Miahuatlán

Miahuatlán is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 4,841 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,630 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years.

Demographics of Miahuatlán

Demographic structure of Miahuatlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,458 people under 15 years old (30.1%), 3,025 people of working age (62.5%) and 358 elderly over 65 years old (7.4%).

0-14 years

1,458

30.1% of the population

15-64 years

3,025

62.5% - Working age

65+ years

358

7.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

60%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Miahuatlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	254	218	472	9.8%
5-9 years	271	242	513	10.6%
10-14 years	238	235	473	9.8%
15-19 years	265	230	495	10.2%
20-24 years	233	205	438	9%
25-29 years	179	171	350	7.2%
30-34 years	118	174	292	6%
35-39 years	130	155	285	5.9%
40-44 years	139	164	303	6.3%
45-49 years	124	157	281	5.8%
50-54 years	96	120	216	4.5%
55-59 years	93	97	190	3.9%
60-64 years	85	90	175	3.6%
65-69 years	56	57	113	2.3%
70-74 years	56	49	105	2.2%
75-79 years	27	32	59	1.2%
80-84 years	22	21	43	0.9%
85+ years	20	18	38	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Miahuatlán

Population Origin

Born in State

4,635

95.7%

Born in Another State

171

3.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

85

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

5

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

5

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

8

0.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

51

1.1% of the population

Men / Women

26 / 25

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

205

4.2%

With Limitation

586

12.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	93
Visual	91
Hearing	48
Speech	30
Mental	31

Education in Miahuatlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Miahuatlán, 257 people aged 15 and over can read and write (25700%), while 246 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years (7.2 men, 6.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	89	157	246	24600%
Incomplete primary	390	391	781	78100%
Complete primary	350	378	728	72800%
Incomplete secondary	86	68	154	15400%
Complete secondary	330	333	663	66300%
Post-basic education (18+)	342	358	700	70000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	97
6-11 years	22
12-14 years	47

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 17 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	7	7
Primaria	8	8
Secundaria	1	1
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Miahuatlán

In Miahuatlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,675 people. Of those, 1,626 are employed and 49 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.9%.

Total EAP

1,675

H: 1,276 / M: 399

Employed Population

1,626

H: 1,234 / M: 392

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

49 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,992

H: 510 / M: 1,482

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	3,943	81.5%
IMSS	249	5.1%
ISSSTE	37	0.8%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,649	75.4%
IMSS Bienestar	9	0.2%
Private insurance	3	0.1%
Other institution	16	0.3%
Without health coverage	898	18.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Miahuatlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,156

215600%

Single

1,139

113900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

380

38000%

Households

Total Households

1,203

4 average occupants

Male-headed

834

69.3%

Female-headed

369

30.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	4,014	82.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	617	12.7%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	207	4.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Miahuatlán

Miahuatlán has 1,754 total dwellings, of which 1,203 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,104	91.8%
Earthen floor	28	2.3%
1 bedroom	518	43.1%
2+ bedrooms	614	51.1%
1 room	79	6.6%
2 rooms	227	18.9%
3+ rooms	826	68.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

93.4%

1,123 dwellings

Piped Water

93.5%

1,124 dwellings

With Drainage

89.5%

1,076 dwellings

All Services

88.9%

1,069 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,123	93.4%
Without electricity	9	0.7%
Public water network	1,124	93.5%
Hauled water	998	83%
Other water source	8	0.7%
With water tank	626	52.1%
With cistern	348	29%
With toilet	1,063	88.4%
With latrine	46	3.8%
With drainage	1,076	89.5%
Without drainage	56	4.7%
With all services	1,069	88.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Miahuatlán

Household equipment in Miahuatlán according to the 2020 Census. 28.8% of dwellings have internet and 70.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	675	56.2%
Washing machine	482	40.1%
Microwave oven	216	18%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	196	16.3%
Motorcycle	160	13.3%
Bicycle	128	10.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	956	79.5%
Radio	773	64.3%
Landline phone	48	4%
Cell phone	852	70.9%
Computer	119	9.9%
Internet	346	28.8%
Pay TV	157	13.1%
Streaming platforms	16	1.3%
Video game console	12	1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

100

8.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

272

22.6%

No Computer or Internet

756

62.9%

No ICT at All

73

6.1%

Companies and Economy in Miahuatlán

The main economic sectors of Miahuatlán are Comercio al por menor with 176 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	176
Industrias manufactureras	43
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	42
Industrias manufactureras	13
Servicios educativos	6

Poverty and Social Development in Miahuatlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Miahuatlán has a poverty rate of 91% and extreme poverty of 26.1%.

Poverty

91%

4,241 people

Extreme Poverty

26.1%

1,218 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

6.9%

321 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.5%

69 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.6%

28 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	37%	1,724
Lack of access to health services	7.5%	351
Lack of access to social security	90.2%	4,202
Lack of housing quality and spaces	16.7%	778
Lack of access to basic housing services	51.8%	2,414
Lack of access to food	17.1%	799
Income below welfare line	92.5%	4,310
Income below minimum welfare line	62.9%	2,931

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	87.4%	28.5%	10.5%	0.7%	0
2015	91%	26.1%	6.9%	0.6%	0

Crime in Miahuatlán

In the last 12 months, 30 crimes were recorded in Miahuatlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	1
2025/10	2
2025/09	3
2025/08	1
2025/07	4
2025/06	2
2025/05	1
2025/03	2
2025/02	3
2025/01	7
2024/11	2

Health in Miahuatlán

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

Main Localities of Miahuatlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Miahuatlán	3,667	1,778
Dos Jacales	370	2,001
Cumbre de Jonotal	285	1,940
Yerbabuena	135	1,973
Carolino Anaya	105	1,783
El Mirador	100	1,959
Bella Unión	68	1,027
Rancho Alegre (Los Méndez)	40	1,189
Loma Alta	36	1,172
Mata Obscura	20	1,043

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