Pajapan

Pajapan is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 18,051 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 34 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.9 years.

Demographics of Pajapan

Demographic structure of Pajapan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,842 people under 15 years old (26.8%), 11,761 people of working age (65.2%) and 1,442 elderly over 65 years old (8%).

0-14 years

4,842

26.8% of the population

15-64 years

11,761

65.2% - Working age

65+ years

1,442

8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

53.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Pajapan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	802	774	1,576	8.7%
5-9 years	904	817	1,721	9.5%
10-14 years	800	745	1,545	8.6%
15-19 years	787	773	1,560	8.6%
20-24 years	690	791	1,481	8.2%
25-29 years	698	864	1,562	8.7%
30-34 years	688	752	1,440	8%
35-39 years	586	686	1,272	7%
40-44 years	577	641	1,218	6.7%
45-49 years	500	555	1,055	5.8%
50-54 years	454	407	861	4.8%
55-59 years	362	361	723	4%
60-64 years	281	308	589	3.3%
65-69 years	274	267	541	3%
70-74 years	200	162	362	2%
75-79 years	132	137	269	1.5%
80-84 years	71	62	133	0.7%
85+ years	71	66	137	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Pajapan

Population Origin

Born in State

17,582

97.4%

Born in Another State

453

2.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

224

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

11,456

63.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

11,306

98.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

125

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

14,856

266.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

646

3.6% of the population

Men / Women

332 / 314

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,022

5.7%

With Limitation

2,038

11.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	420
Visual	472
Hearing	304
Speech	175
Mental	196

Education in Pajapan

Literacy and Schooling

In Pajapan, 3,058 people aged 15 and over can read and write (305800%), while 3,605 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.9 years (6.3 men, 5.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,380	2,225	3,605	360500%
Incomplete primary	1,103	1,016	2,119	211900%
Complete primary	921	904	1,825	182500%
Incomplete secondary	306	237	543	54300%
Complete secondary	1,242	1,125	2,367	236700%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,266	1,194	2,460	246000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	301
6-11 years	98
12-14 years	160

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 54 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	21	21
Primaria	20	20
Secundaria	8	8
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Pajapan

In Pajapan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 8,990 people. Of those, 8,882 are employed and 108 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

8,990

H: 5,625 / M: 3,365

Employed Population

8,882

H: 5,527 / M: 3,355

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

108 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,021

H: 1,168 / M: 3,853

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	14,415	79.9%
IMSS	768	4.3%
ISSSTE	268	1.5%
ISSSTE estatal	6	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	145	0.8%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	13,274	73.5%
IMSS Bienestar	16	0.1%
Private insurance	8	0%
Other institution	9	0%
Without health coverage	3,627	20.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Pajapan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,918

891800%

Single

3,654

365400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,482

148200%

Households

Total Households

5,566

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

4,051

72.8%

Female-headed

1,515

27.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,937	49.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	5,771	32%
Other religions	23	0.1%
No religion	3,309	18.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Pajapan

Pajapan has 6,695 total dwellings, of which 5,567 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,209	96.1%
Earthen floor	340	6.3%
1 bedroom	3,333	61.5%
2+ bedrooms	2,216	40.9%
1 room	1,349	24.9%
2 rooms	1,828	33.7%
3+ rooms	2,372	43.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.2%

5,433 dwellings

Piped Water

97.5%

5,288 dwellings

With Drainage

91.2%

4,943 dwellings

All Services

87.4%

4,737 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,433	100.2%
Without electricity	117	2.2%
Public water network	5,288	97.5%
Hauled water	4,640	85.6%
Other water source	261	4.8%
With water tank	762	14.1%
With cistern	1,955	36.1%
With toilet	4,899	90.4%
With latrine	216	4%
With drainage	4,943	91.2%
Without drainage	606	11.2%
With all services	4,737	87.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	31	0.6%

Goods and Technology in Pajapan

Household equipment in Pajapan according to the 2020 Census. 7.7% of dwellings have internet and 68.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,491	64.4%
Washing machine	1,902	35.1%
Microwave oven	254	4.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	396	7.3%
Motorcycle	840	15.5%
Bicycle	667	12.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,640	67.1%
Radio	2,755	50.8%
Landline phone	181	3.3%
Cell phone	3,703	68.3%
Computer	341	6.3%
Internet	415	7.7%
Pay TV	525	9.7%
Streaming platforms	17	0.3%
Video game console	10	0.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,225

22.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,768

32.6%

No Computer or Internet

4,942

91.2%

No ICT at All

728

13.4%

Companies and Economy in Pajapan

The main economic sectors of Pajapan are Comercio al por menor with 381 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	381
Industrias manufactureras	145
Industrias manufactureras	129
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	101
Industrias manufactureras	21

Poverty and Social Development in Pajapan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Pajapan has a poverty rate of 83.9% and extreme poverty of 36.1%.

Poverty

83.9%

14,288 people

Extreme Poverty

36.1%

6,146 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

15.4%

2,630 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.1%

23 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.5%

90 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	41.3%	7,042
Lack of access to health services	15.9%	2,708
Lack of access to social security	91.3%	15,553
Lack of housing quality and spaces	31.3%	5,339
Lack of access to basic housing services	88.5%	15,080
Lack of access to food	48.3%	8,222
Income below welfare line	84%	14,311
Income below minimum welfare line	46.5%	7,918

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	85.7%	38%	13.7%	0.5%	0
2015	83.9%	36.1%	15.4%	0.5%	0

Crime in Pajapan

In the last 12 months, 65 crimes were recorded in Pajapan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	4
2025/10	2
2025/09	3
2025/08	7
2025/07	8
2025/06	4
2025/05	7
2025/04	9
2025/03	14
2025/02	2
2025/01	4

Health in Pajapan

Pajapan has 8 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Pajapan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Pajapan	10,156	182
Minzapan	1,904	21
San Juan Volador	1,767	97
Jicacal	1,078	0
Batajapán	599	181
El Mangal	413	10
Úrsulo Galván	292	4
Tecolapa	284	97
Coscapan	272	10
El Pescador (El Moral)	196	6

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