Ahuazotepec

Ahuazotepec is a municipality of Puebla with 11,439 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,245 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years.

Demographics of Ahuazotepec

Demographic structure of Ahuazotepec according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,393 people under 15 years old (29.7%), 7,153 people of working age (62.5%) and 893 elderly over 65 years old (7.8%).

0-14 years

3,393

29.7% of the population

15-64 years

7,153

62.5% - Working age

65+ years

893

7.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ahuazotepec

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	569	535	1,104	9.7%
5-9 years	568	561	1,129	9.9%
10-14 years	594	566	1,160	10.1%
15-19 years	555	548	1,103	9.6%
20-24 years	418	435	853	7.5%
25-29 years	355	449	804	7%
30-34 years	388	425	813	7.1%
35-39 years	383	462	845	7.4%
40-44 years	345	371	716	6.3%
45-49 years	321	336	657	5.7%
50-54 years	266	310	576	5%
55-59 years	208	221	429	3.8%
60-64 years	164	193	357	3.1%
65-69 years	136	166	302	2.6%
70-74 years	107	98	205	1.8%
75-79 years	63	91	154	1.3%
80-84 years	50	67	117	1%
85+ years	59	56	115	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ahuazotepec

Population Origin

Born in State

8,772

76.7%

Born in Another State

2,649

23.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

564

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

78

0.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

77

98.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

184

6.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

22

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

11 / 11

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

618

5.4%

With Limitation

1,458

12.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	272
Visual	258
Hearing	143
Speech	100
Mental	118

Education in Ahuazotepec

Literacy and Schooling

In Ahuazotepec, 551 people aged 15 and over can read and write (55100%), while 537 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years (8.5 men, 8.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	199	338	537	53700%
Incomplete primary	425	471	896	89600%
Complete primary	539	666	1,205	120500%
Incomplete secondary	141	99	240	24000%
Complete secondary	1,222	1,160	2,382	238200%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,133	1,295	2,428	242800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	191
6-11 years	49
12-14 years	41

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 37 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	11	1	12
Primaria	11	2	13
Secundaria	7	0	7
Media Superior	4	0	4
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Ahuazotepec

In Ahuazotepec, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,666 people. Of those, 4,528 are employed and 138 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3%.

Total EAP

4,666

H: 3,030 / M: 1,636

Employed Population

4,528

H: 2,923 / M: 1,605

Unemployment Rate

3%

138 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,991

H: 1,109 / M: 2,882

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,485	65.4%
IMSS	1,357	11.9%
ISSSTE	156	1.4%
ISSSTE estatal	97	0.8%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	33	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,748	50.2%
IMSS Bienestar	29	0.3%
Private insurance	134	1.2%
Other institution	5	0%
Without health coverage	3,953	34.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Ahuazotepec

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,005

500500%

Single

2,804

280400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

884

88400%

Households

Total Households

2,927

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

2,121

72.5%

Female-headed

806

27.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,362	90.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	499	4.4%
Other religions	4	0%
No religion	571	5%

Housing and Basic Services in Ahuazotepec

Ahuazotepec has 3,771 total dwellings, of which 2,928 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,798	98.1%
Earthen floor	120	4.2%
1 bedroom	1,033	36.2%
2+ bedrooms	1,885	66.1%
1 room	122	4.3%
2 rooms	537	18.8%
3+ rooms	2,259	79.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.9%

2,906 dwellings

Piped Water

100.2%

2,859 dwellings

With Drainage

96.6%

2,756 dwellings

All Services

95.1%

2,713 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,906	101.9%
Without electricity	12	0.4%
Public water network	2,859	100.2%
Hauled water	2,166	75.9%
Other water source	59	2.1%
With water tank	2,189	76.8%
With cistern	637	22.3%
With toilet	2,549	89.4%
With latrine	303	10.6%
With drainage	2,756	96.6%
Without drainage	162	5.7%
With all services	2,713	95.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Ahuazotepec

Household equipment in Ahuazotepec according to the 2020 Census. 29.4% of dwellings have internet and 90.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,274	79.7%
Washing machine	1,861	65.3%
Microwave oven	603	21.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,321	46.3%
Motorcycle	310	10.9%
Bicycle	416	14.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,608	91.4%
Radio	2,050	71.9%
Landline phone	326	11.4%
Cell phone	2,587	90.7%
Computer	388	13.6%
Internet	838	29.4%
Pay TV	1,741	61%
Streaming platforms	82	2.9%
Video game console	73	2.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

140

4.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

274

9.6%

No Computer or Internet

1,959

68.7%

No ICT at All

48

1.7%

Companies and Economy in Ahuazotepec

The main economic sectors of Ahuazotepec are Comercio al por menor with 224 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	224
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	76
Industrias manufactureras	23
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento	18
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	14

Poverty and Social Development in Ahuazotepec

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ahuazotepec has a poverty rate of 55.9% and extreme poverty of 5.9%.

Poverty

55.9%

7,480 people

Extreme Poverty

5.9%

792 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

34.9%

4,670 people

Vulnerable by Income

3%

401 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6.2%

826 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	18.4%	2,468
Lack of access to health services	19.7%	2,629
Lack of access to social security	81.3%	10,876
Lack of housing quality and spaces	10.3%	1,375
Lack of access to basic housing services	26.8%	3,589
Lack of access to food	22.6%	3,029
Income below welfare line	58.9%	7,881
Income below minimum welfare line	18.5%	2,477

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	68.2%	16.9%	26.2%	3.1%	0
2015	55.9%	5.9%	34.9%	6.2%	0

Crime in Ahuazotepec

In the last 12 months, 130 crimes were recorded in Ahuazotepec. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	17
2025/11	11
2025/10	3
2025/09	20
2025/08	7
2025/07	9
2025/06	6
2025/05	11
2025/04	16
2025/03	12
2025/02	9
2025/01	9

Health in Ahuazotepec

Ahuazotepec has 10 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ahuazotepec

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ahuazotepec	2,633	2,277
Beristáin	2,302	2,182
Laguna Seca	1,015	2,252
La Estación de Ahuazotepec	832	2,219
San Antonio Buenavista	605	2,209
Santa Félix	600	2,184
Tenejaque	560	2,146
Segunda Sección	419	2,241
Temaxcales	344	2,192
Tejamaniles	336	2,190

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