working age (59.9%) and 2,282 elderly over 65 years old (5.7%).

0-14 years

13,861

34.4% of the population

15-64 years

24,130

59.9% - Working age

65+ years

2,282

5.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

66.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Yajalón

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,334	2,322	4,656	11.6%
5-9 years	2,395	2,346	4,741	11.8%
10-14 years	2,223	2,241	4,464	11.1%
15-19 years	2,004	2,042	4,046	10%
20-24 years	1,697	1,809	3,506	8.7%
25-29 years	1,405	1,637	3,042	7.6%
30-34 years	1,325	1,435	2,760	6.9%
35-39 years	1,217	1,441	2,658	6.6%
40-44 years	1,058	1,222	2,280	5.7%
45-49 years	925	1,070	1,995	5%
50-54 years	773	794	1,567	3.9%
55-59 years	628	649	1,277	3.2%
60-64 years	482	517	999	2.5%
65-69 years	408	462	870	2.2%
70-74 years	289	263	552	1.4%
75-79 years	213	231	444	1.1%
80-84 years	120	105	225	0.6%
85+ years	88	103	191	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Yajalón

Population Origin

Born in State

39,958

99.2%

Born in Another State

297

0.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

157

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

23,718

58.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

18,428

77.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

5,137

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

32,253

368.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

166

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

82 / 84

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,431

3.6%

With Limitation

2,445

6.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	640
Visual	688
Hearing	397
Speech	359
Mental	323

Education in Yajalón

Literacy and Schooling

In Yajalón, 6,235 people aged 15 and over can read and write (623500%), while 6,150 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years (7.4 men, 6.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,363	3,787	6,150	615000%
Incomplete primary	1,664	1,698	3,362	336200%
Complete primary	2,099	2,231	4,330	433000%
Incomplete secondary	421	336	757	75700%
Complete secondary	1,938	2,117	4,055	405500%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,681	3,206	6,887	688700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,184
6-11 years	703
12-14 years	680

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 188 are public and 7 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	71	1	72
Primaria	94	1	95
Secundaria	14	0	14
Media Superior	4	0	4
Superior	1	3	4

Employment and Social Security in Yajalón

In Yajalón, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 19,131 people. Of those, 18,751 are employed and 380 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

19,131

H: 11,194 / M: 7,937

Employed Population

18,751

H: 10,892 / M: 7,859

Unemployment Rate

2%

380 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,735

H: 2,604 / M: 7,131

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	26,292	65.3%
IMSS	880	2.2%
ISSSTE	1,770	4.4%
ISSSTE estatal	177	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	84	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	23,022	57.1%
IMSS Bienestar	344	0.9%
Private insurance	161	0.4%
Other institution	68	0.2%
Without health coverage	13,975	34.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Yajalón

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

16,006

1600600%

Single

10,521

1052100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,511

251100%

Households

Total Households

8,748

4.6 average occupants

Male-headed

6,883

78.7%

Female-headed

1,865

21.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	21,201	52.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	17,124	42.5%
Other religions	108	0.3%
No religion	1,816	4.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Yajalón

Yajalón has 10,465 total dwellings, of which 8,753 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,674	77.2%
Earthen floor	2,058	23.8%
1 bedroom	4,505	52.1%
2+ bedrooms	4,227	48.9%
1 room	870	10.1%
2 rooms	3,311	38.3%
3+ rooms	4,551	52.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.4%

8,510 dwellings

Piped Water

94%

8,128 dwellings

With Drainage

92.1%

7,962 dwellings

All Services

87.3%

7,551 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,510	98.4%
Without electricity	224	2.6%
Public water network	8,128	94%
Hauled water	5,957	68.9%
Other water source	605	7%
With water tank	5,082	58.8%
With cistern	1,304	15.1%
With toilet	7,458	86.3%
With latrine	988	11.4%
With drainage	7,962	92.1%
Without drainage	765	8.8%
With all services	7,551	87.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	59	0.7%

Goods and Technology in Yajalón

Household equipment in Yajalón according to the 2020 Census. 13.6% of dwellings have internet and 65.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,133	47.8%
Washing machine	1,877	21.7%
Microwave oven	878	10.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,089	12.6%
Motorcycle	376	4.3%
Bicycle	198	2.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,839	67.5%
Radio	4,688	54.2%
Landline phone	681	7.9%
Cell phone	5,633	65.2%
Computer	1,112	12.9%
Internet	1,175	13.6%
Pay TV	3,168	36.6%
Streaming platforms	145	1.7%
Video game console	76	0.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,950

22.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

3,033

35.1%

No Computer or Internet

7,040

81.4%

No ICT at All

1,503

17.4%

Companies and Economy in Yajalón

The main economic sectors of Yajalón are Comercio al por menor with 1,149 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,149
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	260
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	233
Industrias manufactureras	110
Industrias manufactureras	57

Poverty and Social Development in Yajalón

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Yajalón has a poverty rate of 78.7% and extreme poverty of 38.8%.

Poverty

78.7%

23,289 people

Extreme Poverty

38.8%

11,483 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

15%

4,425 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.4%

402 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5%

1,479 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	35.6%	10,543
Lack of access to health services	18.2%	5,393
Lack of access to social security	89.4%	26,466
Lack of housing quality and spaces	36.6%	10,829
Lack of access to basic housing services	51.2%	15,143
Lack of access to food	19.8%	5,868
Income below welfare line	80.1%	23,691
Income below minimum welfare line	51.9%	15,368

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	89.1%	53.8%	8.5%	1.7%	0
2015	78.7%	38.8%	15%	5%	0

Crime in Yajalón

In the last 12 months, 36 crimes were recorded in Yajalón. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	3
2025/10	3
2025/09	1
2025/08	1
2025/07	1
2025/06	1
2025/05	3
2025/04	5
2025/03	6
2025/02	5
2025/01	3
2024/12	4

Health in Yajalón

Yajalón has 37 health facilities, including 3 hospitals, 34 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Yajalón

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Yajalón	18,926	782
Amado Nervo	1,578	920
Lázaro Cárdenas	1,414	999
La Ventana	433	1,826
Emiliano Zapata	413	1,556
El Recreo	398	1,372
La Laguna	383	934
Tulaquil	362	901
Chiviltic	354	1,701
El Prado	338	758

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