Centro

Centro is a municipality of Tabasco with 683,607 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 9 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 11 years.

Demographics of Centro

Demographic structure of Centro according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 162,885 people under 15 years old (23.8%), 469,127 people of working age (68.6%) and 51,331 elderly over 65 years old (7.5%).

0-14 years

162,885

23.8% of the population

15-64 years

469,127

68.6% - Working age

65+ years

51,331

7.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

45.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Centro

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	25,647	25,053	50,700	7.4%
5-9 years	28,197	27,399	55,596	8.1%
10-14 years	28,872	27,717	56,589	8.3%
15-19 years	27,911	27,598	55,509	8.1%
20-24 years	27,223	27,853	55,076	8.1%
25-29 years	25,542	27,910	53,452	7.8%
30-34 years	25,458	27,870	53,328	7.8%
35-39 years	25,137	28,494	53,631	7.8%
40-44 years	23,662	26,936	50,598	7.4%
45-49 years	21,251	24,255	45,506	6.7%
50-54 years	18,833	21,730	40,563	5.9%
55-59 years	15,818	18,075	33,893	5%
60-64 years	13,071	14,500	27,571	4%
65-69 years	9,283	10,424	19,707	2.9%
70-74 years	5,854	6,795	12,649	1.9%
75-79 years	3,764	4,586	8,350	1.2%
80-84 years	2,354	3,178	5,532	0.8%
85+ years	2,072	3,021	5,093	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Centro

Population Origin

Born in State

590,470

86.4%

Born in Another State

89,022

13%

Lived in Another State in 2015

13,156

Recent migration

Average Live Births

1.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

28,902

4.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

28,596

98.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

105

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

44,799

22.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

12,522

1.8% of the population

Men / Women

6,154 / 6,368

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

38,861

5.7%

With Limitation

72,609

10.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	18,819
Visual	18,875
Hearing	7,245
Speech	5,768
Mental	7,314

Education in Centro

Literacy and Schooling

In Centro, 15,704 people aged 15 and over can read and write (1570400%), while 16,640 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 11 years (11.1 men, 10.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	6,808	9,832	16,640	1664000%
Incomplete primary	14,726	18,987	33,713	3371300%
Complete primary	22,164	27,974	50,138	5013800%
Incomplete secondary	6,182	5,400	11,582	1158200%
Complete secondary	49,738	56,402	106,140	10614000%
Post-basic education (18+)	138,948	144,459	283,407	28340700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	6,578
6-11 years	2,407
12-14 years	1,874

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 792 are public and 307 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	270	66	336
Primaria	320	58	378
Secundaria	102	45	147
Media Superior	33	50	83
Superior	23	52	75

Employment and Social Security in Centro

In Centro, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 350,487 people. Of those, 341,476 are employed and 9,011 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.6%.

Total EAP

350,487

H: 199,953 / M: 150,534

Employed Population

341,476

H: 193,682 / M: 147,794

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

9,011 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

202,109

H: 63,635 / M: 138,474

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	470,818	68.9%
IMSS	214,715	31.4%
ISSSTE	39,526	5.8%
ISSSTE estatal	27,681	4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	32,260	4.7%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	119,241	17.4%
IMSS Bienestar	3,639	0.5%
Private insurance	13,216	1.9%
Other institution	28,154	4.1%
Without health coverage	211,824	31%

Marital Status and Religion in Centro

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

294,570

29457000%

Single

183,744

18374400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

75,404

7540400%

Households

Total Households

197,638

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

129,950

65.8%

Female-headed

67,688

34.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	434,799	63.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	178,712	26.1%
Other religions	425	0.1%
No religion	68,022	10%

Housing and Basic Services in Centro

Centro has 248,143 total dwellings, of which 197,683 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	193,650	103.4%
Earthen floor	3,662	2%
1 bedroom	71,710	38.3%
2+ bedrooms	125,627	67.1%
1 room	21,188	11.3%
2 rooms	31,689	16.9%
3+ rooms	144,459	77.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

105.2%

196,892 dwellings

Piped Water

104%

194,733 dwellings

With Drainage

104.7%

196,058 dwellings

All Services

103.4%

193,520 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	196,892	105.2%
Without electricity	448	0.2%
Public water network	194,733	104%
Hauled water	179,657	96%
Other water source	2,606	1.4%
With water tank	121,065	64.7%
With cistern	37,142	19.8%
With toilet	195,823	104.6%
With latrine	133	0.1%
With drainage	196,058	104.7%
Without drainage	1,254	0.7%
With all services	193,520	103.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	65	0%

Goods and Technology in Centro

Household equipment in Centro according to the 2020 Census. 57.7% of dwellings have internet and 96.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	182,872	97.7%
Washing machine	162,781	86.9%
Microwave oven	78,668	42%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	75,229	40.2%
Motorcycle	15,920	8.5%
Bicycle	19,289	10.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	181,252	96.8%
Radio	117,681	62.9%
Landline phone	65,623	35.1%
Cell phone	181,488	96.9%
Computer	80,353	42.9%
Internet	108,022	57.7%
Pay TV	72,827	38.9%
Streaming platforms	38,684	20.7%
Video game console	18,175	9.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

9,383

5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

13,678

7.3%

No Computer or Internet

79,004

42.2%

No ICT at All

2,850

1.5%

Companies and Economy in Centro

The main economic sectors of Centro are Comercio al por menor with 11,478 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	11,478
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	5,629
Industrias manufactureras	1,492
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	786
Servicios educativos	784

Poverty and Social Development in Centro

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Centro has a poverty rate of 29% and extreme poverty of 2.9%.

Poverty

29%

178,753 people

Extreme Poverty

2.9%

17,815 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

47.6%

293,733 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.6%

22,349 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

19.8%

122,268 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	12.8%	78,749
Lack of access to health services	25.6%	158,163
Lack of access to social security	58.2%	358,986
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9%	55,626
Lack of access to basic housing services	11.2%	69,123
Lack of access to food	35%	215,722
Income below welfare line	32.6%	201,102
Income below minimum welfare line	7.6%	47,192

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	36.3%	4.8%	31.2%	25.8%	0
2015	29%	2.9%	47.6%	19.8%	0

Crime in Centro

In the last 12 months, 21,738 crimes were recorded in Centro. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1,681
2025/11	1,701
2025/10	1,845
2025/09	1,722
2025/08	1,849
2025/07	2,000
2025/06	1,923
2025/05	1,792
2025/04	1,877
2025/03	2,061
2025/02	1,696
2025/01	1,591

Health in Centro

Centro has 458 health facilities, including 44 hospitals, 391 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Centro

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Villahermosa	340,060	11
Playas del Rosario (Subteniente García)	22,934	14
Ocuiltzapotlán	17,972	9
Macultepec	11,848	10
Parrilla II	10,427	16
Anacleto Canabal 3ra. Sección	10,066	9
Parrilla	10,036	6
Medellín y Madero 2da. Sección	8,336	9
Río Viejo 1ra. Sección	7,750	11
Bicentenario	6,993	16

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