Ayala

Ayala is a municipality of Morelos with 89,834 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,205 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of Ayala

Demographic structure of Ayala according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 23,737 people under 15 years old (26.4%), 58,336 people of working age (64.9%) and 7,747 elderly over 65 years old (8.6%).

0-14 years

23,737

26.4% of the population

15-64 years

58,336

64.9% - Working age

65+ years

7,747

8.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ayala

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	3,779	3,559	7,338	8.2%
5-9 years	4,103	4,004	8,107	9%
10-14 years	4,179	4,113	8,292	9.2%
15-19 years	4,093	4,043	8,136	9.1%
20-24 years	3,614	3,747	7,361	8.2%
25-29 years	3,391	3,667	7,058	7.9%
30-34 years	2,970	3,357	6,327	7%
35-39 years	2,746	3,183	5,929	6.6%
40-44 years	2,678	2,963	5,641	6.3%
45-49 years	2,466	2,891	5,357	6%
50-54 years	2,228	2,675	4,903	5.5%
55-59 years	1,897	2,150	4,047	4.5%
60-64 years	1,682	1,895	3,577	4%
65-69 years	1,263	1,427	2,690	3%
70-74 years	934	931	1,865	2.1%
75-79 years	670	689	1,359	1.5%
80-84 years	426	530	956	1.1%
85+ years	417	460	877	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ayala

Population Origin

Born in State

70,024

77.9%

Born in Another State

18,998

21.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

3,375

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,336

3.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,100

92.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

226

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

6,415

25.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,981

2.2% of the population

Men / Women

1,007 / 974

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

5,945

6.6%

With Limitation

13,527

15.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	2,907
Visual	2,552
Hearing	1,324
Speech	845
Mental	1,064

Education in Ayala

Literacy and Schooling

In Ayala, 4,837 people aged 15 and over can read and write (483700%), while 5,674 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (8.6 men, 8.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,534	3,140	5,674	567400%
Incomplete primary	3,236	3,065	6,301	630100%
Complete primary	4,407	4,425	8,832	883200%
Incomplete secondary	1,160	890	2,050	205000%
Complete secondary	9,152	10,486	19,638	1963800%
Post-basic education (18+)	10,123	11,569	21,692	2169200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	2,096
6-11 years	560
12-14 years	722

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 120 are public and 28 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	45	9	54
Primaria	48	7	55
Secundaria	18	3	21
Media Superior	4	2	6
Superior	2	2	4

Employment and Social Security in Ayala

In Ayala, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 44,704 people. Of those, 44,035 are employed and 669 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

Total EAP

44,704

H: 26,158 / M: 18,546

Employed Population

44,035

H: 25,652 / M: 18,383

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

669 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

26,052

H: 7,635 / M: 18,417

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	63,642	70.8%
IMSS	22,905	25.5%
ISSSTE	7,221	8%
ISSSTE estatal	79	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	591	0.7%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	32,307	36%
IMSS Bienestar	322	0.4%
Private insurance	537	0.6%
Other institution	465	0.5%
Without health coverage	26,163	29.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Ayala

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

38,141

3814100%

Single

23,062

2306200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

9,831

983100%

Households

Total Households

25,045

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

16,549

66.1%

Female-headed

8,496

33.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	61,693	68.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	15,992	17.8%
Other religions	95	0.1%
No religion	12,001	13.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Ayala

Ayala has 43,023 total dwellings, of which 25,051 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	23,405	94.2%
Earthen floor	1,569	6.3%
1 bedroom	9,659	38.9%
2+ bedrooms	15,315	61.6%
1 room	2,225	9%
2 rooms	5,207	21%
3+ rooms	17,542	70.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

24,765 dwellings

Piped Water

94.5%

23,487 dwellings

With Drainage

97%

24,106 dwellings

All Services

91.9%

22,827 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	24,765	99.6%
Without electricity	209	0.8%
Public water network	23,487	94.5%
Hauled water	19,070	76.7%
Other water source	1,487	6%
With water tank	17,395	70%
With cistern	8,404	33.8%
With toilet	23,801	95.8%
With latrine	625	2.5%
With drainage	24,106	97%
Without drainage	868	3.5%
With all services	22,827	91.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	64	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Ayala

Household equipment in Ayala according to the 2020 Census. 39.9% of dwellings have internet and 88% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	21,631	87%
Washing machine	15,621	62.9%
Microwave oven	7,850	31.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	8,334	33.5%
Motorcycle	4,059	16.3%
Bicycle	6,361	25.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	22,508	90.6%
Radio	16,634	66.9%
Landline phone	7,888	31.7%
Cell phone	21,878	88%
Computer	6,568	26.4%
Internet	9,905	39.9%
Pay TV	6,384	25.7%
Streaming platforms	1,956	7.9%
Video game console	1,317	5.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,343

5.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,974

7.9%

No Computer or Internet

13,653

54.9%

No ICT at All

431

1.7%

Companies and Economy in Ayala

The main economic sectors of Ayala are Comercio al por menor with 1,371 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,371
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	496
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	445
Industrias manufactureras	223
Industrias manufactureras	74

Poverty and Social Development in Ayala

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ayala has a poverty rate of 56.3% and extreme poverty of 11.4%.

Poverty

56.3%

49,122 people

Extreme Poverty

11.4%

9,907 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

24.3%

21,215 people

Vulnerable by Income

6%

5,255 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

13.3%

11,605 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	20.7%	18,067
Lack of access to health services	15.1%	13,181
Lack of access to social security	66.4%	57,874
Lack of housing quality and spaces	15.5%	13,521
Lack of access to basic housing services	26.8%	23,349
Lack of access to food	26.9%	23,484
Income below welfare line	62.4%	54,377
Income below minimum welfare line	26%	22,691

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	50.3%	9%	26.9%	14%	0
2015	56.3%	11.4%	24.3%	13.3%	0

Crime in Ayala

In the last 12 months, 787 crimes were recorded in Ayala. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	72
2025/11	80
2025/10	85
2025/09	52
2025/08	75
2025/07	70
2025/06	42
2025/05	58
2025/04	40
2025/03	77
2025/02	61
2025/01	75

Health in Ayala

Ayala has 36 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 34 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ayala

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Pedro Apatlaco	13,032	1,278
Anenecuilco	11,227	1,236
Tenextepango	8,835	1,144
Ciudad Ayala	6,335	1,220
Jaloxtoc	4,026	1,249
Moyotepec	3,949	1,160
Chinameca	3,149	1,041
Tlayecac	2,879	1,363
Huitzililla	2,878	1,208
San Juan Ahuehueyo	2,547	1,162

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