Ayapango

Ayapango is a municipality of México with 10,053 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,453 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.9 years.

Demographics of Ayapango

Demographic structure of Ayapango according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,623 people under 15 years old (26.1%), 6,720 people of working age (66.8%) and 710 elderly over 65 years old (7.1%).

0-14 years

2,623

26.1% of the population

15-64 years

6,720

66.8% - Working age

65+ years

710

7.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

49.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ayapango

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	396	395	791	7.9%
5-9 years	428	444	872	8.7%
10-14 years	468	492	960	9.5%
15-19 years	430	413	843	8.4%
20-24 years	417	395	812	8.1%
25-29 years	363	418	781	7.8%
30-34 years	364	441	805	8%
35-39 years	304	383	687	6.8%
40-44 years	348	398	746	7.4%
45-49 years	302	359	661	6.6%
50-54 years	294	314	608	6%
55-59 years	214	224	438	4.4%
60-64 years	164	175	339	3.4%
65-69 years	120	152	272	2.7%
70-74 years	81	94	175	1.7%
75-79 years	60	72	132	1.3%
80-84 years	34	32	66	0.7%
85+ years	23	42	65	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ayapango

Population Origin

Born in State

8,659

86.1%

Born in Another State

1,368

13.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

208

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

27

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

27

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

81

3.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

79

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

39 / 40

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

413

4.1%

With Limitation

1,222

12.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	176
Visual	193
Hearing	104
Speech	55
Mental	73

Education in Ayapango

Literacy and Schooling

In Ayapango, 165 people aged 15 and over can read and write (16500%), while 160 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.9 years (9.9 men, 9.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	65	95	160	16000%
Incomplete primary	188	242	430	43000%
Complete primary	489	486	975	97500%
Incomplete secondary	97	102	199	19900%
Complete secondary	1,105	1,208	2,313	231300%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,433	1,645	3,078	307800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	198
6-11 years	50
12-14 years	35

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 20 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	6	1	7
Primaria	7	0	7
Secundaria	3	0	3
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Ayapango

In Ayapango, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,521 people. Of those, 4,417 are employed and 104 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.3%.

Total EAP

4,521

H: 2,827 / M: 1,694

Employed Population

4,417

H: 2,761 / M: 1,656

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

104 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,465

H: 947 / M: 2,518

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	6,778	67.4%
IMSS	1,555	15.5%
ISSSTE	509	5.1%
ISSSTE estatal	443	4.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	50	0.5%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,694	36.7%
IMSS Bienestar	6	0.1%
Private insurance	210	2.1%
Other institution	338	3.4%
Without health coverage	3,270	32.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Ayapango

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,464

446400%

Single

2,626

262600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

904

90400%

Households

Total Households

2,591

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

1,873

72.3%

Female-headed

718

27.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,399	83.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	719	7.2%
Other religions	20	0.2%
No religion	909	9%

Housing and Basic Services in Ayapango

Ayapango has 3,230 total dwellings, of which 2,593 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,521	102.9%
Earthen floor	70	2.9%
1 bedroom	972	39.7%
2+ bedrooms	1,619	66.1%
1 room	232	9.5%
2 rooms	565	23.1%
3+ rooms	1,794	73.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

105.4%

2,582 dwellings

Piped Water

103.4%

2,533 dwellings

With Drainage

104.4%

2,557 dwellings

All Services

102.4%

2,508 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,582	105.4%
Without electricity	9	0.4%
Public water network	2,533	103.4%
Hauled water	2,446	99.9%
Other water source	58	2.4%
With water tank	2,220	90.6%
With cistern	796	32.5%
With toilet	2,503	102.2%
With latrine	81	3.3%
With drainage	2,557	104.4%
Without drainage	34	1.4%
With all services	2,508	102.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Ayapango

Household equipment in Ayapango according to the 2020 Census. 39.8% of dwellings have internet and 93.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,077	84.8%
Washing machine	1,763	72%
Microwave oven	961	39.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,020	41.6%
Motorcycle	315	12.9%
Bicycle	1,194	48.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,426	99.1%
Radio	1,848	75.5%
Landline phone	638	26.1%
Cell phone	2,286	93.3%
Computer	767	31.3%
Internet	974	39.8%
Pay TV	530	21.6%
Streaming platforms	173	7.1%
Video game console	126	5.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

98

4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

258

10.5%

No Computer or Internet

1,449

59.2%

No ICT at All

37

1.5%

Companies and Economy in Ayapango

The main economic sectors of Ayapango are Comercio al por menor with 140 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	140
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	42
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	30
Industrias manufactureras	14
Servicios educativos	10

Poverty and Social Development in Ayapango

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ayapango has a poverty rate of 46.5% and extreme poverty of 4.7%.

Poverty

46.5%

4,808 people

Extreme Poverty

4.7%

485 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

37%

3,827 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.9%

408 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

12.5%

1,288 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	12.2%	1,257
Lack of access to health services	13.2%	1,361
Lack of access to social security	75.3%	7,782
Lack of housing quality and spaces	21.2%	2,188
Lack of access to basic housing services	9.6%	992
Lack of access to food	18.5%	1,914
Income below welfare line	50.5%	5,215
Income below minimum welfare line	16.9%	1,745

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	44.3%	8.3%	40.1%	12.6%	0
2015	46.5%	4.7%	37%	12.5%	0

Crime in Ayapango

In the last 12 months, 178 crimes were recorded in Ayapango. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	11
2025/11	7
2025/10	23
2025/09	18
2025/08	19
2025/07	17
2025/06	19
2025/05	13
2025/04	15
2025/03	10
2025/02	14
2025/01	12

Health in Ayapango

Ayapango has 4 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 4 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ayapango

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ayapango de Gabriel Ramos M.	3,975	2,441
La Colonia	1,443	2,453
Poxtla	985	2,443
Pahuacán	871	2,538
Mihuacán	809	2,520
San Diego Chalcatepehuacán	690	2,450
Tlamapa	602	2,439
El Arenal (Camino al Arenal)	144	2,437
Las Casitas (Tepexpan)	123	2,441
Predio el Calvario	112	2,463

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