Pahuatlán

Pahuatlán is a municipality of Puebla with 20,274 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,225 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years.

Demographics of Pahuatlán

Demographic structure of Pahuatlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,463 people under 15 years old (31.9%), 11,785 people of working age (58.1%) and 2,026 elderly over 65 years old (10%).

0-14 years

6,463

31.9% of the population

15-64 years

11,785

58.1% - Working age

65+ years

2,026

10% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

72%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Pahuatlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,106	991	2,097	10.3%
5-9 years	1,116	1,168	2,284	11.3%
10-14 years	1,059	1,023	2,082	10.3%
15-19 years	976	952	1,928	9.5%
20-24 years	665	803	1,468	7.2%
25-29 years	606	812	1,418	7%
30-34 years	544	702	1,246	6.1%
35-39 years	530	663	1,193	5.9%
40-44 years	527	658	1,185	5.8%
45-49 years	474	543	1,017	5%
50-54 years	414	494	908	4.5%
55-59 years	354	424	778	3.8%
60-64 years	312	332	644	3.2%
65-69 years	316	325	641	3.2%
70-74 years	228	266	494	2.4%
75-79 years	213	187	400	2%
80-84 years	125	147	272	1.3%
85+ years	109	110	219	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Pahuatlán

Population Origin

Born in State

17,523

86.4%

Born in Another State

2,692

13.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

500

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

9,474

46.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

8,576

90.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

857

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

11,316

211.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

99

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

47 / 52

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,232

6.1%

With Limitation

2,342

11.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	514
Visual	473
Hearing	319
Speech	237
Mental	346

Education in Pahuatlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Pahuatlán, 2,569 people aged 15 and over can read and write (256900%), while 2,183 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years (7 men, 6.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	862	1,321	2,183	218300%
Incomplete primary	1,182	1,275	2,457	245700%
Complete primary	965	1,131	2,096	209600%
Incomplete secondary	323	306	629	62900%
Complete secondary	1,397	1,444	2,841	284100%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,407	1,657	3,064	306400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	493
6-11 years	109
12-14 years	95

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 78 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	28	0	28
Primaria	27	0	27
Secundaria	12	0	12
Media Superior	10	0	10
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Pahuatlán

In Pahuatlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,314 people. Of those, 10,190 are employed and 124 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

10,314

H: 5,694 / M: 4,620

Employed Population

10,190

H: 5,583 / M: 4,607

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

124 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,674

H: 1,315 / M: 3,359

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	16,620	82%
IMSS	633	3.1%
ISSSTE	374	1.8%
ISSSTE estatal	193	1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	58	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	15,019	74.1%
IMSS Bienestar	377	1.9%
Private insurance	83	0.4%
Other institution	8	0%
Without health coverage	3,651	18%

Marital Status and Religion in Pahuatlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,634

863400%

Single

4,712

471200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,689

168900%

Households

Total Households

5,352

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

3,449

64.4%

Female-headed

1,903

35.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	18,330	90.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,419	7%
Other religions	8	0%
No religion	512	2.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Pahuatlán

Pahuatlán has 6,919 total dwellings, of which 5,352 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,736	88.9%
Earthen floor	616	11.6%
1 bedroom	2,811	52.8%
2+ bedrooms	2,541	47.7%
1 room	624	11.7%
2 rooms	1,687	31.7%
3+ rooms	3,040	57.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.2%

5,230 dwellings

Piped Water

98.9%

5,271 dwellings

With Drainage

95.8%

5,103 dwellings

All Services

93.8%

4,999 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,230	98.2%
Without electricity	122	2.3%
Public water network	5,271	98.9%
Hauled water	3,649	68.5%
Other water source	81	1.5%
With water tank	3,657	68.7%
With cistern	665	12.5%
With toilet	4,877	91.6%
With latrine	306	5.7%
With drainage	5,103	95.8%
Without drainage	249	4.7%
With all services	4,999	93.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	23	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Pahuatlán

Household equipment in Pahuatlán according to the 2020 Census. 9.7% of dwellings have internet and 72.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,728	51.2%
Washing machine	1,487	27.9%
Microwave oven	464	8.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	604	11.3%
Motorcycle	106	2%
Bicycle	87	1.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,487	65.5%
Radio	2,264	42.5%
Landline phone	464	8.7%
Cell phone	3,852	72.3%
Computer	327	6.1%
Internet	518	9.7%
Pay TV	1,872	35.1%
Streaming platforms	36	0.7%
Video game console	24	0.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,284

24.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,316

24.7%

No Computer or Internet

4,685

87.9%

No ICT at All

615

11.5%

Companies and Economy in Pahuatlán

The main economic sectors of Pahuatlán are Industrias manufactureras with 516 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	516
Comercio al por menor	343
Industrias manufactureras	122
Industrias manufactureras	95
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	67

Poverty and Social Development in Pahuatlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Pahuatlán has a poverty rate of 79% and extreme poverty of 17.8%.

Poverty

79%

15,320 people

Extreme Poverty

17.8%

3,459 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

17.6%

3,404 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.6%

314 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.8%

355 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.8%	6,360
Lack of access to health services	6.5%	1,261
Lack of access to social security	82.8%	16,049
Lack of housing quality and spaces	21%	4,064
Lack of access to basic housing services	61.8%	11,984
Lack of access to food	25.5%	4,947
Income below welfare line	80.6%	15,633
Income below minimum welfare line	38.9%	7,537

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	78.7%	28.2%	19.6%	1.1%	0
2015	79%	17.8%	17.6%	1.8%	0

Crime in Pahuatlán

In the last 12 months, 107 crimes were recorded in Pahuatlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	12
2025/11	8
2025/10	3
2025/09	10
2025/08	7
2025/07	16
2025/06	7
2025/05	10
2025/04	11
2025/03	12
2025/02	5
2025/01	6

Health in Pahuatlán

Pahuatlán has 14 health facilities, including 3 hospitals, 11 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Pahuatlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ciudad de Pahuatlán de Valle	3,523	1,079
San Pablito	3,386	1,200
Xolotla	2,387	1,206
Atla	2,179	1,119
Zoyatla de Guerrero	1,043	1,250
Xochimilco	1,016	1,230
Atlantongo	860	1,064
Tlalcruz de Libres	850	1,192
Cuauneutla de la Paz	699	1,036
Acalapa	674	772

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