San Pedro Quiatoni

San Pedro Quiatoni is a municipality of Oaxaca with 11,930 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,384 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.7 years.

Demographics of San Pedro Quiatoni

Demographic structure of San Pedro Quiatoni according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,504 people under 15 years old (29.4%), 7,468 people of working age (62.6%) and 958 elderly over 65 years old (8%).

0-14 years

3,504

29.4% of the population

15-64 years

7,468

62.6% - Working age

65+ years

958

8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Pedro Quiatoni

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	591	590	1,181	9.9%
5-9 years	576	628	1,204	10.1%
10-14 years	560	559	1,119	9.4%
15-19 years	547	540	1,087	9.1%
20-24 years	497	533	1,030	8.6%
25-29 years	470	537	1,007	8.4%
30-34 years	386	455	841	7%
35-39 years	389	435	824	6.9%
40-44 years	303	337	640	5.4%
45-49 years	322	331	653	5.5%
50-54 years	256	269	525	4.4%
55-59 years	233	228	461	3.9%
60-64 years	191	209	400	3.4%
65-69 years	157	175	332	2.8%
70-74 years	114	124	238	2%
75-79 years	85	86	171	1.4%
80-84 years	65	65	130	1.1%
85+ years	39	48	87	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Pedro Quiatoni

Population Origin

Born in State

11,806

99%

Born in Another State

115

1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

98

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

10,793

90.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

8,937

82.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1,841

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

11,886

378.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

36

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

16 / 20

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

841

7%

With Limitation

1,203

10.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	417
Visual	342
Hearing	228
Speech	122
Mental	139

Education in San Pedro Quiatoni

Literacy and Schooling

In San Pedro Quiatoni, 1,738 people aged 15 and over can read and write (173800%), while 1,297 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.7 years (5.9 men, 5.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	450	847	1,297	129700%
Incomplete primary	864	850	1,714	171400%
Complete primary	1,356	1,424	2,780	278000%
Incomplete secondary	142	93	235	23500%
Complete secondary	876	770	1,646	164600%
Post-basic education (18+)	332	345	677	67700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	244
6-11 years	32
12-14 years	151

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 37 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	11	11
Primaria	17	17
Secundaria	5	5
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in San Pedro Quiatoni

In San Pedro Quiatoni, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,074 people. Of those, 4,035 are employed and 39 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

4,074

H: 3,353 / M: 721

Employed Population

4,035

H: 3,321 / M: 714

Unemployment Rate

1%

39 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,970

H: 1,002 / M: 3,968

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,362	78.5%
IMSS	254	2.1%
ISSSTE	75	0.6%
ISSSTE estatal	3	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,527	71.5%
IMSS Bienestar	539	4.5%
Private insurance	7	0.1%
Other institution	6	0.1%
Without health coverage	2,568	21.5%

Marital Status and Religion in San Pedro Quiatoni

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,640

564000%

Single

2,797

279700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

623

62300%

Households

Total Households

3,137

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

2,632

83.9%

Female-headed

505

16.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,915	83.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,878	15.7%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	131	1.1%

Housing and Basic Services in San Pedro Quiatoni

San Pedro Quiatoni has 4,499 total dwellings, of which 3,137 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,387	76.1%
Earthen floor	709	22.6%
1 bedroom	1,852	59%
2+ bedrooms	1,244	39.7%
1 room	597	19%
2 rooms	1,028	32.8%
3+ rooms	1,471	46.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

94.8%

2,974 dwellings

Piped Water

88%

2,761 dwellings

With Drainage

84.3%

2,644 dwellings

All Services

77.2%

2,421 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,974	94.8%
Without electricity	122	3.9%
Public water network	2,761	88%
Hauled water	2,475	78.9%
Other water source	335	10.7%
With water tank	2,012	64.1%
With cistern	65	2.1%
With toilet	2,371	75.6%
With latrine	617	19.7%
With drainage	2,644	84.3%
Without drainage	452	14.4%
With all services	2,421	77.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	44	1.4%

Goods and Technology in San Pedro Quiatoni

Household equipment in San Pedro Quiatoni according to the 2020 Census. 3.8% of dwellings have internet and 73.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,433	45.7%
Washing machine	762	24.3%
Microwave oven	179	5.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	409	13%
Motorcycle	916	29.2%
Bicycle	475	15.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,448	46.2%
Radio	1,181	37.6%
Landline phone	167	5.3%
Cell phone	2,319	73.9%
Computer	133	4.2%
Internet	118	3.8%
Pay TV	286	9.1%
Streaming platforms	4	0.1%
Video game console	4	0.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,144

36.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

714

22.8%

No Computer or Internet

2,885

92%

No ICT at All

481

15.3%

Companies and Economy in San Pedro Quiatoni

The main economic sectors of San Pedro Quiatoni are Comercio al por menor with 315 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	315
Industrias manufactureras	110
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	56
Industrias manufactureras	20
Servicios educativos	12

Poverty and Social Development in San Pedro Quiatoni

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Pedro Quiatoni has a poverty rate of 98.3% and extreme poverty of 59.6%.

Poverty

98.3%

10,956 people

Extreme Poverty

59.6%

6,640 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

1.5%

164 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.2%

17 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.1%

7 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	45.8%	5,107
Lack of access to health services	8.2%	916
Lack of access to social security	86.3%	9,620
Lack of housing quality and spaces	36.7%	4,091
Lack of access to basic housing services	89.2%	9,938
Lack of access to food	31.2%	3,478
Income below welfare line	98.5%	10,974
Income below minimum welfare line	87.2%	9,717

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	89.6%	47.3%	10.3%	0%	0
2015	98.3%	59.6%	1.5%	0.1%	0

Crime in San Pedro Quiatoni

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

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/09	1
2025/08	1
2025/06	1
2025/05	1
2025/04	5
2025/03	2
2025/02	1
2025/01	1
2024/12	2
2024/09	2
2024/07	1

Health in San Pedro Quiatoni

San Pedro Quiatoni has 10 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 5 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Pedro Quiatoni

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Pedro Quiatoni	3,954	1,861
La Soledad Salinas	3,770	775
San Pablo Lachiriega	634	1,015
La Mancornada	537	727
El Porvenir	508	1,551
Unión Juárez	432	1,145
Cerro León	200	2,069
El Romadito	197	1,636
Cerro Costoche	195	2,389
Cerro Culebra	183	1,747

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