Ayahualulco

Ayahualulco is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 27,217 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,370 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 4.7 years.

Demographics of Ayahualulco

Demographic structure of Ayahualulco according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,904 people under 15 years old (36.4%), 15,315 people of working age (56.3%) and 1,998 elderly over 65 years old (7.3%).

0-14 years

9,904

36.4% of the population

15-64 years

15,315

56.3% - Working age

65+ years

1,998

7.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

77.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ayahualulco

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,577	1,598	3,175	11.7%
5-9 years	1,662	1,608	3,270	12%
10-14 years	1,794	1,665	3,459	12.7%
15-19 years	1,270	1,354	2,624	9.6%
20-24 years	817	930	1,747	6.4%
25-29 years	752	889	1,641	6%
30-34 years	788	940	1,728	6.3%
35-39 years	811	863	1,674	6.2%
40-44 years	705	801	1,506	5.5%
45-49 years	619	697	1,316	4.8%
50-54 years	568	635	1,203	4.4%
55-59 years	481	556	1,037	3.8%
60-64 years	399	440	839	3.1%
65-69 years	368	347	715	2.6%
70-74 years	247	252	499	1.8%
75-79 years	180	178	358	1.3%
80-84 years	94	100	194	0.7%
85+ years	106	126	232	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ayahualulco

Population Origin

Born in State

25,944

95.3%

Born in Another State

1,250

4.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

711

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

64

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

63

98.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

191

3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

463

1.7% of the population

Men / Women

207 / 256

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,529

5.6%

With Limitation

2,584

9.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	538
Visual	454
Hearing	253
Speech	289
Mental	201

Education in Ayahualulco

Literacy and Schooling

In Ayahualulco, 5,063 people aged 15 and over can read and write (506300%), while 4,842 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 4.7 years (4.6 men, 4.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,359	2,483	4,842	484200%
Incomplete primary	1,890	2,031	3,921	392100%
Complete primary	1,634	1,731	3,365	336500%
Incomplete secondary	379	402	781	78100%
Complete secondary	1,220	1,533	2,753	275300%
Post-basic education (18+)	575	708	1,283	128300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,173
6-11 years	156
12-14 years	423

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 83 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	26	26
Primaria	27	27
Secundaria	20	20
Media Superior	8	8

Employment and Social Security in Ayahualulco

In Ayahualulco, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,194 people. Of those, 10,029 are employed and 165 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

10,194

H: 7,481 / M: 2,713

Employed Population

10,029

H: 7,332 / M: 2,697

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

165 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,066

H: 1,713 / M: 7,353

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	24,014	88.2%
IMSS	307	1.1%
ISSSTE	69	0.3%
ISSSTE estatal	3	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	9	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	23,606	86.7%
IMSS Bienestar	161	0.6%
Private insurance	8	0%
Other institution	1	0%
Without health coverage	3,191	11.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Ayahualulco

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,767

1176700%

Single

5,712

571200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,863

186300%

Households

Total Households

6,422

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

4,924

76.7%

Female-headed

1,498

23.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	26,290	96.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	461	1.7%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	453	1.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Ayahualulco

Ayahualulco has 8,092 total dwellings, of which 6,424 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,873	103%
Earthen floor	544	9.5%
1 bedroom	2,924	51.3%
2+ bedrooms	3,493	61.2%
1 room	284	5%
2 rooms	1,676	29.4%
3+ rooms	4,457	78.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

110.6%

6,307 dwellings

Piped Water

111.3%

6,350 dwellings

With Drainage

106.1%

6,051 dwellings

All Services

104.1%

5,940 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,307	110.6%
Without electricity	110	1.9%
Public water network	6,350	111.3%
Hauled water	5,637	98.8%
Other water source	67	1.2%
With water tank	1,933	33.9%
With cistern	2,238	39.2%
With toilet	4,592	80.5%
With latrine	1,729	30.3%
With drainage	6,051	106.1%
Without drainage	366	6.4%
With all services	5,940	104.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	11	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Ayahualulco

Household equipment in Ayahualulco according to the 2020 Census. 16.2% of dwellings have internet and 56% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,848	49.9%
Washing machine	1,548	27.1%
Microwave oven	557	9.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,000	17.5%
Motorcycle	178	3.1%
Bicycle	285	5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,471	95.9%
Radio	4,228	74.1%
Landline phone	627	11%
Cell phone	3,196	56%
Computer	210	3.7%
Internet	925	16.2%
Pay TV	941	16.5%
Streaming platforms	74	1.3%
Video game console	29	0.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

559

9.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,849

49.9%

No Computer or Internet

5,432

95.2%

No ICT at All

434

7.6%

Companies and Economy in Ayahualulco

The main economic sectors of Ayahualulco are Comercio al por menor with 338 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	338
Industrias manufactureras	64
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	57
Servicios educativos	16
Industrias manufactureras	11

Poverty and Social Development in Ayahualulco

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ayahualulco has a poverty rate of 91.5% and extreme poverty of 23.2%.

Poverty

91.5%

16,582 people

Extreme Poverty

23.2%

4,208 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

7.8%

1,408 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.3%

61 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.4%

69 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	44.7%	8,104
Lack of access to health services	8.2%	1,490
Lack of access to social security	93.3%	16,902
Lack of housing quality and spaces	24.5%	4,432
Lack of access to basic housing services	28.7%	5,193
Lack of access to food	25%	4,525
Income below welfare line	91.8%	16,643
Income below minimum welfare line	65.3%	11,826

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	88.6%	41.4%	11.1%	0.1%	0
2015	91.5%	23.2%	7.8%	0.4%	0

Crime in Ayahualulco

In the last 12 months, 56 crimes were recorded in Ayahualulco. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	4
2025/11	5
2025/10	3
2025/09	4
2025/08	8
2025/07	4
2025/06	4
2025/05	5
2025/04	2
2025/03	2
2025/02	7
2025/01	8

Health in Ayahualulco

Ayahualulco has 15 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 15 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ayahualulco

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Los Altos	4,556	2,883
Ayahualulco	2,823	2,052
Xololoyan	2,274	2,385
El Triunfo	2,015	2,760
Apanteopan	1,658	2,428
Tlalconteno	1,610	2,703
Xocotepec	1,485	2,364
San Antonio Xoquitla	1,332	2,165
La Toma	1,190	3,020
Altamirada	901	2,622

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