Izamal

Izamal is a municipality of Yucatán with 28,555 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 15 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years.

Demographics of Izamal

Demographic structure of Izamal according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 7,303 people under 15 years old (25.6%), 18,400 people of working age (64.4%) and 2,807 elderly over 65 years old (9.8%).

0-14 years

7,303

25.6% of the population

15-64 years

18,400

64.4% - Working age

65+ years

2,807

9.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Izamal

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,117	1,126	2,243	7.9%
5-9 years	1,268	1,205	2,473	8.7%
10-14 years	1,305	1,282	2,587	9.1%
15-19 years	1,265	1,132	2,397	8.4%
20-24 years	1,154	1,135	2,289	8%
25-29 years	1,136	1,127	2,263	7.9%
30-34 years	1,016	1,166	2,182	7.6%
35-39 years	1,011	1,042	2,053	7.2%
40-44 years	928	988	1,916	6.7%
45-49 years	844	843	1,687	5.9%
50-54 years	665	751	1,416	5%
55-59 years	584	615	1,199	4.2%
60-64 years	481	517	998	3.5%
65-69 years	461	486	947	3.3%
70-74 years	369	351	720	2.5%
75-79 years	278	275	553	1.9%
80-84 years	157	171	328	1.1%
85+ years	139	120	259	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Izamal

Population Origin

Born in State

27,224

95.3%

Born in Another State

1,234

4.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

573

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

8,228

28.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

8,076

98.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

131

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

16,624

210.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

347

1.2% of the population

Men / Women

167 / 180

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,833

6.4%

With Limitation

3,623

12.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	955
Visual	731
Hearing	365
Speech	239
Mental	299

Education in Izamal

Literacy and Schooling

In Izamal, 2,222 people aged 15 and over can read and write (222200%), while 2,116 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years (8.2 men, 8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	941	1,175	2,116	211600%
Incomplete primary	1,427	1,299	2,726	272600%
Complete primary	1,363	1,552	2,915	291500%
Incomplete secondary	380	266	646	64600%
Complete secondary	3,038	3,232	6,270	627000%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,052	2,895	5,947	594700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	383
6-11 years	80
12-14 years	130

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 47 are public and 11 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	11	2	13
Primaria	19	1	20
Secundaria	9	1	10
Media Superior	5	2	7
Superior	1	1	2

Employment and Social Security in Izamal

In Izamal, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,889 people. Of those, 13,775 are employed and 114 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

13,889

H: 8,555 / M: 5,334

Employed Population

13,775

H: 8,469 / M: 5,306

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

114 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,805

H: 2,668 / M: 6,137

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	22,927	80.3%
IMSS	12,562	44%
ISSSTE	1,139	4%
ISSSTE estatal	12	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	38	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,556	26.5%
IMSS Bienestar	1,980	6.9%
Private insurance	248	0.9%
Other institution	44	0.2%
Without health coverage	5,578	19.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Izamal

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,142

1314200%

Single

7,141

714100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,451

245100%

Households

Total Households

7,900

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

5,532

70%

Female-headed

2,368

30%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,496	71.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	5,765	20.2%
Other religions	22	0.1%
No religion	2,199	7.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Izamal

Izamal has 10,279 total dwellings, of which 7,905 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,750	98.6%
Earthen floor	92	1.2%
1 bedroom	3,696	47%
2+ bedrooms	4,146	52.8%
1 room	1,244	15.8%
2 rooms	2,105	26.8%
3+ rooms	4,493	57.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.9%

7,774 dwellings

Piped Water

99.1%

7,785 dwellings

With Drainage

88.4%

6,945 dwellings

All Services

87.8%

6,902 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,774	98.9%
Without electricity	68	0.9%
Public water network	7,785	99.1%
Hauled water	7,455	94.9%
Other water source	57	0.7%
With water tank	5,581	71%
With cistern	796	10.1%
With toilet	7,088	90.2%
With latrine	73	0.9%
With drainage	6,945	88.4%
Without drainage	897	11.4%
With all services	6,902	87.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Izamal

Household equipment in Izamal according to the 2020 Census. 26.6% of dwellings have internet and 84.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,896	75%
Washing machine	5,618	71.5%
Microwave oven	2,121	27%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,603	20.4%
Motorcycle	3,353	42.7%
Bicycle	5,292	67.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,111	90.5%
Radio	4,292	54.6%
Landline phone	816	10.4%
Cell phone	6,613	84.2%
Computer	1,670	21.3%
Internet	2,089	26.6%
Pay TV	4,029	51.3%
Streaming platforms	441	5.6%
Video game console	193	2.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

478

6.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,195

15.2%

No Computer or Internet

5,240

66.7%

No ICT at All

246

3.1%

Companies and Economy in Izamal

The main economic sectors of Izamal are Industrias manufactureras with 884 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	884
Comercio al por menor	766
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	315
Industrias manufactureras	60
Servicios educativos	52

Poverty and Social Development in Izamal

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Izamal has a poverty rate of 48.9% and extreme poverty of 6.9%.

Poverty

48.9%

13,023 people

Extreme Poverty

6.9%

1,850 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.6%

8,692 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.9%

1,846 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

11.6%

3,092 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	29.2%	7,785
Lack of access to health services	12%	3,187
Lack of access to social security	44%	11,732
Lack of housing quality and spaces	25.3%	6,743
Lack of access to basic housing services	64.1%	17,073
Lack of access to food	15.5%	4,144
Income below welfare line	55.8%	14,868
Income below minimum welfare line	14.8%	3,943

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	60%	12.8%	23.5%	10.6%	0
2015	48.9%	6.9%	32.6%	11.6%	0

Crime in Izamal

In the last 12 months, 69 crimes were recorded in Izamal. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	12
2025/11	9
2025/10	4
2025/09	9
2025/08	3
2025/07	5
2025/06	2
2025/05	6
2025/04	4
2025/03	5
2025/02	6
2025/01	4

Health in Izamal

Izamal has 9 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Izamal

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Izamal	17,841	12
Kimbilá	4,130	15
Citilcum	2,339	16
Sitilpech	1,923	15
Xanabá	1,538	15
Cuauhtémoc	721	17
Santos Pat Uitz [Granja]	6	15
Los Tres Reyes	5	11
Sac-Nicté	4	12
Yohmac	4	17

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