Coatlán del Río

Coatlán del Río is a municipality of Morelos with 10,520 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,088 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years.

Demographics of Coatlán del Río

Demographic structure of Coatlán del Río according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,484 people under 15 years old (23.6%), 6,813 people of working age (64.8%) and 1,223 elderly over 65 years old (11.6%).

0-14 years

2,484

23.6% of the population

15-64 years

6,813

64.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,223

11.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Coatlán del Río

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	396	409	805	7.7%
5-9 years	447	424	871	8.3%
10-14 years	419	389	808	7.7%
15-19 years	409	358	767	7.3%
20-24 years	307	422	729	6.9%
25-29 years	340	582	922	8.8%
30-34 years	309	522	831	7.9%
35-39 years	259	466	725	6.9%
40-44 years	315	416	731	6.9%
45-49 years	299	386	685	6.5%
50-54 years	236	283	519	4.9%
55-59 years	218	279	497	4.7%
60-64 years	182	225	407	3.9%
65-69 years	178	183	361	3.4%
70-74 years	146	147	293	2.8%
75-79 years	111	112	223	2.1%
80-84 years	86	83	169	1.6%
85+ years	81	96	177	1.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Coatlán del Río

Population Origin

Born in State

8,095

76.9%

Born in Another State

2,270

21.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

249

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

15

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

10

66.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

22

0.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

155

1.5% of the population

Men / Women

76 / 79

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

530

5%

With Limitation

1,145

10.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	289
Visual	182
Hearing	166
Speech	104
Mental	113

Education in Coatlán del Río

Literacy and Schooling

In Coatlán del Río, 602 people aged 15 and over can read and write (60200%), while 658 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years (7.6 men, 8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	323	335	658	65800%
Incomplete primary	574	508	1,082	108200%
Complete primary	601	765	1,366	136600%
Incomplete secondary	123	510	633	63300%
Complete secondary	940	1,090	2,030	203000%
Post-basic education (18+)	807	1,226	2,033	203300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	222
6-11 years	51
12-14 years	42

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 29 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	11	1	12
Primaria	12	1	13
Secundaria	5	0	5
Media Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Coatlán del Río

In Coatlán del Río, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,200 people. Of those, 4,040 are employed and 160 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

Total EAP

4,200

H: 2,734 / M: 1,466

Employed Population

4,040

H: 2,607 / M: 1,433

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

160 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,314

H: 979 / M: 3,335

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,890	75%
IMSS	643	6.1%
ISSSTE	481	4.6%
ISSSTE estatal	12	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	12	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,447	61.3%
IMSS Bienestar	174	1.7%
Private insurance	134	1.3%
Other institution	39	0.4%
Without health coverage	2,628	25%

Marital Status and Religion in Coatlán del Río

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,616

461600%

Single

2,715

271500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,206

120600%

Households

Total Households

2,995

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

1,968

65.7%

Female-headed

1,027

34.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,374	79.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,135	10.8%
Other religions	19	0.2%
No religion	902	8.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Coatlán del Río

Coatlán del Río has 4,548 total dwellings, of which 2,996 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,877	96.5%
Earthen floor	113	3.8%
1 bedroom	1,232	41.3%
2+ bedrooms	1,757	59%
1 room	272	9.1%
2 rooms	643	21.6%
3+ rooms	2,073	69.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

2,968 dwellings

Piped Water

99.6%

2,967 dwellings

With Drainage

95.5%

2,846 dwellings

All Services

94.9%

2,828 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,968	99.6%
Without electricity	20	0.7%
Public water network	2,967	99.6%
Hauled water	2,479	83.2%
Other water source	21	0.7%
With water tank	2,250	75.5%
With cistern	697	23.4%
With toilet	2,811	94.3%
With latrine	68	2.3%
With drainage	2,846	95.5%
Without drainage	142	4.8%
With all services	2,828	94.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Coatlán del Río

Household equipment in Coatlán del Río according to the 2020 Census. 28.1% of dwellings have internet and 75.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,584	86.7%
Washing machine	1,645	55.2%
Microwave oven	678	22.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,001	33.6%
Motorcycle	281	9.4%
Bicycle	268	9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,457	82.4%
Radio	1,637	54.9%
Landline phone	960	32.2%
Cell phone	2,238	75.1%
Computer	439	14.7%
Internet	837	28.1%
Pay TV	809	27.1%
Streaming platforms	104	3.5%
Video game console	63	2.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

337

11.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

526

17.7%

No Computer or Internet

2,048

68.7%

No ICT at All

166

5.6%

Companies and Economy in Coatlán del Río

The main economic sectors of Coatlán del Río are Comercio al por menor with 110 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	110
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	33
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	30
Industrias manufactureras	7
Servicios educativos	6

Poverty and Social Development in Coatlán del Río

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Coatlán del Río has a poverty rate of 55.2% and extreme poverty of 10.2%.

Poverty

55.2%

5,457 people

Extreme Poverty

10.2%

1,012 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

38.4%

3,804 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.9%

94 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.4%

539 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.1%	2,776
Lack of access to health services	7.2%	710
Lack of access to social security	81%	8,018
Lack of housing quality and spaces	12.9%	1,272
Lack of access to basic housing services	38.8%	3,843
Lack of access to food	29.1%	2,881
Income below welfare line	56.1%	5,551
Income below minimum welfare line	21.8%	2,152

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	62.5%	15.2%	32.7%	3.7%	0
2015	55.2%	10.2%	38.4%	5.4%	0

Crime in Coatlán del Río

In the last 12 months, 136 crimes were recorded in Coatlán del Río. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	4
2025/11	10
2025/10	14
2025/09	5
2025/08	14
2025/07	8
2025/06	14
2025/05	13
2025/04	20
2025/03	12
2025/02	9
2025/01	13

Health in Coatlán del Río

Coatlán del Río has 16 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 16 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Coatlán del Río

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Coatlán del Río	1,907	1,020
Cocoyotla	1,333	1,026
Michapa	1,127	1,193
Chavarría	990	1,166
Tilancingo	898	1,042
CEFERESO Número 16 CPS Femenil Morelos	833	1,134
Colonia Morelos	566	1,182
Apancingo	546	1,133
Colonia Cuauhtémoc	509	1,044
San Antonio	343	1,029

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