Economy and Employment in Xochimilco

Complete economic analysis of Xochimilco, Ciudad de México. The Economically Active Population is 235,784 people. The municipality has 18,686 economic establishments registered in the DENUE. Sources: Population Census 2020 (INEGI), DENUE and CONEVAL.

Employment and Economic Activity in Xochimilco

Employment data from the 2020 Population and Housing Census. In Xochimilco, 230,216 people are employed and 5,568 unemployed, with an unemployment rate of 2.4%. The economically inactive population totals 136,753 people.

Total EAP
235,784
M: 132,742 / F: 103,042
Employed Population
230,216
M: 129,100 / F: 101,116
Unemployment Rate
2.4%
5,568 unemployed people
Economically Inactive
136,753
M: 47,380 / F: 89,373

Health Coverage in Xochimilco

Social security coverage of the population of Xochimilco according to the 2020 Census. 304,373 people have health coverage (68.8% of the population), while 137,441 have no access (31.1%).

Institution Beneficiaries % of Population
With health coverage (total) 304,373 68.8%
IMSS 132,703 30%
ISSSTE 72,052 16.3%
ISSSTE (state) 491 0.1%
Pemex, Defense or Navy 4,071 0.9%
Seguro Popular / INSABI 82,554 18.7%
IMSS Bienestar 1,471 0.3%
Private insurance 9,270 2.1%
Other institution 7,072 1.6%
Without health coverage 137,441 31.1%

Companies by Economic Sector in Xochimilco

Distribution of the 18,686 economic establishments registered in the National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE) by INEGI, classified by economic activity sector (SCIAN). View full business directory.

Sector Establishments % 0-5 emp. 6-10 emp. 11-30 emp. 31+ emp.
Comercio al por menor 11,230 60.1% 10,945 189 69 27
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales 2,638 14.1% 2,551 75 10 2
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos 2,002 10.7% 1,859 104 33 6
Industrias manufactureras 949 5.1% 886 46 10 7
Servicios educativos 419 2.2% 121 70 157 71
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos 304 1.6% 281 11 8 4
Industrias manufactureras 253 1.4% 232 13 5 3
Industrias manufactureras 179 1% 154 11 7 7
Servicios financieros y de seguros 171 0.9% 145 10 7 9
Servicios de apoyo a los negocios 168 0.9% 163 2 2 1
Servicios inmobiliarios 158 0.8% 138 18 2 0
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales 147 0.8% 54 33 24 36
Construcción 29 0.2% 18 3 4 4
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 26 0.1% 7 5 9 5
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 12 0.1% 5 4 1 2
Corporativos 1 0% 1 0 0 0

Evolution of the Number of Companies in Xochimilco

Evolution of the total economic establishments registered in the DENUE since 2015.

Period Total Establishments Change
2015 19,624 -
March 2017 2,059 -89.5%
March 2018 19,877 +865.4%
November 2018 19,879 0%
April 2019 19,956 +0.4%
November 2019 15,676 -21.4%
April 2020 20,597 +31.4%
November 2020 20,637 +0.2%
May 2021 20,963 +1.6%
November 2021 20,963 0%
May 2022 13,503 -35.6%
November 2022 18,233 +35%
November 2023 10,647 -41.6%
May 2024 17,027 +59.9%
November 2024 14,396 -15.5%

Poverty and Social Development in Xochimilco

Multidimensional poverty indicators for Xochimilco according to CONEVAL (2015). 40.5% of the population lives in poverty and 2.4% in extreme poverty.

Poverty
40.5%
187,111 people
Extreme Poverty
2.4%
11,080 people
Vulnerable by Deprivation
23.8%
110,220 people
Not Poor or Vulnerable
25.8%
119,300 people

Social Deprivation (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation % People
Educational lag 11.1% 51,455
Lack of access to health services 21.6% 99,836
Lack of access to social security 55.3% 255,773
Lack of housing quality and space 9.7% 44,862
Lack of access to basic housing services 7.5% 34,847
Lack of access to food 6.6% 30,628
Income below welfare line 50.4% 232,860
Income below minimum welfare line 12.1% 55,889

Poverty Evolution in Xochimilco

Year Poverty Extreme Poverty Vulnerable Not Poor Gini
2010 36.1% 4.1% 33.6% 25.8% 0
2015 40.5% 2.4% 23.8% 25.8% 0