Zinacantán

Zinacantán is a municipality of Chiapas with 45,373 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,947 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 4.6 years.

Demographics of Zinacantán

Demographic structure of Zinacantán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 16,480 people under 15 years old (36.3%), 26,803 people of working age (59.1%) and 2,089 elderly over 65 years old (4.6%).

0-14 years

16,480

36.3% of the population

15-64 years

26,803

59.1% - Working age

65+ years

2,089

4.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

69.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Zinacantán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,456	2,649	5,105	11.3%
5-9 years	2,788	2,954	5,742	12.7%
10-14 years	2,847	2,786	5,633	12.4%
15-19 years	2,370	2,679	5,049	11.1%
20-24 years	2,011	2,365	4,376	9.6%
25-29 years	1,654	2,130	3,784	8.3%
30-34 years	1,399	1,810	3,209	7.1%
35-39 years	1,302	1,528	2,830	6.2%
40-44 years	955	1,205	2,160	4.8%
45-49 years	861	1,027	1,888	4.2%
50-54 years	642	802	1,444	3.2%
55-59 years	513	644	1,157	2.5%
60-64 years	414	492	906	2%
65-69 years	361	412	773	1.7%
70-74 years	203	255	458	1%
75-79 years	175	228	403	0.9%
80-84 years	75	152	227	0.5%
85+ years	89	139	228	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Zinacantán

Population Origin

Born in State

45,340

99.9%

Born in Another State

23

0.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

31

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

41,485

91.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

27,414

66.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

13,838

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

45,060

493.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

310

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

152 / 158

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,209

2.7%

With Limitation

2,355

5.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	549
Visual	549
Hearing	434
Speech	266
Mental	297

Education in Zinacantán

Literacy and Schooling

In Zinacantán, 8,959 people aged 15 and over can read and write (895900%), while 8,384 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 4.6 years (5.3 men, 4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,381	6,003	8,384	838400%
Incomplete primary	2,096	1,740	3,836	383600%
Complete primary	5,808	5,840	11,648	1164800%
Incomplete secondary	236	181	417	41700%
Complete secondary	1,663	1,544	3,207	320700%
Post-basic education (18+)	717	464	1,181	118100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,855
6-11 years	680
12-14 years	1,621

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 128 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	50	0	50
Primaria	57	0	57
Secundaria	17	1	18
Media Superior	3	0	3
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Zinacantán

In Zinacantán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 14,989 people. Of those, 14,284 are employed and 705 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

Total EAP

14,989

H: 11,517 / M: 3,472

Employed Population

14,284

H: 10,859 / M: 3,425

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

705 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

17,031

H: 3,062 / M: 13,969

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	37,520	82.7%
IMSS	493	1.1%
ISSSTE	66	0.1%
ISSSTE estatal	24	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	7	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	35,438	78.1%
IMSS Bienestar	984	2.2%
Private insurance	136	0.3%
Other institution	643	1.4%
Without health coverage	7,842	17.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Zinacantán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

17,073

1707300%

Single

12,967

1296700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,078

207800%

Households

Total Households

9,128

5 average occupants

Male-headed

7,379

80.8%

Female-headed

1,749

19.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	32,466	71.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	10,990	24.2%
Other religions	381	0.8%
No religion	1,482	3.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Zinacantán

Zinacantán has 10,955 total dwellings, of which 9,129 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,872	87.7%
Earthen floor	1,186	13.2%
1 bedroom	3,726	41.5%
2+ bedrooms	5,332	59.4%
1 room	1,520	16.9%
2 rooms	2,478	27.6%
3+ rooms	5,059	56.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.3%

9,003 dwellings

Piped Water

74.5%

6,686 dwellings

With Drainage

88.8%

7,969 dwellings

All Services

67.4%

6,047 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	9,003	100.3%
Without electricity	55	0.6%
Public water network	6,686	74.5%
Hauled water	3,175	35.4%
Other water source	2,372	26.4%
With water tank	6,430	71.7%
With cistern	1,372	15.3%
With toilet	6,435	71.7%
With latrine	2,170	24.2%
With drainage	7,969	88.8%
Without drainage	1,089	12.1%
With all services	6,047	67.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Zinacantán

Household equipment in Zinacantán according to the 2020 Census. 5.3% of dwellings have internet and 53.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,267	14.1%
Washing machine	669	7.5%
Microwave oven	348	3.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,445	16.1%
Motorcycle	194	2.2%
Bicycle	750	8.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,314	70.4%
Radio	4,538	50.6%
Landline phone	168	1.9%
Cell phone	4,838	53.9%
Computer	111	1.2%
Internet	480	5.3%
Pay TV	359	4%
Streaming platforms	9	0.1%
Video game console	9	0.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

2,036

22.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

4,160

46.4%

No Computer or Internet

8,504

94.8%

No ICT at All

1,603

17.9%

Companies and Economy in Zinacantán

The main economic sectors of Zinacantán are Industrias manufactureras with 655 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	655
Comercio al por menor	570
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	96
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	60
Industrias manufactureras	58

Poverty and Social Development in Zinacantán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Zinacantán has a poverty rate of 98.4% and extreme poverty of 61.5%.

Poverty

98.4%

40,915 people

Extreme Poverty

61.5%

25,583 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

1.5%

629 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.1%

31 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0%

20 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	55.9%	23,252
Lack of access to health services	15.9%	6,598
Lack of access to social security	94.7%	39,386
Lack of housing quality and spaces	36.7%	15,271
Lack of access to basic housing services	68.4%	28,451
Lack of access to food	33.8%	14,041
Income below welfare line	98.4%	40,946
Income below minimum welfare line	88.6%	36,850

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	96.8%	69.7%	3.1%	0.1%	0
2015	98.4%	61.5%	1.5%	0%	0

Crime in Zinacantán

In the last 12 months, 18 crimes were recorded in Zinacantán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/10	1
2025/09	1
2025/07	1
2025/05	3
2025/02	1
2025/01	2
2024/11	2
2024/10	1
2024/09	1
2024/07	1
2024/06	1

Health in Zinacantán

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

Main Localities of Zinacantán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Zinacantán	5,575	2,158
Pasté	5,256	2,283
Navenchauc	5,194	2,245
Nachig	4,520	2,268
Patosil	1,966	2,365
Bochojbo Alto	1,296	2,434
Zequentic	1,221	1,857
Apaz	1,101	2,118
Chiquinivalvo	1,028	1,499
Jech Chentic	960	2,289

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