Ahuacatlán

Ahuacatlán is a municipality of Puebla with 14,542 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,502 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.1 years.

Demographics of Ahuacatlán

Demographic structure of Ahuacatlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,427 people under 15 years old (30.4%), 8,737 people of working age (60.1%) and 1,378 elderly over 65 years old (9.5%).

0-14 years

4,427

30.4% of the population

15-64 years

8,737

60.1% - Working age

65+ years

1,378

9.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

66.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ahuacatlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	714	721	1,435	9.9%
5-9 years	688	697	1,385	9.5%
10-14 years	808	799	1,607	11.1%
15-19 years	713	769	1,482	10.2%
20-24 years	501	634	1,135	7.8%
25-29 years	459	517	976	6.7%
30-34 years	404	504	908	6.2%
35-39 years	421	517	938	6.5%
40-44 years	393	465	858	5.9%
45-49 years	371	423	794	5.5%
50-54 years	311	348	659	4.5%
55-59 years	250	274	524	3.6%
60-64 years	210	253	463	3.2%
65-69 years	206	245	451	3.1%
70-74 years	162	210	372	2.6%
75-79 years	130	150	280	1.9%
80-84 years	66	89	155	1.1%
85+ years	45	75	120	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ahuacatlán

Population Origin

Born in State

14,332

98.6%

Born in Another State

190

1.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

143

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

11,271

77.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

9,713

86.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1,483

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

13,553

372% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,339

9.2% of the population

Men / Women

636 / 703

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

483

3.3%

With Limitation

963

6.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	200
Visual	159
Hearing	163
Speech	129
Mental	115

Education in Ahuacatlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Ahuacatlán, 2,973 people aged 15 and over can read and write (297300%), while 2,772 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.1 years (6.2 men, 5.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,095	1,677	2,772	277200%
Incomplete primary	679	582	1,261	126100%
Complete primary	753	775	1,528	152800%
Incomplete secondary	127	146	273	27300%
Complete secondary	930	998	1,928	192800%
Post-basic education (18+)	869	1,071	1,940	194000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	222
6-11 years	52
12-14 years	55

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 54 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	20	20
Primaria	17	17
Secundaria	9	9
Media Superior	6	6
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Ahuacatlán

In Ahuacatlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,757 people. Of those, 6,730 are employed and 27 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.4%.

Total EAP

6,757

H: 4,083 / M: 2,674

Employed Population

6,730

H: 4,064 / M: 2,666

Unemployment Rate

0.4%

27 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,267

H: 999 / M: 3,268

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	13,695	94.2%
IMSS	666	4.6%
ISSSTE	127	0.9%
ISSSTE estatal	37	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	18	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	12,969	89.2%
IMSS Bienestar	117	0.8%
Private insurance	35	0.2%
Other institution	30	0.2%
Without health coverage	842	5.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Ahuacatlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,501

650100%

Single

3,436

343600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,120

112000%

Households

Total Households

3,643

4 average occupants

Male-headed

2,520

69.2%

Female-headed

1,123

30.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	11,441	78.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,326	16%
Other religions	16	0.1%
No religion	754	5.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Ahuacatlán

Ahuacatlán has 4,588 total dwellings, of which 3,643 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,739	75.5%
Earthen floor	893	24.6%
1 bedroom	1,483	40.9%
2+ bedrooms	2,149	59.3%
1 room	315	8.7%
2 rooms	1,016	28%
3+ rooms	2,301	63.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.2%

3,598 dwellings

Piped Water

96.8%

3,510 dwellings

With Drainage

85.9%

3,115 dwellings

All Services

83.3%

3,021 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,598	99.2%
Without electricity	34	0.9%
Public water network	3,510	96.8%
Hauled water	2,697	74.4%
Other water source	122	3.4%
With water tank	1,807	49.8%
With cistern	131	3.6%
With toilet	2,594	71.5%
With latrine	998	27.5%
With drainage	3,115	85.9%
Without drainage	517	14.3%
With all services	3,021	83.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Ahuacatlán

Household equipment in Ahuacatlán according to the 2020 Census. 9.2% of dwellings have internet and 68.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,244	34.3%
Washing machine	562	15.5%
Microwave oven	243	6.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	305	8.4%
Motorcycle	78	2.2%
Bicycle	70	1.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,745	75.7%
Radio	2,263	62.4%
Landline phone	200	5.5%
Cell phone	2,488	68.6%
Computer	224	6.2%
Internet	332	9.2%
Pay TV	453	12.5%
Streaming platforms	31	0.9%
Video game console	17	0.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

500

13.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,100

30.3%

No Computer or Internet

3,183

87.8%

No ICT at All

364

10%

Companies and Economy in Ahuacatlán

The main economic sectors of Ahuacatlán are Comercio al por menor with 246 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	246
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	54
Industrias manufactureras	29
Servicios educativos	14
Industrias manufactureras	9

Poverty and Social Development in Ahuacatlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ahuacatlán has a poverty rate of 74.6% and extreme poverty of 19.1%.

Poverty

74.6%

11,029 people

Extreme Poverty

19.1%

2,817 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

22.7%

3,360 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.9%

128 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.8%

265 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	38.2%	5,653
Lack of access to health services	4.7%	694
Lack of access to social security	84.9%	12,549
Lack of housing quality and spaces	33.6%	4,962
Lack of access to basic housing services	74.4%	10,993
Lack of access to food	13.5%	1,989
Income below welfare line	75.5%	11,158
Income below minimum welfare line	33.7%	4,987

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	86.6%	45.8%	12.5%	0.7%	0
2015	74.6%	19.1%	22.7%	1.8%	0

Crime in Ahuacatlán

In the last 12 months, 54 crimes were recorded in Ahuacatlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	5
2025/11	6
2025/10	3
2025/09	4
2025/08	2
2025/07	8
2025/06	4
2025/05	2
2025/04	6
2025/03	6
2025/02	2
2025/01	6

Health in Ahuacatlán

Ahuacatlán has 15 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 13 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ahuacatlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tlacotepec (San Mateo)	2,695	1,339
Coaltepec (San Jerónimo)	1,535	1,317
Xochicuautla	1,389	1,518
Ahuacatlán	1,275	1,301
Eloxochitlán (San Marcos)	1,176	1,569
Tlayehualancingo (San Andrés)	1,163	1,432
Pochálcatl	823	1,452
Tonalapa (Santa Bárbara)	591	1,317
Analco	476	1,509
Cuanalá	418	1,594

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