Chemax

Chemax is a municipality of Yucatán with 38,934 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 25 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years.

Demographics of Chemax

Demographic structure of Chemax according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 13,122 people under 15 years old (33.7%), 23,621 people of working age (60.7%) and 2,191 elderly over 65 years old (5.6%).

0-14 years

13,122

33.7% of the population

15-64 years

23,621

60.7% - Working age

65+ years

2,191

5.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Chemax

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,161	2,075	4,236	10.9%
5-9 years	2,084	2,127	4,211	10.8%
10-14 years	2,383	2,292	4,675	12%
15-19 years	2,329	2,319	4,648	11.9%
20-24 years	1,910	1,860	3,770	9.7%
25-29 years	1,522	1,510	3,032	7.8%
30-34 years	1,257	1,352	2,609	6.7%
35-39 years	1,250	1,236	2,486	6.4%
40-44 years	1,069	1,037	2,106	5.4%
45-49 years	836	846	1,682	4.3%
50-54 years	680	651	1,331	3.4%
55-59 years	516	533	1,049	2.7%
60-64 years	439	469	908	2.3%
65-69 years	397	346	743	1.9%
70-74 years	293	286	579	1.5%
75-79 years	199	180	379	1%
80-84 years	127	142	269	0.7%
85+ years	123	98	221	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Chemax

Population Origin

Born in State

37,757

97%

Born in Another State

1,162

3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

540

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

29,911

76.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

25,415

85% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

4,220

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

38,468

452.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

2,352

6% of the population

Men / Women

1,201 / 1,151

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,675

4.3%

With Limitation

3,425

8.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	710
Visual	663
Hearing	412
Speech	380
Mental	374

Education in Chemax

Literacy and Schooling

In Chemax, 4,839 people aged 15 and over can read and write (483900%), while 3,568 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years (6.8 men, 6.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,466	2,102	3,568	356800%
Incomplete primary	2,619	2,399	5,018	501800%
Complete primary	1,980	2,221	4,201	420100%
Incomplete secondary	685	471	1,156	115600%
Complete secondary	3,729	3,805	7,534	753400%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,108	1,511	3,619	361900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	873
6-11 years	139
12-14 years	354

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 125 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	35	35
Primaria	42	42
Secundaria	28	28
Media Superior	14	14

Employment and Social Security in Chemax

In Chemax, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 17,015 people. Of those, 16,904 are employed and 111 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

17,015

H: 11,579 / M: 5,436

Employed Population

16,904

H: 11,475 / M: 5,429

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

111 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

11,591

H: 2,776 / M: 8,815

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	32,200	82.7%
IMSS	2,586	6.6%
ISSSTE	159	0.4%
ISSSTE estatal	7	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	29,443	75.6%
IMSS Bienestar	85	0.2%
Private insurance	19	0%
Other institution	16	0%
Without health coverage	6,732	17.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Chemax

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

16,352

1635200%

Single

10,635

1063500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,665

166500%

Households

Total Households

8,509

4.6 average occupants

Male-headed

6,392

75.1%

Female-headed

2,117

24.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	27,164	69.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	10,109	26%
Other religions	15	0%
No religion	1,624	4.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Chemax

Chemax has 10,282 total dwellings, of which 8,511 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,553	88.8%
Earthen floor	908	10.7%
1 bedroom	5,445	64%
2+ bedrooms	3,016	35.4%
1 room	2,006	23.6%
2 rooms	3,419	40.2%
3+ rooms	3,036	35.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

95.8%

8,148 dwellings

Piped Water

97.9%

8,327 dwellings

With Drainage

69%

5,868 dwellings

All Services

67.3%

5,727 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,148	95.8%
Without electricity	313	3.7%
Public water network	8,327	97.9%
Hauled water	7,605	89.4%
Other water source	134	1.6%
With water tank	4,639	54.5%
With cistern	537	6.3%
With toilet	6,002	70.5%
With latrine	70	0.8%
With drainage	5,868	69%
Without drainage	2,593	30.5%
With all services	5,727	67.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	37	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Chemax

Household equipment in Chemax according to the 2020 Census. 26.5% of dwellings have internet and 68.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,425	40.3%
Washing machine	3,768	44.3%
Microwave oven	472	5.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,005	11.8%
Motorcycle	1,298	15.3%
Bicycle	4,221	49.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,337	74.5%
Radio	3,406	40%
Landline phone	417	4.9%
Cell phone	5,834	68.6%
Computer	698	8.2%
Internet	2,252	26.5%
Pay TV	3,285	38.6%
Streaming platforms	138	1.6%
Video game console	28	0.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,567

18.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,601

30.6%

No Computer or Internet

5,970

70.2%

No ICT at All

945

11.1%

Companies and Economy in Chemax

The main economic sectors of Chemax are Comercio al por menor with 840 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	840
Industrias manufactureras	303
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	194
Industrias manufactureras	47
Servicios educativos	32

Poverty and Social Development in Chemax

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Chemax has a poverty rate of 79.6% and extreme poverty of 31.4%.

Poverty

79.6%

18,642 people

Extreme Poverty

31.4%

7,357 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

19.6%

4,592 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.2%

43 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.6%

131 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	39.5%	9,253
Lack of access to health services	7.3%	1,704
Lack of access to social security	92.4%	21,624
Lack of housing quality and spaces	52.9%	12,388
Lack of access to basic housing services	90.1%	21,088
Lack of access to food	27.6%	6,449
Income below welfare line	79.8%	18,685
Income below minimum welfare line	38%	8,893

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	85.6%	39.9%	14.1%	0.2%	0
2015	79.6%	31.4%	19.6%	0.6%	0

Crime in Chemax

In the last 12 months, 24 crimes were recorded in Chemax. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	1
2025/10	2
2025/09	1
2025/08	2
2025/07	1
2025/06	3
2025/05	3
2025/04	2
2025/03	4
2025/02	2
2024/12	2

Health in Chemax

Chemax has 14 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 11 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Chemax

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Chemax	17,502	25
X-Can	5,530	28
Xalaú (X-Alau)	2,631	21
X-Catzín (Catzín)	2,459	23
Sisbichén	2,172	20
Mucel	1,166	19
Uspibil	1,071	29
Kuxeb	908	26
Cocoyol	725	20
Chechmil	671	26

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