Acatlán

Acatlán is a municipality of Puebla with 37,955 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,250 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of Acatlán

Demographic structure of Acatlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 10,619 people under 15 years old (28%), 22,977 people of working age (60.5%) and 4,359 elderly over 65 years old (11.5%).

0-14 years

10,619

28% of the population

15-64 years

22,977

60.5% - Working age

65+ years

4,359

11.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

65.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Acatlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,828	1,732	3,560	9.4%
5-9 years	1,856	1,786	3,642	9.6%
10-14 years	1,702	1,715	3,417	9%
15-19 years	1,592	1,588	3,180	8.4%
20-24 years	1,405	1,586	2,991	7.9%
25-29 years	1,360	1,546	2,906	7.7%
30-34 years	1,166	1,495	2,661	7%
35-39 years	1,028	1,279	2,307	6.1%
40-44 years	942	1,133	2,075	5.5%
45-49 years	835	1,040	1,875	4.9%
50-54 years	812	1,026	1,838	4.8%
55-59 years	659	924	1,583	4.2%
60-64 years	729	832	1,561	4.1%
65-69 years	513	666	1,179	3.1%
70-74 years	433	546	979	2.6%
75-79 years	358	434	792	2.1%
80-84 years	266	346	612	1.6%
85+ years	352	445	797	2.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Acatlán

Population Origin

Born in State

34,882

91.9%

Born in Another State

2,637

6.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

711

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

411

1.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

400

97.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

4

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,049

10.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

582

1.5% of the population

Men / Women

285 / 297

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

3,443

9.1%

With Limitation

6,022

15.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,872
Visual	1,635
Hearing	939
Speech	456
Mental	629

Education in Acatlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Acatlán, 2,381 people aged 15 and over can read and write (238100%), while 2,296 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (8.8 men, 8.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	913	1,383	2,296	229600%
Incomplete primary	1,596	2,021	3,617	361700%
Complete primary	1,834	2,162	3,996	399600%
Incomplete secondary	492	408	900	90000%
Complete secondary	2,476	2,769	5,245	524500%
Post-basic education (18+)	4,664	5,595	10,259	1025900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	402
6-11 years	142
12-14 years	138

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 136 are public and 8 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	45	0	45
Primaria	45	0	45
Secundaria	26	0	26
Media Superior	12	3	15
Superior	3	2	5

Employment and Social Security in Acatlán

In Acatlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 17,806 people. Of those, 17,511 are employed and 295 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

17,806

H: 9,918 / M: 7,888

Employed Population

17,511

H: 9,707 / M: 7,804

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

295 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

11,422

H: 3,471 / M: 7,951

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	28,587	75.3%
IMSS	1,549	4.1%
ISSSTE	3,806	10%
ISSSTE estatal	1,039	2.7%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	84	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	21,891	57.7%
IMSS Bienestar	250	0.7%
Private insurance	120	0.3%
Other institution	25	0.1%
Without health coverage	9,351	24.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Acatlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

14,956

1495600%

Single

10,365

1036500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,993

399300%

Households

Total Households

10,158

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

6,558

64.6%

Female-headed

3,600

35.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	34,010	89.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,392	6.3%
Other religions	11	0%
No religion	1,522	4%

Housing and Basic Services in Acatlán

Acatlán has 15,496 total dwellings, of which 10,163 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	9,563	96.6%
Earthen floor	560	5.7%
1 bedroom	4,114	41.6%
2+ bedrooms	6,011	60.7%
1 room	994	10%
2 rooms	2,160	21.8%
3+ rooms	6,971	70.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.5%

10,040 dwellings

Piped Water

87.1%

8,623 dwellings

With Drainage

98.1%

9,708 dwellings

All Services

84.7%

8,380 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	10,040	101.5%
Without electricity	85	0.9%
Public water network	8,623	87.1%
Hauled water	6,970	70.4%
Other water source	1,502	15.2%
With water tank	7,239	73.2%
With cistern	6,557	66.3%
With toilet	9,604	97.1%
With latrine	136	1.4%
With drainage	9,708	98.1%
Without drainage	417	4.2%
With all services	8,380	84.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	41	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Acatlán

Household equipment in Acatlán according to the 2020 Census. 23.2% of dwellings have internet and 81.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,649	87.4%
Washing machine	6,856	69.3%
Microwave oven	2,009	20.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,034	30.7%
Motorcycle	915	9.2%
Bicycle	2,906	29.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,489	85.8%
Radio	5,947	60.1%
Landline phone	2,457	24.8%
Cell phone	8,032	81.2%
Computer	2,052	20.7%
Internet	2,298	23.2%
Pay TV	4,359	44.1%
Streaming platforms	308	3.1%
Video game console	234	2.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

987

10%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,431

14.5%

No Computer or Internet

7,098

71.7%

No ICT at All

426

4.3%

Companies and Economy in Acatlán

The main economic sectors of Acatlán are Comercio al por menor with 1,296 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,296
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	354
Industrias manufactureras	212
Industrias manufactureras	63
Industrias manufactureras	60

Poverty and Social Development in Acatlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Acatlán has a poverty rate of 67.8% and extreme poverty of 11.2%.

Poverty

67.8%

23,399 people

Extreme Poverty

11.2%

3,858 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

21%

7,260 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.4%

1,522 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6.7%

2,311 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	20.7%	7,144
Lack of access to health services	13.2%	4,568
Lack of access to social security	76%	26,218
Lack of housing quality and spaces	11%	3,804
Lack of access to basic housing services	42%	14,494
Lack of access to food	23%	7,947
Income below welfare line	72.3%	24,920
Income below minimum welfare line	30.9%	10,644

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	70.9%	19.3%	22.3%	4.7%	0
2015	67.8%	11.2%	21%	6.7%	0

Crime in Acatlán

In the last 12 months, 343 crimes were recorded in Acatlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	26
2025/11	36
2025/10	25
2025/09	30
2025/08	37
2025/07	37
2025/06	32
2025/05	31
2025/04	26
2025/03	25
2025/02	17
2025/01	21

Health in Acatlán

Acatlán has 49 health facilities, including 11 hospitals, 35 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Acatlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Acatlán de Osorio	19,341	1,180
San Vicente Boquerón	2,951	1,272
Amatitlán de Azueta	1,734	1,155
Las Nieves	1,435	1,185
Tetelcingo	1,199	1,202
Hermenegildo Galeana	1,013	1,375
La Huerta	907	1,211
San Bernardo	828	1,272
Tianguistengo	776	1,219
San Cristóbal	753	1,182

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