Chiautla

Chiautla is a municipality of Puebla with 21,699 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,057 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years.

Demographics of Chiautla

Demographic structure of Chiautla according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,961 people under 15 years old (27.5%), 13,267 people of working age (61.1%) and 2,471 elderly over 65 years old (11.4%).

0-14 years

5,961

27.5% of the population

15-64 years

13,267

61.1% - Working age

65+ years

2,471

11.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Chiautla

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,025	944	1,969	9.1%
5-9 years	1,031	1,013	2,044	9.4%
10-14 years	997	951	1,948	9%
15-19 years	963	897	1,860	8.6%
20-24 years	853	877	1,730	8%
25-29 years	794	811	1,605	7.4%
30-34 years	687	748	1,435	6.6%
35-39 years	657	760	1,417	6.5%
40-44 years	623	658	1,281	5.9%
45-49 years	492	526	1,018	4.7%
50-54 years	464	548	1,012	4.7%
55-59 years	415	540	955	4.4%
60-64 years	451	503	954	4.4%
65-69 years	383	388	771	3.6%
70-74 years	300	276	576	2.7%
75-79 years	206	227	433	2%
80-84 years	144	160	304	1.4%
85+ years	187	200	387	1.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Chiautla

Population Origin

Born in State

19,833

91.4%

Born in Another State

1,605

7.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

280

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

53

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

51

96.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

154

2.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,436

6.6% of the population

Men / Women

706 / 730

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,533

7.1%

With Limitation

2,141

9.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	884
Visual	580
Hearing	374
Speech	224
Mental	296

Education in Chiautla

Literacy and Schooling

In Chiautla, 1,577 people aged 15 and over can read and write (157700%), while 1,678 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years (8.3 men, 8.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	786	892	1,678	167800%
Incomplete primary	943	1,016	1,959	195900%
Complete primary	1,158	1,283	2,441	244100%
Incomplete secondary	281	219	500	50000%
Complete secondary	1,746	1,951	3,697	369700%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,479	2,485	4,964	496400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	283
6-11 years	102
12-14 years	105

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 95 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	30	1	31
Primaria	33	1	34
Secundaria	21	0	21
Media Superior	7	0	7
Superior	2	1	3

Employment and Social Security in Chiautla

In Chiautla, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,254 people. Of those, 9,154 are employed and 100 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

9,254

H: 6,035 / M: 3,219

Employed Population

9,154

H: 5,944 / M: 3,210

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

100 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,589

H: 2,145 / M: 5,444

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	16,516	76.1%
IMSS	2,121	9.8%
ISSSTE	1,550	7.1%
ISSSTE estatal	770	3.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	41	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,880	54.7%
IMSS Bienestar	90	0.4%
Private insurance	75	0.3%
Other institution	131	0.6%
Without health coverage	5,172	23.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Chiautla

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,212

921200%

Single

5,683

568300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,022

202200%

Households

Total Households

5,846

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

4,291

73.4%

Female-headed

1,555

26.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	19,644	90.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,042	4.8%
Other religions	7	0%
No religion	981	4.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Chiautla

Chiautla has 8,310 total dwellings, of which 5,847 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,364	92.2%
Earthen floor	475	8.2%
1 bedroom	2,212	38%
2+ bedrooms	3,627	62.4%
1 room	451	7.8%
2 rooms	1,243	21.4%
3+ rooms	4,145	71.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.3%

5,774 dwellings

Piped Water

91.5%

5,324 dwellings

With Drainage

96.6%

5,618 dwellings

All Services

88.7%

5,156 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,774	99.3%
Without electricity	65	1.1%
Public water network	5,324	91.5%
Hauled water	4,091	70.3%
Other water source	515	8.9%
With water tank	4,537	78%
With cistern	1,990	34.2%
With toilet	5,522	94.9%
With latrine	139	2.4%
With drainage	5,618	96.6%
Without drainage	221	3.8%
With all services	5,156	88.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	19	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Chiautla

Household equipment in Chiautla according to the 2020 Census. 25.3% of dwellings have internet and 77.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,017	86.3%
Washing machine	4,278	73.6%
Microwave oven	1,207	20.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,713	29.5%
Motorcycle	1,071	18.4%
Bicycle	955	16.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,867	83.7%
Radio	3,572	61.4%
Landline phone	1,621	27.9%
Cell phone	4,509	77.5%
Computer	1,064	18.3%
Internet	1,473	25.3%
Pay TV	2,133	36.7%
Streaming platforms	172	3%
Video game console	94	1.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

590

10.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

982

16.9%

No Computer or Internet

4,052

69.7%

No ICT at All

272

4.7%

Companies and Economy in Chiautla

The main economic sectors of Chiautla are Comercio al por menor with 661 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	661
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	214
Industrias manufactureras	117
Servicios educativos	43
Industrias manufactureras	28

Poverty and Social Development in Chiautla

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Chiautla has a poverty rate of 69.9% and extreme poverty of 14.3%.

Poverty

69.9%

12,231 people

Extreme Poverty

14.3%

2,509 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

15.5%

2,708 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.4%

951 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

9.2%

1,606 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	24.4%	4,261
Lack of access to health services	11.9%	2,075
Lack of access to social security	71.3%	12,482
Lack of housing quality and spaces	13.7%	2,390
Lack of access to basic housing services	42.4%	7,417
Lack of access to food	23.2%	4,053
Income below welfare line	75.3%	13,182
Income below minimum welfare line	34.7%	6,076

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	72.1%	22.5%	17.2%	6.6%	0
2015	69.9%	14.3%	15.5%	9.2%	0

Crime in Chiautla

In the last 12 months, 133 crimes were recorded in Chiautla. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	12
2025/11	9
2025/10	8
2025/09	10
2025/08	8
2025/07	11
2025/06	13
2025/05	7
2025/04	18
2025/03	13
2025/02	12
2025/01	12

Health in Chiautla

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

Main Localities of Chiautla

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ciudad de Chiautla de Tapia	11,776	1,005
Tlancualpican	4,719	978
Pilcaya (San Juan Pilcaya)	1,129	1,168
San Miguel Ejido	834	1,302
Santa Ana Tecolapa	521	1,047
Cruz Verde	284	1,056
La Ciénega (San Miguel la Ciénega)	280	1,118
Quetzotla (San Miguel)	208	1,185
Tepoxmatla	180	1,019
San Juan de los Ríos (San Juan del Río)	170	808

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