Oxkutzcab

Oxkutzcab is a municipality of Yucatán with 33,854 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 54 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of Oxkutzcab

Demographic structure of Oxkutzcab according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 10,019 people under 15 years old (29.6%), 21,275 people of working age (62.8%) and 2,508 elderly over 65 years old (7.4%).

0-14 years

10,019

29.6% of the population

15-64 years

21,275

62.8% - Working age

65+ years

2,508

7.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Oxkutzcab

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,725	1,577	3,302	9.8%
5-9 years	1,828	1,736	3,564	10.5%
10-14 years	1,556	1,597	3,153	9.3%
15-19 years	1,465	1,462	2,927	8.6%
20-24 years	1,460	1,586	3,046	9%
25-29 years	1,345	1,531	2,876	8.5%
30-34 years	1,101	1,425	2,526	7.5%
35-39 years	980	1,244	2,224	6.6%
40-44 years	948	1,160	2,108	6.2%
45-49 years	848	929	1,777	5.2%
50-54 years	721	864	1,585	4.7%
55-59 years	584	631	1,215	3.6%
60-64 years	468	523	991	2.9%
65-69 years	450	467	917	2.7%
70-74 years	297	287	584	1.7%
75-79 years	217	236	453	1.3%
80-84 years	147	143	290	0.9%
85+ years	144	120	264	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Oxkutzcab

Population Origin

Born in State

32,576

96.2%

Born in Another State

1,052

3.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

291

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

17,078

50.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

15,993

93.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

989

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

29,448

343.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

854

2.5% of the population

Men / Women

416 / 438

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,504

4.4%

With Limitation

3,024

8.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	757
Visual	551
Hearing	285
Speech	295
Mental	270

Education in Oxkutzcab

Literacy and Schooling

In Oxkutzcab, 3,049 people aged 15 and over can read and write (304900%), while 2,570 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.5 men, 7.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,111	1,459	2,570	257000%
Incomplete primary	2,138	2,456	4,594	459400%
Complete primary	1,802	2,190	3,992	399200%
Incomplete secondary	854	657	1,511	151100%
Complete secondary	2,249	2,788	5,037	503700%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,693	2,749	5,442	544200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	508
6-11 years	110
12-14 years	228

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 71 are public and 10 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	19	1	20
Primaria	25	2	27
Secundaria	14	2	16
Media Superior	6	2	8
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Oxkutzcab

In Oxkutzcab, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 16,356 people. Of those, 16,300 are employed and 56 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.3%.

Total EAP

16,356

H: 9,907 / M: 6,449

Employed Population

16,300

H: 9,873 / M: 6,427

Unemployment Rate

0.3%

56 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,195

H: 2,150 / M: 7,045

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	25,060	74%
IMSS	4,425	13.1%
ISSSTE	1,573	4.6%
ISSSTE estatal	35	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	11	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	17,869	52.8%
IMSS Bienestar	1,641	4.8%
Private insurance	120	0.4%
Other institution	30	0.1%
Without health coverage	8,727	25.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Oxkutzcab

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

14,854

1485400%

Single

8,005

800500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,754

275400%

Households

Total Households

8,570

4 average occupants

Male-headed

5,832

68.1%

Female-headed

2,738

31.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	21,700	64.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	8,812	26%
Other religions	32	0.1%
No religion	3,239	9.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Oxkutzcab

Oxkutzcab has 11,463 total dwellings, of which 8,573 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,368	98.8%
Earthen floor	161	1.9%
1 bedroom	3,768	44.5%
2+ bedrooms	4,761	56.2%
1 room	1,233	14.6%
2 rooms	2,079	24.6%
3+ rooms	5,217	61.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.7%

8,353 dwellings

Piped Water

98.2%

8,316 dwellings

With Drainage

89.2%

7,555 dwellings

All Services

87.9%

7,441 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,353	98.7%
Without electricity	176	2.1%
Public water network	8,316	98.2%
Hauled water	8,150	96.3%
Other water source	213	2.5%
With water tank	6,220	73.5%
With cistern	1,568	18.5%
With toilet	7,503	88.6%
With latrine	113	1.3%
With drainage	7,555	89.2%
Without drainage	974	11.5%
With all services	7,441	87.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	44	0.5%

Goods and Technology in Oxkutzcab

Household equipment in Oxkutzcab according to the 2020 Census. 43.4% of dwellings have internet and 79.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,985	70.7%
Washing machine	6,235	73.6%
Microwave oven	1,743	20.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,458	29%
Motorcycle	4,414	52.1%
Bicycle	3,932	46.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,142	84.4%
Radio	3,764	44.5%
Landline phone	1,427	16.9%
Cell phone	6,756	79.8%
Computer	1,763	20.8%
Internet	3,677	43.4%
Pay TV	5,225	61.7%
Streaming platforms	397	4.7%
Video game console	183	2.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,011

11.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,589

18.8%

No Computer or Internet

4,549

53.7%

No ICT at All

514

6.1%

Companies and Economy in Oxkutzcab

The main economic sectors of Oxkutzcab are Comercio al por menor with 847 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	847
Industrias manufactureras	383
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	286
Industrias manufactureras	66
Servicios educativos	39

Poverty and Social Development in Oxkutzcab

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Oxkutzcab has a poverty rate of 64.3% and extreme poverty of 18.4%.

Poverty

64.3%

13,647 people

Extreme Poverty

18.4%

3,910 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

24.7%

5,235 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.8%

591 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

8.3%

1,753 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	37.3%	7,908
Lack of access to health services	17.5%	3,724
Lack of access to social security	76.8%	16,297
Lack of housing quality and spaces	25.7%	5,451
Lack of access to basic housing services	66%	14,003
Lack of access to food	16.6%	3,524
Income below welfare line	67.1%	14,238
Income below minimum welfare line	28.5%	6,051

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	72.6%	19.2%	18.3%	5%	0
2015	64.3%	18.4%	24.7%	8.3%	0

Crime in Oxkutzcab

In the last 12 months, 55 crimes were recorded in Oxkutzcab. View detailed crime statistics.

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

Health in Oxkutzcab

Oxkutzcab has 10 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Oxkutzcab

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Oxkutzcab	26,175	23
Yaxhachén	1,833	99
Emiliano Zapata	1,670	46
Xohuayán	1,600	106
Xul	1,434	88
Huntochac	298	89
San Antonio Yaaxhom	156	39
Potoit	100	38
X-Kobenhaltún	87	95
Sahcahmucuy	51	56

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