Malinalco

Malinalco is a municipality of México with 28,155 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,623 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8 years.

Demographics of Malinalco

Demographic structure of Malinalco according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 7,959 people under 15 years old (28.3%), 17,810 people of working age (63.3%) and 2,383 elderly over 65 years old (8.5%).

0-14 years

7,959

28.3% of the population

15-64 years

17,810

63.3% - Working age

65+ years

2,383

8.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Malinalco

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,326	1,277	2,603	9.2%
5-9 years	1,300	1,273	2,573	9.1%
10-14 years	1,411	1,372	2,783	9.9%
15-19 years	1,307	1,306	2,613	9.3%
20-24 years	1,120	1,151	2,271	8.1%
25-29 years	1,070	1,147	2,217	7.9%
30-34 years	934	1,022	1,956	6.9%
35-39 years	907	992	1,899	6.7%
40-44 years	817	914	1,731	6.1%
45-49 years	776	802	1,578	5.6%
50-54 years	688	754	1,442	5.1%
55-59 years	538	585	1,123	4%
60-64 years	491	489	980	3.5%
65-69 years	378	393	771	2.7%
70-74 years	288	287	575	2%
75-79 years	226	226	452	1.6%
80-84 years	127	149	276	1%
85+ years	128	181	309	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Malinalco

Population Origin

Born in State

25,272

89.8%

Born in Another State

2,694

9.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

431

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

58

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

58

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

130

1.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,848

6.6% of the population

Men / Women

915 / 933

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,481

5.3%

With Limitation

2,863

10.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	719
Visual	560
Hearing	406
Speech	266
Mental	334

Education in Malinalco

Literacy and Schooling

In Malinalco, 1,497 people aged 15 and over can read and write (149700%), while 1,413 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8 years (8 men, 8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	637	776	1,413	141300%
Incomplete primary	1,402	1,515	2,917	291700%
Complete primary	1,917	1,905	3,822	382200%
Incomplete secondary	457	349	806	80600%
Complete secondary	2,797	2,932	5,729	572900%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,293	2,583	4,876	487600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	639
6-11 years	122
12-14 years	171

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 91 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	30	1	31
Primaria	33	0	33
Secundaria	17	0	17
Media Superior	7	0	7

Employment and Social Security in Malinalco

In Malinalco, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,723 people. Of those, 13,569 are employed and 154 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

13,723

H: 8,463 / M: 5,260

Employed Population

13,569

H: 8,352 / M: 5,217

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

154 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,987

H: 2,107 / M: 5,880

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	19,188	68.2%
IMSS	1,619	5.8%
ISSSTE	630	2.2%
ISSSTE estatal	328	1.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	102	0.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	15,653	55.6%
IMSS Bienestar	109	0.4%
Private insurance	71	0.3%
Other institution	810	2.9%
Without health coverage	8,947	31.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Malinalco

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

12,563

1256300%

Single

6,812

681200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,440

244000%

Households

Total Households

7,410

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

5,092

68.7%

Female-headed

2,318

31.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	24,416	86.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,041	3.7%
Other religions	27	0.1%
No religion	2,640	9.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Malinalco

Malinalco has 10,171 total dwellings, of which 7,417 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,092	95.8%
Earthen floor	304	4.1%
1 bedroom	2,717	36.7%
2+ bedrooms	4,679	63.2%
1 room	564	7.6%
2 rooms	1,604	21.7%
3+ rooms	5,228	70.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.1%

7,332 dwellings

Piped Water

95.3%

7,050 dwellings

With Drainage

91.6%

6,780 dwellings

All Services

88.4%

6,544 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,332	99.1%
Without electricity	64	0.9%
Public water network	7,050	95.3%
Hauled water	5,052	68.3%
Other water source	346	4.7%
With water tank	5,688	76.9%
With cistern	2,452	33.1%
With toilet	6,539	88.4%
With latrine	388	5.2%
With drainage	6,780	91.6%
Without drainage	616	8.3%
With all services	6,544	88.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	23	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Malinalco

Household equipment in Malinalco according to the 2020 Census. 23.5% of dwellings have internet and 76.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,350	72.3%
Washing machine	3,347	45.2%
Microwave oven	1,398	18.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,087	28.2%
Motorcycle	715	9.7%
Bicycle	586	7.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,907	79.8%
Radio	4,276	57.8%
Landline phone	1,382	18.7%
Cell phone	5,638	76.2%
Computer	1,124	15.2%
Internet	1,741	23.5%
Pay TV	2,514	34%
Streaming platforms	276	3.7%
Video game console	143	1.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

918

12.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,543

20.8%

No Computer or Internet

5,380

72.7%

No ICT at All

474

6.4%

Companies and Economy in Malinalco

The main economic sectors of Malinalco are Comercio al por menor with 925 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	925
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	382
Industrias manufactureras	209
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	196
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	53

Poverty and Social Development in Malinalco

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Malinalco has a poverty rate of 76.3% and extreme poverty of 19.4%.

Poverty

76.3%

20,774 people

Extreme Poverty

19.4%

5,282 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

15.9%

4,325 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.6%

988 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.2%

1,131 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25.8%	7,027
Lack of access to health services	12.3%	3,341
Lack of access to social security	85.3%	23,214
Lack of housing quality and spaces	12.8%	3,497
Lack of access to basic housing services	36.9%	10,053
Lack of access to food	21.7%	5,920
Income below welfare line	80%	21,762
Income below minimum welfare line	41.5%	11,302

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	66.3%	20.9%	30.8%	2.1%	0
2015	76.3%	19.4%	15.9%	4.2%	0

Crime in Malinalco

In the last 12 months, 572 crimes were recorded in Malinalco. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	39
2025/11	52
2025/10	51
2025/09	38
2025/08	49
2025/07	60
2025/06	46
2025/05	42
2025/04	49
2025/03	37
2025/02	47
2025/01	62

Health in Malinalco

Malinalco has 21 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 18 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Malinalco

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Malinalco	8,921	1,765
San Simón el Alto	3,094	2,410
Chalma	1,814	1,650
San Andrés Nicolás Bravo	1,619	1,181
San Sebastián	1,076	2,041
San Nicolás	943	1,946
Jalmolonga (La Hacienda)	923	1,556
La Ladrillera	881	1,592
El Puentecito	749	1,577
Palmar de Guadalupe	746	1,935

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