San Miguel Amatitlán

San Miguel Amatitlán is a municipality of Oaxaca with 6,932 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,605 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6 years.

Demographics of San Miguel Amatitlán

Demographic structure of San Miguel Amatitlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,292 people under 15 years old (33.1%), 3,856 people of working age (55.6%) and 784 elderly over 65 years old (11.3%).

0-14 years

2,292

33.1% of the population

15-64 years

3,856

55.6% - Working age

65+ years

784

11.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

79.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Miguel Amatitlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	409	359	768	11.1%
5-9 years	371	363	734	10.6%
10-14 years	374	416	790	11.4%
15-19 years	344	336	680	9.8%
20-24 years	287	322	609	8.8%
25-29 years	233	272	505	7.3%
30-34 years	178	218	396	5.7%
35-39 years	148	166	314	4.5%
40-44 years	160	183	343	4.9%
45-49 years	131	174	305	4.4%
50-54 years	125	140	265	3.8%
55-59 years	110	122	232	3.3%
60-64 years	89	118	207	3%
65-69 years	95	104	199	2.9%
70-74 years	76	73	149	2.1%
75-79 years	71	79	150	2.2%
80-84 years	52	58	110	1.6%
85+ years	90	86	176	2.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Miguel Amatitlán

Population Origin

Born in State

6,729

97.1%

Born in Another State

191

2.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

84

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

797

11.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

782

98.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

12

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,806

114.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

35

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

15 / 20

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

491

7.1%

With Limitation

1,007

14.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	218
Visual	221
Hearing	181
Speech	112
Mental	114

Education in San Miguel Amatitlán

Literacy and Schooling

In San Miguel Amatitlán, 892 people aged 15 and over can read and write (89200%), while 687 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6 years (6.1 men, 6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	274	413	687	68700%
Incomplete primary	449	492	941	94100%
Complete primary	525	483	1,008	100800%
Incomplete secondary	104	84	188	18800%
Complete secondary	623	658	1,281	128100%
Post-basic education (18+)	171	266	437	43700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	134
6-11 years	24
12-14 years	60

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 43 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	14	0	14
Primaria	15	1	16
Secundaria	11	0	11
Media Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in San Miguel Amatitlán

In San Miguel Amatitlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,208 people. Of those, 2,148 are employed and 60 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.7%.

Total EAP

2,208

H: 1,659 / M: 549

Employed Population

2,148

H: 1,602 / M: 546

Unemployment Rate

2.7%

60 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,899

H: 751 / M: 2,148

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,624	81.1%
IMSS	130	1.9%
ISSSTE	37	0.5%
ISSSTE estatal	2	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	7	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,454	78.7%
IMSS Bienestar	52	0.8%
Other institution	1	0%
Without health coverage	1,307	18.9%

Marital Status and Religion in San Miguel Amatitlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,950

295000%

Single

1,704

170400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

476

47600%

Households

Total Households

1,583

4.4 average occupants

Male-headed

1,238

78.2%

Female-headed

345

21.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	6,494	93.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	121	1.7%
No religion	316	4.6%

Housing and Basic Services in San Miguel Amatitlán

San Miguel Amatitlán has 2,634 total dwellings, of which 1,583 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,507	95.3%
Earthen floor	74	4.7%
1 bedroom	701	44.3%
2+ bedrooms	880	55.6%
1 room	158	10%
2 rooms	381	24.1%
3+ rooms	1,042	65.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.7%

1,546 dwellings

Piped Water

87.5%

1,384 dwellings

With Drainage

66.9%

1,059 dwellings

All Services

61.3%

970 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,546	97.7%
Without electricity	35	2.2%
Public water network	1,384	87.5%
Hauled water	1,126	71.2%
Other water source	197	12.5%
With water tank	893	56.4%
With cistern	717	45.3%
With toilet	728	46%
With latrine	714	45.1%
With drainage	1,059	66.9%
Without drainage	521	32.9%
With all services	970	61.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	16	1%

Goods and Technology in San Miguel Amatitlán

Household equipment in San Miguel Amatitlán according to the 2020 Census. 3% of dwellings have internet and 42.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	950	60.1%
Washing machine	823	52%
Microwave oven	98	6.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	249	15.7%
Motorcycle	26	1.6%
Bicycle	43	2.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,293	81.7%
Radio	799	50.5%
Landline phone	321	20.3%
Cell phone	668	42.2%
Computer	49	3.1%
Internet	47	3%
Pay TV	615	38.9%
Streaming platforms	1	0.1%
Video game console	5	0.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

198

12.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

719

45.4%

No Computer or Internet

1,497

94.6%

No ICT at All

145

9.2%

Companies and Economy in San Miguel Amatitlán

The main economic sectors of San Miguel Amatitlán are Comercio al por menor with 30 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	30
Industrias manufactureras	20
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	6
Servicios educativos	4
Industrias manufactureras	3

Poverty and Social Development in San Miguel Amatitlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Miguel Amatitlán has a poverty rate of 94.5% and extreme poverty of 50%.

Poverty

94.5%

7,353 people

Extreme Poverty

50%

3,895 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

5.4%

417 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.1%

9 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.1%

6 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	35.6%	2,769
Lack of access to health services	8.5%	659
Lack of access to social security	87.7%	6,824
Lack of housing quality and spaces	35.3%	2,751
Lack of access to basic housing services	90%	7,004
Lack of access to food	36.9%	2,871
Income below welfare line	94.6%	7,361
Income below minimum welfare line	72.4%	5,635

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	95.3%	63.4%	4.7%	0%	0
2015	94.5%	50%	5.4%	0.1%	0

Crime in San Miguel Amatitlán

In the last 12 months, 20 crimes were recorded in San Miguel Amatitlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	1
2025/10	2
2025/09	2
2025/08	1
2025/07	1
2025/06	2
2025/05	1
2025/04	2
2025/03	3
2024/12	2
2024/11	2

Health in San Miguel Amatitlán

San Miguel Amatitlán has 11 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Miguel Amatitlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Lorenzo Vista Hermosa	1,211	1,529
San Miguel Amatitlán	726	1,564
San Jorge el Zapote	692	1,458
Santo Domingo Yolotepec	626	2,041
Venta de Uribe de Juárez	594	1,446
San Antonio Zahuatlán	528	1,653
Xoconoxtle	429	1,616
Guadalupe Xonoxtle	401	1,546
Santa Cruz el Limón	370	1,616
Concepción Porfirio Díaz	301	1,848

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