Tlahuapan

Tlahuapan is a municipality of Puebla with 41,547 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,605 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years.

Demographics of Tlahuapan

Demographic structure of Tlahuapan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 12,283 people under 15 years old (29.6%), 26,195 people of working age (63%) and 3,025 elderly over 65 years old (7.3%).

0-14 years

12,283

29.6% of the population

15-64 years

26,195

63% - Working age

65+ years

3,025

7.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tlahuapan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,086	2,105	4,191	10.1%
5-9 years	2,193	1,975	4,168	10%
10-14 years	1,916	2,008	3,924	9.4%
15-19 years	1,958	1,884	3,842	9.2%
20-24 years	1,808	1,831	3,639	8.8%
25-29 years	1,638	1,761	3,399	8.2%
30-34 years	1,396	1,574	2,970	7.1%
35-39 years	1,372	1,484	2,856	6.9%
40-44 years	1,203	1,314	2,517	6.1%
45-49 years	1,022	1,192	2,214	5.3%
50-54 years	957	1,023	1,980	4.8%
55-59 years	783	770	1,553	3.7%
60-64 years	617	608	1,225	2.9%
65-69 years	472	487	959	2.3%
70-74 years	351	370	721	1.7%
75-79 years	262	275	537	1.3%
80-84 years	189	216	405	1%
85+ years	216	187	403	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tlahuapan

Population Origin

Born in State

37,751

90.9%

Born in Another State

3,605

8.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

726

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

107

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

107

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

375

3.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

197

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

92 / 105

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,979

4.8%

With Limitation

3,528

8.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	870
Visual	874
Hearing	569
Speech	375
Mental	380

Education in Tlahuapan

Literacy and Schooling

In Tlahuapan, 1,433 people aged 15 and over can read and write (143300%), while 1,178 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years (8.2 men, 8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	482	696	1,178	117800%
Incomplete primary	1,622	1,795	3,417	341700%
Complete primary	3,247	3,559	6,806	680600%
Incomplete secondary	538	436	974	97400%
Complete secondary	4,649	4,502	9,151	915100%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,246	3,468	6,714	671400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,063
6-11 years	154
12-14 years	219

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 63 are public and 6 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	21	2	23
Primaria	22	3	25
Secundaria	13	0	13
Media Superior	7	0	7
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Tlahuapan

In Tlahuapan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 18,521 people. Of those, 18,219 are employed and 302 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

18,521

H: 12,378 / M: 6,143

Employed Population

18,219

H: 12,142 / M: 6,077

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

302 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

12,991

H: 2,995 / M: 9,996

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	27,052	65.1%
IMSS	4,414	10.6%
ISSSTE	476	1.1%
ISSSTE estatal	110	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	62	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	21,904	52.7%
IMSS Bienestar	87	0.2%
Private insurance	75	0.2%
Other institution	47	0.1%
Without health coverage	14,440	34.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Tlahuapan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

18,593

1859300%

Single

9,586

958600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,443

344300%

Households

Total Households

9,940

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

7,599

76.4%

Female-headed

2,341

23.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	34,374	82.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	4,250	10.2%
Other religions	408	1%
No religion	2,449	5.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Tlahuapan

Tlahuapan has 12,553 total dwellings, of which 9,941 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	9,476	96%
Earthen floor	446	4.5%
1 bedroom	3,617	36.6%
2+ bedrooms	6,305	63.9%
1 room	704	7.1%
2 rooms	1,909	19.3%
3+ rooms	7,309	74%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.1%

9,877 dwellings

Piped Water

99.8%

9,855 dwellings

With Drainage

98.2%

9,689 dwellings

All Services

97.6%

9,630 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	9,877	100.1%
Without electricity	45	0.5%
Public water network	9,855	99.8%
Hauled water	8,809	89.2%
Other water source	67	0.7%
With water tank	7,597	77%
With cistern	1,517	15.4%
With toilet	9,557	96.8%
With latrine	132	1.3%
With drainage	9,689	98.2%
Without drainage	233	2.4%
With all services	9,630	97.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tlahuapan

Household equipment in Tlahuapan according to the 2020 Census. 18.9% of dwellings have internet and 82.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,559	66.4%
Washing machine	5,326	54%
Microwave oven	2,147	21.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,944	29.8%
Motorcycle	1,036	10.5%
Bicycle	3,043	30.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	9,165	92.8%
Radio	7,111	72%
Landline phone	1,171	11.9%
Cell phone	8,106	82.1%
Computer	1,215	12.3%
Internet	1,870	18.9%
Pay TV	2,578	26.1%
Streaming platforms	171	1.7%
Video game console	213	2.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

402

4.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,557

15.8%

No Computer or Internet

7,604

77%

No ICT at All

200

2%

Companies and Economy in Tlahuapan

The main economic sectors of Tlahuapan are Comercio al por menor with 1,098 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,098
Industrias manufactureras	342
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	249
Industrias manufactureras	47
Servicios educativos	37

Poverty and Social Development in Tlahuapan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tlahuapan has a poverty rate of 75.8% and extreme poverty of 8.4%.

Poverty

75.8%

27,667 people

Extreme Poverty

8.4%

3,069 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

16.7%

6,080 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.7%

1,700 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.9%

1,065 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	20.5%	7,491
Lack of access to health services	18.1%	6,600
Lack of access to social security	83.4%	30,444
Lack of housing quality and spaces	14.7%	5,372
Lack of access to basic housing services	15.4%	5,614
Lack of access to food	20.5%	7,481
Income below welfare line	80.4%	29,367
Income below minimum welfare line	35.2%	12,841

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	78%	17.6%	15.2%	2.5%	0
2015	75.8%	8.4%	16.7%	2.9%	0

Crime in Tlahuapan

In the last 12 months, 299 crimes were recorded in Tlahuapan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	25
2025/11	25
2025/10	18
2025/09	20
2025/08	15
2025/07	36
2025/06	22
2025/05	19
2025/04	37
2025/03	33
2025/02	25
2025/01	24

Health in Tlahuapan

Tlahuapan has 20 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 18 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tlahuapan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Santa Rita Tlahuapan	9,755	2,636
San Rafael Ixtapalucan	5,041	2,604
Santa María Texmelucan	4,251	2,485
San Miguel Tianguistenco	3,844	2,456
Santiago Coltzingo	3,635	2,460
Guadalupe Zaragoza	3,050	2,454
San Juan Cuauhtémoc	2,423	2,782
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano	1,429	2,665
San Pedro Matamoros	1,257	2,538
Santa Cruz Otlatla	1,127	2,862

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