San Juan Lalana

San Juan Lalana is a municipality of Oaxaca with 16,989 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 190 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.6 years.

Demographics of San Juan Lalana

Demographic structure of San Juan Lalana according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,259 people under 15 years old (31%), 10,168 people of working age (59.9%) and 1,562 elderly over 65 years old (9.2%).

0-14 years

5,259

31% of the population

15-64 years

10,168

59.9% - Working age

65+ years

1,562

9.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

67.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Juan Lalana

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	821	810	1,631	9.6%
5-9 years	863	831	1,694	10%
10-14 years	988	946	1,934	11.4%
15-19 years	762	733	1,495	8.8%
20-24 years	552	621	1,173	6.9%
25-29 years	532	670	1,202	7.1%
30-34 years	472	537	1,009	5.9%
35-39 years	449	530	979	5.8%
40-44 years	492	532	1,024	6%
45-49 years	496	518	1,014	6%
50-54 years	392	475	867	5.1%
55-59 years	345	410	755	4.4%
60-64 years	314	336	650	3.8%
65-69 years	292	282	574	3.4%
70-74 years	190	216	406	2.4%
75-79 years	128	136	264	1.6%
80-84 years	89	92	181	1.1%
85+ years	67	70	137	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Juan Lalana

Population Origin

Born in State

15,921

93.7%

Born in Another State

998

5.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

356

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

12,071

71.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

10,706

88.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1,323

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

15,140

337% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

51

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

32 / 19

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,079

12.2%

With Limitation

2,857

16.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	705
Visual	1,185
Hearing	472
Speech	509
Mental	542

Education in San Juan Lalana

Literacy and Schooling

In San Juan Lalana, 2,547 people aged 15 and over can read and write (254700%), while 1,393 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.6 years (5.9 men, 5.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	453	940	1,393	139300%
Incomplete primary	1,902	2,141	4,043	404300%
Complete primary	1,168	1,116	2,284	228400%
Incomplete secondary	229	164	393	39300%
Complete secondary	1,180	1,093	2,273	227300%
Post-basic education (18+)	544	593	1,137	113700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	282
6-11 years	93
12-14 years	246

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 111 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	37	37
Primaria	39	39
Secundaria	31	31
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in San Juan Lalana

In San Juan Lalana, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,773 people. Of those, 7,596 are employed and 177 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.3%.

Total EAP

7,773

H: 4,810 / M: 2,963

Employed Population

7,596

H: 4,645 / M: 2,951

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

177 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,106

H: 1,342 / M: 3,764

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	10,863	63.9%
IMSS	242	1.4%
ISSSTE	208	1.2%
ISSSTE estatal	37	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,233	42.6%
IMSS Bienestar	3,183	18.7%
Private insurance	13	0.1%
Other institution	68	0.4%
Without health coverage	6,124	36%

Marital Status and Religion in San Juan Lalana

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,659

765900%

Single

4,116

411600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,182

118200%

Households

Total Households

4,493

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

3,458

77%

Female-headed

1,035

23%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	12,463	73.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,562	21%
No religion	958	5.6%

Housing and Basic Services in San Juan Lalana

San Juan Lalana has 5,409 total dwellings, of which 4,497 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,705	82.5%
Earthen floor	774	17.2%
1 bedroom	1,927	42.9%
2+ bedrooms	2,552	56.8%
1 room	345	7.7%
2 rooms	1,045	23.3%
3+ rooms	3,089	68.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

95.6%

4,293 dwellings

Piped Water

84.5%

3,795 dwellings

With Drainage

56.5%

2,539 dwellings

All Services

51.6%

2,317 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,293	95.6%
Without electricity	186	4.1%
Public water network	3,795	84.5%
Hauled water	2,330	51.9%
Other water source	684	15.2%
With water tank	565	12.6%
With cistern	384	8.5%
With toilet	1,870	41.6%
With latrine	2,557	56.9%
With drainage	2,539	56.5%
Without drainage	1,940	43.2%
With all services	2,317	51.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	35	0.8%

Goods and Technology in San Juan Lalana

Household equipment in San Juan Lalana according to the 2020 Census. 7.2% of dwellings have internet and 27.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,394	53.3%
Washing machine	745	16.6%
Microwave oven	246	5.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	321	7.1%
Motorcycle	698	15.5%
Bicycle	166	3.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,519	56.1%
Radio	1,556	34.6%
Landline phone	706	15.7%
Cell phone	1,246	27.7%
Computer	208	4.6%
Internet	323	7.2%
Pay TV	1,191	26.5%
Streaming platforms	12	0.3%
Video game console	11	0.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,532

34.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,846

63.4%

No Computer or Internet

4,041

90%

No ICT at All

1,346

30%

Companies and Economy in San Juan Lalana

The main economic sectors of San Juan Lalana are Comercio al por menor with 11 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	11
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	6
Industrias manufactureras	5
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	4
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	4

Poverty and Social Development in San Juan Lalana

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Juan Lalana has a poverty rate of 93% and extreme poverty of 60.4%.

Poverty

93%

16,277 people

Extreme Poverty

60.4%

10,562 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

6%

1,043 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.3%

57 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.7%

117 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	44.5%	7,789
Lack of access to health services	13.8%	2,420
Lack of access to social security	90.1%	15,764
Lack of housing quality and spaces	27.5%	4,810
Lack of access to basic housing services	92.6%	16,206
Lack of access to food	57.1%	9,986
Income below welfare line	93.4%	16,334
Income below minimum welfare line	73.3%	12,817

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	87%	52.1%	12.1%	0.8%	0
2015	93%	60.4%	6%	0.7%	0

Crime in San Juan Lalana

In the last 12 months, 31 crimes were recorded in San Juan Lalana. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	2
2025/10	1
2025/09	1
2025/08	1
2025/07	6
2025/06	3
2025/05	1
2025/04	4
2025/03	3
2025/02	4
2025/01	3

Health in San Juan Lalana

San Juan Lalana has 16 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 13 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Juan Lalana

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San José Río Manzo	1,739	77
Ignacio Zaragoza	1,303	221
Monte Negro	1,294	64
San Lorenzo	1,148	88
Santiago Jalahui	859	274
La Esperanza	697	178
Arroyo Blanco	686	218
Paso del Águila	680	86
San Isidro Arenal	476	115
Villa Nueva	458	122

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