Peribán

Peribán is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 29,389 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,622 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years.

Demographics of Peribán

Demographic structure of Peribán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 8,777 people under 15 years old (29.9%), 18,712 people of working age (63.7%) and 1,900 elderly over 65 years old (6.5%).

0-14 years

8,777

29.9% of the population

15-64 years

18,712

63.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,900

6.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

57.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Peribán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,443	1,537	2,980	10.1%
5-9 years	1,617	1,364	2,981	10.1%
10-14 years	1,416	1,400	2,816	9.6%
15-19 years	1,389	1,222	2,611	8.9%
20-24 years	1,283	1,193	2,476	8.4%
25-29 years	1,083	1,150	2,233	7.6%
30-34 years	1,101	1,169	2,270	7.7%
35-39 years	1,068	1,130	2,198	7.5%
40-44 years	919	945	1,864	6.3%
45-49 years	820	790	1,610	5.5%
50-54 years	708	720	1,428	4.9%
55-59 years	524	582	1,106	3.8%
60-64 years	431	485	916	3.1%
65-69 years	362	311	673	2.3%
70-74 years	256	248	504	1.7%
75-79 years	153	167	320	1.1%
80-84 years	110	105	215	0.7%
85+ years	90	98	188	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Peribán

Population Origin

Born in State

27,549

93.7%

Born in Another State

1,502

5.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

674

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

239

0.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

237

99.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

420

5.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

83

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

46 / 37

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,187

4%

With Limitation

2,867

9.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	570
Visual	500
Hearing	268
Speech	160
Mental	219

Education in Peribán

Literacy and Schooling

In Peribán, 1,396 people aged 15 and over can read and write (139600%), while 1,932 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years (7.3 men, 7.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,033	899	1,932	193200%
Incomplete primary	1,639	1,447	3,086	308600%
Complete primary	2,509	2,383	4,892	489200%
Incomplete secondary	708	456	1,164	116400%
Complete secondary	1,978	2,482	4,460	446000%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,170	2,382	4,552	455200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	554
6-11 years	226
12-14 years	301

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 53 are public and 12 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	23	4	27
Primaria	22	4	26
Secundaria	5	2	7
Media Superior	1	2	3

Employment and Social Security in Peribán

In Peribán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 14,233 people. Of those, 14,132 are employed and 101 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

14,233

H: 9,296 / M: 4,937

Employed Population

14,132

H: 9,221 / M: 4,911

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

101 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,960

H: 1,772 / M: 6,188

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	15,282	52%
IMSS	5,692	19.4%
ISSSTE	453	1.5%
ISSSTE estatal	12	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,531	29%
IMSS Bienestar	151	0.5%
Private insurance	479	1.6%
Other institution	51	0.2%
Without health coverage	14,075	47.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Peribán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,073

1307300%

Single

7,174

717400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,015

201500%

Households

Total Households

7,507

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

5,546

73.9%

Female-headed

1,961

26.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	28,064	95.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	706	2.4%
Other religions	7	0%
No religion	568	1.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Peribán

Peribán has 8,577 total dwellings, of which 7,515 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,202	103.2%
Earthen floor	293	4.2%
1 bedroom	2,191	31.4%
2+ bedrooms	5,303	76%
1 room	386	5.5%
2 rooms	1,339	19.2%
3+ rooms	5,769	82.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

106.8%

7,458 dwellings

Piped Water

106%

7,401 dwellings

With Drainage

106.8%

7,456 dwellings

All Services

105.3%

7,353 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,458	106.8%
Without electricity	37	0.5%
Public water network	7,401	106%
Hauled water	6,863	98.3%
Other water source	94	1.3%
With water tank	6,416	91.9%
With cistern	4,114	58.9%
With toilet	7,404	106.1%
With latrine	62	0.9%
With drainage	7,456	106.8%
Without drainage	39	0.6%
With all services	7,353	105.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Peribán

Household equipment in Peribán according to the 2020 Census. 43.8% of dwellings have internet and 92.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,894	98.8%
Washing machine	6,306	90.3%
Microwave oven	3,010	43.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	4,651	66.6%
Motorcycle	1,513	21.7%
Bicycle	1,083	15.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,966	99.8%
Radio	4,526	64.8%
Landline phone	2,326	33.3%
Cell phone	6,483	92.9%
Computer	1,836	26.3%
Internet	3,058	43.8%
Pay TV	5,124	73.4%
Streaming platforms	758	10.9%
Video game console	588	8.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

340

4.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

576

8.3%

No Computer or Internet

4,029

57.7%

No ICT at All

116

1.7%

Companies and Economy in Peribán

The main economic sectors of Peribán are Comercio al por menor with 605 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	605
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	179
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	167
Industrias manufactureras	66
Servicios educativos	24

Poverty and Social Development in Peribán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Peribán has a poverty rate of 48.9% and extreme poverty of 5.5%.

Poverty

48.9%

16,114 people

Extreme Poverty

5.5%

1,805 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

42.3%

13,936 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.8%

911 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6%

1,963 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.9%	10,825
Lack of access to health services	21.7%	7,134
Lack of access to social security	81.1%	26,692
Lack of housing quality and spaces	13.1%	4,309
Lack of access to basic housing services	22.8%	7,518
Lack of access to food	27.8%	9,144
Income below welfare line	51.7%	17,025
Income below minimum welfare line	12.3%	4,056

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	56.3%	9.6%	34.1%	6%	0
2015	48.9%	5.5%	42.3%	6%	0

Crime in Peribán

In the last 12 months, 104 crimes were recorded in Peribán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	5
2025/11	8
2025/10	9
2025/09	15
2025/08	11
2025/07	7
2025/06	11
2025/05	8
2025/04	7
2025/03	7
2025/02	7
2025/01	9

Health in Peribán

Peribán has 15 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 10 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Peribán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Peribán de Ramos	17,652	1,629
San Francisco Peribán	2,388	1,615
Corona	2,051	1,457
Gildardo Magaña (Los Ángeles)	1,912	1,375
Plan de Ayala	571	1,296
La Yerbabuena	459	1,543
San José Apupátaro	369	1,282
La Cofradía	360	1,349
Huatarillo	315	1,343
El Pedregal (El Pino Redondo)	301	1,696

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