Tlatlaya

Tlatlaya is a municipality of México with 31,762 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 883 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years.

Demographics of Tlatlaya

Demographic structure of Tlatlaya according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,344 people under 15 years old (29.4%), 18,445 people of working age (58.1%) and 3,973 elderly over 65 years old (12.5%).

0-14 years

9,344

29.4% of the population

15-64 years

18,445

58.1% - Working age

65+ years

3,973

12.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

72.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tlatlaya

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,580	1,543	3,123	9.8%
5-9 years	1,681	1,539	3,220	10.1%
10-14 years	1,524	1,477	3,001	9.4%
15-19 years	1,436	1,453	2,889	9.1%
20-24 years	1,155	1,299	2,454	7.7%
25-29 years	1,029	1,164	2,193	6.9%
30-34 years	899	977	1,876	5.9%
35-39 years	734	854	1,588	5%
40-44 years	817	806	1,623	5.1%
45-49 years	771	728	1,499	4.7%
50-54 years	706	834	1,540	4.8%
55-59 years	710	737	1,447	4.6%
60-64 years	654	682	1,336	4.2%
65-69 years	552	568	1,120	3.5%
70-74 years	452	480	932	2.9%
75-79 years	365	395	760	2.4%
80-84 years	253	282	535	1.7%
85+ years	308	318	626	2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tlatlaya

Population Origin

Born in State

29,007

91.3%

Born in Another State

2,416

7.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

339

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

21

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

20

95.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

71

0.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

62

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

29 / 33

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,861

5.9%

With Limitation

3,495

11%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	983
Visual	683
Hearing	511
Speech	326
Mental	348

Education in Tlatlaya

Literacy and Schooling

In Tlatlaya, 3,183 people aged 15 and over can read and write (318300%), while 3,385 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years (7.7 men, 7.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,523	1,862	3,385	338500%
Incomplete primary	1,321	1,432	2,753	275300%
Complete primary	1,884	1,970	3,854	385400%
Incomplete secondary	378	351	729	72900%
Complete secondary	2,715	2,836	5,551	555100%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,632	2,733	5,365	536500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	546
6-11 years	121
12-14 years	179

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 335 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	110	110
Primaria	150	150
Secundaria	46	46
Media Superior	25	25
Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Tlatlaya

In Tlatlaya, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 15,941 people. Of those, 15,772 are employed and 169 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

15,941

H: 8,991 / M: 6,950

Employed Population

15,772

H: 8,850 / M: 6,922

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

169 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,120

H: 2,652 / M: 5,468

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	28,489	89.7%
IMSS	293	0.9%
ISSSTE	631	2%
ISSSTE estatal	2,350	7.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	44	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	25,018	78.8%
IMSS Bienestar	69	0.2%
Private insurance	38	0.1%
Other institution	168	0.5%
Without health coverage	3,267	10.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Tlatlaya

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,888

1388800%

Single

7,386

738600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,909

290900%

Households

Total Households

8,561

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

6,237

72.9%

Female-headed

2,324

27.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	27,445	86.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,585	8.1%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	1,706	5.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Tlatlaya

Tlatlaya has 12,388 total dwellings, of which 8,562 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,924	92.6%
Earthen floor	626	7.3%
1 bedroom	3,316	38.7%
2+ bedrooms	5,234	61.2%
1 room	453	5.3%
2 rooms	1,837	21.5%
3+ rooms	6,259	73.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.8%

8,457 dwellings

Piped Water

91.8%

7,858 dwellings

With Drainage

89%

7,617 dwellings

All Services

82.7%

7,077 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,457	98.8%
Without electricity	93	1.1%
Public water network	7,858	91.8%
Hauled water	3,350	39.1%
Other water source	692	8.1%
With water tank	5,876	68.7%
With cistern	1,617	18.9%
With toilet	7,653	89.4%
With latrine	50	0.6%
With drainage	7,617	89%
Without drainage	933	10.9%
With all services	7,077	82.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	16	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Tlatlaya

Household equipment in Tlatlaya according to the 2020 Census. 8.9% of dwellings have internet and 82.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,133	83.3%
Washing machine	5,009	58.5%
Microwave oven	1,495	17.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,037	35.5%
Motorcycle	2,188	25.6%
Bicycle	279	3.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,744	78.8%
Radio	3,811	44.5%
Landline phone	1,003	11.7%
Cell phone	7,035	82.2%
Computer	1,042	12.2%
Internet	764	8.9%
Pay TV	4,895	57.2%
Streaming platforms	88	1%
Video game console	66	0.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,238

14.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,182

13.8%

No Computer or Internet

7,223

84.4%

No ICT at All

476

5.6%

Companies and Economy in Tlatlaya

The main economic sectors of Tlatlaya are Comercio al por menor with 152 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	152
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	53
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	42
Industrias manufactureras	29
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	25

Poverty and Social Development in Tlatlaya

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tlatlaya has a poverty rate of 77.1% and extreme poverty of 26.4%.

Poverty

77.1%

24,537 people

Extreme Poverty

26.4%

8,391 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

18.6%

5,910 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.3%

425 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3%

947 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	30.2%	9,624
Lack of access to health services	5.6%	1,776
Lack of access to social security	83.2%	26,475
Lack of housing quality and spaces	22.4%	7,128
Lack of access to basic housing services	63.3%	20,146
Lack of access to food	30.9%	9,831
Income below welfare line	78.4%	24,962
Income below minimum welfare line	43.3%	13,779

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	72.2%	32.7%	26.5%	1.2%	0
2015	77.1%	26.4%	18.6%	3%	0

Crime in Tlatlaya

In the last 12 months, 83 crimes were recorded in Tlatlaya. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	7
2025/11	16
2025/10	4
2025/09	7
2025/08	5
2025/07	9
2025/06	8
2025/05	2
2025/04	5
2025/03	8
2025/02	3
2025/01	9

Health in Tlatlaya

Tlatlaya has 49 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 47 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tlatlaya

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Pedro Limón	2,503	672
Santa Ana Zicatecoyan	1,483	984
San Antonio del Rosario	1,179	368
San Mateo (San Mateo Guayatenco)	961	1,224
El Naranjo	843	361
Tlacocuspan (Tlacocuspan Santa Cruz)	817	943
San Francisco de Asís (San Francisco)	816	841
Santa María	813	1,109
Palmar Grande	679	652
Nuevo Copaltepec	678	361

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