Coyomeapan

Coyomeapan is a municipality of Puebla with 14,806 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,947 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.4 years.

Demographics of Coyomeapan

Demographic structure of Coyomeapan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,374 people under 15 years old (36.3%), 8,208 people of working age (55.4%) and 1,224 elderly over 65 years old (8.3%).

0-14 years

5,374

36.3% of the population

15-64 years

8,208

55.4% - Working age

65+ years

1,224

8.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

80.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Coyomeapan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	812	850	1,662	11.2%
5-9 years	862	904	1,766	11.9%
10-14 years	970	976	1,946	13.1%
15-19 years	787	836	1,623	11%
20-24 years	488	528	1,016	6.9%
25-29 years	439	534	973	6.6%
30-34 years	383	470	853	5.8%
35-39 years	393	475	868	5.9%
40-44 years	340	377	717	4.8%
45-49 years	311	377	688	4.6%
50-54 years	268	297	565	3.8%
55-59 years	225	273	498	3.4%
60-64 years	189	218	407	2.7%
65-69 years	154	230	384	2.6%
70-74 years	130	181	311	2.1%
75-79 years	97	126	223	1.5%
80-84 years	52	93	145	1%
85+ years	43	118	161	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Coyomeapan

Population Origin

Born in State

14,674

99.1%

Born in Another State

123

0.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

75

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

13,000

87.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

10,933

84.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2,045

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

14,653

418.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

24

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

9 / 15

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

606

4.1%

With Limitation

1,534

10.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	270
Visual	248
Hearing	162
Speech	111
Mental	132

Education in Coyomeapan

Literacy and Schooling

In Coyomeapan, 2,472 people aged 15 and over can read and write (247200%), while 2,037 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.4 years (5.7 men, 5.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	746	1,291	2,037	203700%
Incomplete primary	876	968	1,844	184400%
Complete primary	1,220	1,389	2,609	260900%
Incomplete secondary	169	137	306	30600%
Complete secondary	655	766	1,421	142100%
Post-basic education (18+)	486	455	941	94100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	492
6-11 years	109
12-14 years	290

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 119 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	42	42
Primaria	46	46
Secundaria	21	21
Media Superior	10	10

Employment and Social Security in Coyomeapan

In Coyomeapan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,051 people. Of those, 4,019 are employed and 32 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

4,051

H: 3,476 / M: 575

Employed Population

4,019

H: 3,449 / M: 570

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

32 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,490

H: 1,362 / M: 5,128

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,662	85.5%
IMSS	93	0.6%
ISSSTE	55	0.4%
ISSSTE estatal	24	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	14	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	12,454	84.1%
IMSS Bienestar	50	0.3%
Private insurance	2	0%
Other institution	8	0.1%
Without health coverage	2,136	14.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Coyomeapan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,488

548800%

Single

3,761

376100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,339

133900%

Households

Total Households

3,498

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

2,273

65%

Female-headed

1,225

35%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	13,479	91%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	971	6.6%
Other religions	42	0.3%
No religion	282	1.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Coyomeapan

Coyomeapan has 4,870 total dwellings, of which 3,501 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,894	82.8%
Earthen floor	594	17%
1 bedroom	1,577	45.1%
2+ bedrooms	1,911	54.6%
1 room	163	4.7%
2 rooms	1,004	28.7%
3+ rooms	2,321	66.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.7%

3,417 dwellings

Piped Water

90.9%

3,180 dwellings

With Drainage

77%

2,691 dwellings

All Services

71.7%

2,509 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,417	97.7%
Without electricity	71	2%
Public water network	3,180	90.9%
Hauled water	1,081	30.9%
Other water source	308	8.8%
With water tank	1,653	47.3%
With cistern	353	10.1%
With toilet	1,969	56.3%
With latrine	1,434	41%
With drainage	2,691	77%
Without drainage	797	22.8%
With all services	2,509	71.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	13	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Coyomeapan

Household equipment in Coyomeapan according to the 2020 Census. 5.4% of dwellings have internet and 38% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	644	18.4%
Washing machine	325	9.3%
Microwave oven	90	2.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	293	8.4%
Motorcycle	56	1.6%
Bicycle	43	1.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,515	71.9%
Radio	1,916	54.8%
Landline phone	332	9.5%
Cell phone	1,329	38%
Computer	91	2.6%
Internet	189	5.4%
Pay TV	294	8.4%
Streaming platforms	5	0.1%
Video game console	7	0.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

602

17.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,015

57.6%

No Computer or Internet

3,255

93.1%

No ICT at All

519

14.8%

Companies and Economy in Coyomeapan

The main economic sectors of Coyomeapan are Comercio al por menor with 85 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	85
Industrias manufactureras	17
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	15
Servicios de apoyo a los negocios	5
Industrias manufactureras	4

Poverty and Social Development in Coyomeapan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Coyomeapan has a poverty rate of 93.9% and extreme poverty of 50.3%.

Poverty

93.9%

13,207 people

Extreme Poverty

50.3%

7,078 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

5.9%

824 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.1%

18 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.2%

23 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	44.5%	6,262
Lack of access to health services	8.8%	1,239
Lack of access to social security	91%	12,807
Lack of housing quality and spaces	41.9%	5,897
Lack of access to basic housing services	85.2%	11,995
Lack of access to food	23%	3,241
Income below welfare line	94%	13,225
Income below minimum welfare line	72.5%	10,196

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	95.8%	73.7%	3.9%	0.2%	0
2015	93.9%	50.3%	5.9%	0.2%	0

Crime in Coyomeapan

In the last 12 months, 32 crimes were recorded in Coyomeapan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	2
2025/10	1
2025/07	5
2025/05	1
2025/04	1
2025/03	4
2025/02	6
2025/01	2
2024/12	4
2024/08	3
2024/07	2

Health in Coyomeapan

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

Main Localities of Coyomeapan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tlixco (Sección Tercera)	1,373	2,188
Santa María Coyomeapan	1,288	2,027
San Juan Cuautla	1,128	1,977
Segunda Sección	936	2,063
Ahuatla	554	2,002
Tepoxtla	487	2,105
Tepepa de Zaragoza	469	1,259
Xocotla	466	1,987
Cuarta Sección	464	2,127
Cuitzala	446	2,250

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