Tulum

Tulum is a municipality of Quintana Roo with 46,721 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 12 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years.

Demographics of Tulum

Demographic structure of Tulum according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 13,269 people under 15 years old (28.4%), 32,093 people of working age (68.7%) and 1,295 elderly over 65 years old (2.8%).

0-14 years

13,269

28.4% of the population

15-64 years

32,093

68.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,295

2.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

45.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tulum

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,503	2,498	5,001	10.7%
5-9 years	2,246	2,100	4,346	9.3%
10-14 years	2,068	1,854	3,922	8.4%
15-19 years	1,916	1,870	3,786	8.1%
20-24 years	2,509	2,211	4,720	10.1%
25-29 years	2,706	2,405	5,111	10.9%
30-34 years	2,430	2,269	4,699	10.1%
35-39 years	2,152	1,929	4,081	8.7%
40-44 years	1,657	1,504	3,161	6.8%
45-49 years	1,329	1,138	2,467	5.3%
50-54 years	987	881	1,868	4%
55-59 years	658	616	1,274	2.7%
60-64 years	490	436	926	2%
65-69 years	334	247	581	1.2%
70-74 years	185	157	342	0.7%
75-79 years	89	92	181	0.4%
80-84 years	57	44	101	0.2%
85+ years	42	48	90	0.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tulum

Population Origin

Born in State

22,570

48.3%

Born in Another State

22,768

48.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

5,734

Recent migration

Average Live Births

1.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

11,088

23.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

10,363

93.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

620

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

19,931

142.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,986

4.3% of the population

Men / Women

1,041 / 945

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,211

2.6%

With Limitation

3,085

6.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	515
Visual	584
Hearing	280
Speech	297
Mental	302

Education in Tulum

Literacy and Schooling

In Tulum, 1,579 people aged 15 and over can read and write (157900%), while 1,985 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years (9.5 men, 9.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	922	1,063	1,985	198500%
Incomplete primary	1,256	1,312	2,568	256800%
Complete primary	2,118	2,188	4,306	430600%
Incomplete secondary	570	456	1,026	102600%
Complete secondary	5,161	4,658	9,819	981900%
Post-basic education (18+)	6,983	5,634	12,617	1261700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,272
6-11 years	466
12-14 years	349

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 82 are public and 18 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	26	5	31
Primaria	29	6	35
Secundaria	14	4	18
Media Superior	9	2	11
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Tulum

In Tulum, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 25,969 people. Of those, 25,767 are employed and 202 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

25,969

H: 15,835 / M: 10,134

Employed Population

25,767

H: 15,698 / M: 10,069

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

202 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,584

H: 2,839 / M: 6,745

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	28,331	60.6%
IMSS	9,775	20.9%
ISSSTE	925	2%
ISSSTE estatal	39	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	35	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	15,861	33.9%
IMSS Bienestar	528	1.1%
Private insurance	1,175	2.5%
Other institution	389	0.8%
Without health coverage	18,247	39.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Tulum

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

21,026

2102600%

Single

11,628

1162800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,965

296500%

Households

Total Households

14,022

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

9,563

68.2%

Female-headed

4,459

31.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	22,829	48.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	11,062	23.7%
Other religions	110	0.2%
No religion	12,540	26.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Tulum

Tulum has 21,990 total dwellings, of which 14,029 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	12,878	101.4%
Earthen floor	1,010	8%
1 bedroom	9,779	77%
2+ bedrooms	4,109	32.4%
1 room	6,826	53.7%
2 rooms	3,269	25.7%
3+ rooms	3,792	29.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

106.7%

13,557 dwellings

Piped Water

106%

13,463 dwellings

With Drainage

100.7%

12,790 dwellings

All Services

97.2%

12,346 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	13,557	106.7%
Without electricity	333	2.6%
Public water network	13,463	106%
Hauled water	9,887	77.9%
Other water source	427	3.4%
With water tank	11,174	88%
With cistern	2,902	22.9%
With toilet	13,223	104.1%
With latrine	93	0.7%
With drainage	12,790	100.7%
Without drainage	1,100	8.7%
With all services	12,346	97.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	61	0.5%

Goods and Technology in Tulum

Household equipment in Tulum according to the 2020 Census. 49.4% of dwellings have internet and 95.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	10,212	80.4%
Washing machine	9,023	71%
Microwave oven	3,086	24.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	4,447	35%
Motorcycle	3,039	23.9%
Bicycle	7,097	55.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	9,989	78.7%
Radio	6,281	49.5%
Landline phone	2,084	16.4%
Cell phone	12,139	95.6%
Computer	3,805	30%
Internet	6,269	49.4%
Pay TV	6,809	53.6%
Streaming platforms	2,062	16.2%
Video game console	736	5.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

2,604

20.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,649

13%

No Computer or Internet

6,988

55%

No ICT at All

808

6.4%

Companies and Economy in Tulum

The main economic sectors of Tulum are Comercio al por menor with 1,368 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,368
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	431
Servicios inmobiliarios	115
Servicios financieros y de seguros	113
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	81

Poverty and Social Development in Tulum

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tulum has a poverty rate of 32.2% and extreme poverty of 5.3%.

Poverty

32.2%

12,366 people

Extreme Poverty

5.3%

2,051 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

58.2%

22,347 people

Vulnerable by Income

1%

368 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

8.6%

3,308 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	18.3%	7,040
Lack of access to health services	17.1%	6,570
Lack of access to social security	80.3%	30,830
Lack of housing quality and spaces	39.3%	15,099
Lack of access to basic housing services	28.6%	10,981
Lack of access to food	12.6%	4,854
Income below welfare line	33.2%	12,734
Income below minimum welfare line	9%	3,470

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	45.3%	9.7%	44.2%	8.4%	0
2015	32.2%	5.3%	58.2%	8.6%	0

Crime in Tulum

In the last 12 months, 2,058 crimes were recorded in Tulum. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	175
2025/11	167
2025/10	195
2025/09	169
2025/08	215
2025/07	147
2025/06	170
2025/05	146
2025/04	136
2025/03	169
2025/02	195
2025/01	174

Health in Tulum

Tulum has 25 health facilities, including 4 hospitals, 20 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tulum

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tulum	33,374	5
Akumal	2,154	10
Cobá	1,738	9
Francisco Uh May	1,288	18
Chanchen Primero	1,078	23
Macario Gómez	884	17
San Juan	770	7
Manuel Antonio Ay	621	20
Chanchén Palmar	597	22
Sahcab Mucuy	596	17

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