Cosoleacaque

Cosoleacaque is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 130,903 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 17 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.5 years.

Demographics of Cosoleacaque

Demographic structure of Cosoleacaque according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 30,698 people under 15 years old (23.5%), 89,816 people of working age (68.6%) and 10,255 elderly over 65 years old (7.8%).

0-14 years

30,698

23.5% of the population

15-64 years

89,816

68.6% - Working age

65+ years

10,255

7.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

45.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cosoleacaque

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	4,576	4,375	8,951	6.8%
5-9 years	5,369	5,405	10,774	8.2%
10-14 years	5,587	5,386	10,973	8.4%
15-19 years	5,320	5,409	10,729	8.2%
20-24 years	4,642	4,999	9,641	7.4%
25-29 years	4,481	5,462	9,943	7.6%
30-34 years	4,756	5,721	10,477	8%
35-39 years	4,616	5,619	10,235	7.8%
40-44 years	4,110	5,277	9,387	7.2%
45-49 years	3,972	4,692	8,664	6.6%
50-54 years	3,751	4,513	8,264	6.3%
55-59 years	3,254	3,662	6,916	5.3%
60-64 years	2,730	2,830	5,560	4.2%
65-69 years	1,955	2,108	4,063	3.1%
70-74 years	1,220	1,377	2,597	2%
75-79 years	896	847	1,743	1.3%
80-84 years	509	539	1,048	0.8%
85+ years	346	458	804	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cosoleacaque

Population Origin

Born in State

115,820

88.5%

Born in Another State

14,729

11.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

2,687

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

5,509

4.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

5,443

98.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

51

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

12,449

30.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,698

1.3% of the population

Men / Women

827 / 871

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

6,454

4.9%

With Limitation

13,393

10.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	2,948
Visual	2,928
Hearing	1,322
Speech	1,026
Mental	1,122

Education in Cosoleacaque

Literacy and Schooling

In Cosoleacaque, 5,477 people aged 15 and over can read and write (547700%), while 6,334 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.5 years (9.9 men, 9.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,050	4,284	6,334	633400%
Incomplete primary	3,624	5,526	9,150	915000%
Complete primary	5,974	7,400	13,374	1337400%
Incomplete secondary	1,569	1,623	3,192	319200%
Complete secondary	9,856	10,418	20,274	2027400%
Post-basic education (18+)	21,809	22,358	44,167	4416700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	2,259
6-11 years	479
12-14 years	401

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 183 are public and 5 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	67	5	72
Primaria	80	0	80
Secundaria	21	0	21
Media Superior	12	0	12

Employment and Social Security in Cosoleacaque

In Cosoleacaque, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 63,681 people. Of those, 61,560 are employed and 2,121 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.3%.

Total EAP

63,681

H: 36,695 / M: 26,986

Employed Population

61,560

H: 35,060 / M: 26,500

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

2,121 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

42,638

H: 13,090 / M: 29,548

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	93,930	71.8%
IMSS	46,893	35.8%
ISSSTE	5,485	4.2%
ISSSTE estatal	98	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	9,637	7.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	31,350	23.9%
IMSS Bienestar	921	0.7%
Private insurance	268	0.2%
Other institution	512	0.4%
Without health coverage	36,821	28.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Cosoleacaque

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

58,802

5880200%

Single

32,471

3247100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

15,268

1526800%

Households

Total Households

40,691

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

26,289

64.6%

Female-headed

14,402

35.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	74,466	56.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	35,499	27.1%
Other religions	82	0.1%
No religion	20,679	15.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Cosoleacaque

Cosoleacaque has 51,398 total dwellings, of which 40,694 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	39,704	107.9%
Earthen floor	839	2.3%
1 bedroom	17,026	46.3%
2+ bedrooms	23,517	63.9%
1 room	4,989	13.6%
2 rooms	7,773	21.1%
3+ rooms	27,781	75.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

109.2%

40,164 dwellings

Piped Water

98.2%

36,115 dwellings

With Drainage

109.3%

40,208 dwellings

All Services

97.3%

35,814 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	40,164	109.2%
Without electricity	379	1%
Public water network	36,115	98.2%
Hauled water	27,468	74.7%
Other water source	4,428	12%
With water tank	16,686	45.3%
With cistern	2,882	7.8%
With toilet	39,994	108.7%
With latrine	182	0.5%
With drainage	40,208	109.3%
Without drainage	335	0.9%
With all services	35,814	97.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	49	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Cosoleacaque

Household equipment in Cosoleacaque according to the 2020 Census. 48.7% of dwellings have internet and 99.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	35,465	96.4%
Washing machine	30,024	81.6%
Microwave oven	12,171	33.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	10,600	28.8%
Motorcycle	3,222	8.8%
Bicycle	5,663	15.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	35,318	96%
Radio	26,190	71.2%
Landline phone	11,043	30%
Cell phone	36,522	99.3%
Computer	11,323	30.8%
Internet	17,927	48.7%
Pay TV	16,769	45.6%
Streaming platforms	4,637	12.6%
Video game console	1,538	4.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

2,903

7.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

3,433

9.3%

No Computer or Internet

20,557

55.9%

No ICT at All

1,043

2.8%

Companies and Economy in Cosoleacaque

The main economic sectors of Cosoleacaque are Comercio al por menor with 2,535 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	2,535
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	990
Industrias manufactureras	336
Servicios educativos	152
Industrias manufactureras	111

Poverty and Social Development in Cosoleacaque

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cosoleacaque has a poverty rate of 50.7% and extreme poverty of 8.6%.

Poverty

50.7%

70,741 people

Extreme Poverty

8.6%

12,050 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

29.6%

41,253 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.5%

6,279 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

15.2%

21,153 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	19.9%	27,816
Lack of access to health services	15.7%	21,857
Lack of access to social security	57.4%	80,088
Lack of housing quality and spaces	18.6%	25,884
Lack of access to basic housing services	32.6%	45,434
Lack of access to food	39.4%	54,952
Income below welfare line	55.2%	77,021
Income below minimum welfare line	18.7%	26,109

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	37.6%	7.2%	34.8%	24.1%	0
2015	50.7%	8.6%	29.6%	15.2%	0

Crime in Cosoleacaque

In the last 12 months, 1,174 crimes were recorded in Cosoleacaque. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	97
2025/11	97
2025/10	105
2025/09	106
2025/08	100
2025/07	133
2025/06	87
2025/05	115
2025/04	91
2025/03	99
2025/02	74
2025/01	70

Health in Cosoleacaque

Cosoleacaque has 35 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 33 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Cosoleacaque

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Minatitlán	47,826	30
Cosoleacaque	22,521	48
Coacotla	7,408	22
El Naranjito	6,957	18
San Pedro Mártir	5,675	31
Fraccionamiento los Mangos	4,867	28
Estero del Pantano	3,700	-1
Fraccionamiento los Prados	3,426	22
Barrancas (Buenos Aires)	2,384	39
Hermenegildo J. Aldana	2,103	30

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