Sudzal

Sudzal is a municipality of Yucatán with 1,949 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 20 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of Sudzal

Demographic structure of Sudzal according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 581 people under 15 years old (29.8%), 1,183 people of working age (60.7%) and 185 elderly over 65 years old (9.5%).

0-14 years

581

29.8% of the population

15-64 years

1,183

60.7% - Working age

65+ years

185

9.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Sudzal

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	114	106	220	11.3%
5-9 years	83	102	185	9.5%
10-14 years	93	83	176	9%
15-19 years	104	69	173	8.9%
20-24 years	73	81	154	7.9%
25-29 years	80	74	154	7.9%
30-34 years	66	76	142	7.3%
35-39 years	68	63	131	6.7%
40-44 years	55	53	108	5.5%
45-49 years	51	39	90	4.6%
50-54 years	26	51	77	4%
55-59 years	43	44	87	4.5%
60-64 years	40	27	67	3.4%
65-69 years	45	31	76	3.9%
70-74 years	18	19	37	1.9%
75-79 years	14	10	24	1.2%
80-84 years	14	10	24	1.2%
85+ years	12	12	24	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Sudzal

Population Origin

Born in State

1,835

94.2%

Born in Another State

111

5.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

83

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

938

48.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

925

98.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

11

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,667

287.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

339

17.4% of the population

Men / Women

184 / 155

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

153

7.9%

With Limitation

319

16.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	75
Visual	73
Hearing	28
Speech	15
Mental	25

Education in Sudzal

Literacy and Schooling

In Sudzal, 151 people aged 15 and over can read and write (15100%), while 150 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years (7.1 men, 7.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	78	72	150	15000%
Incomplete primary	128	86	214	21400%
Complete primary	100	85	185	18500%
Incomplete secondary	29	21	50	5000%
Complete secondary	199	267	466	46600%
Post-basic education (18+)	152	109	261	26100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	14
6-11 years	10
12-14 years	10

Educational Facilities

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

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	5	5
Primaria	4	4
Secundaria	1	1
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Sudzal

In Sudzal, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 871 people. Of those, 860 are employed and 11 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.3%.

Total EAP

871

H: 594 / M: 277

Employed Population

860

H: 586 / M: 274

Unemployment Rate

1.3%

11 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

600

H: 169 / M: 431

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	1,702	87.3%
IMSS	359	18.4%
ISSSTE	23	1.2%
ISSSTE estatal	2	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,302	66.8%
IMSS Bienestar	9	0.5%
Private insurance	12	0.6%
Other institution	4	0.2%
Without health coverage	247	12.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Sudzal

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

904

90400%

Single

420

42000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

149

14900%

Households

Total Households

579

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

361

62.3%

Female-headed

218

37.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	858	44%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	679	34.8%
No religion	412	21.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Sudzal

Sudzal has 771 total dwellings, of which 579 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	560	98.1%
Earthen floor	17	3%
1 bedroom	349	61.1%
2+ bedrooms	228	39.9%
1 room	204	35.7%
2 rooms	193	33.8%
3+ rooms	180	31.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.6%

563 dwellings

Piped Water

98.9%

565 dwellings

With Drainage

85.6%

489 dwellings

All Services

84.2%

481 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	563	98.6%
Without electricity	14	2.5%
Public water network	565	98.9%
Hauled water	541	94.7%
Other water source	12	2.1%
With water tank	354	62%
With cistern	84	14.7%
With toilet	493	86.3%
With latrine	8	1.4%
With drainage	489	85.6%
Without drainage	88	15.4%
With all services	481	84.2%

Goods and Technology in Sudzal

Household equipment in Sudzal according to the 2020 Census. 7.7% of dwellings have internet and 74.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	309	54.1%
Washing machine	372	65.1%
Microwave oven	50	8.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	71	12.4%
Motorcycle	249	43.6%
Bicycle	291	51%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	442	77.4%
Radio	230	40.3%
Landline phone	10	1.8%
Cell phone	425	74.4%
Computer	44	7.7%
Internet	44	7.7%
Pay TV	219	38.4%
Streaming platforms	10	1.8%
Video game console	1	0.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

103

18%

No Landline or Cell Phone

150

26.3%

No Computer or Internet

509

89.1%

No ICT at All

49

8.6%

Companies and Economy in Sudzal

The main economic sectors of Sudzal are Comercio al por menor with 45 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	45
Industrias manufactureras	27
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	11
Servicios educativos	6
Industrias manufactureras	3

Poverty and Social Development in Sudzal

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Sudzal has a poverty rate of 48.9% and extreme poverty of 11%.

Poverty

48.9%

850 people

Extreme Poverty

11%

190 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

48.6%

844 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.2%

4 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.2%

38 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	30.2%	524
Lack of access to health services	3%	52
Lack of access to social security	85%	1,476
Lack of housing quality and spaces	38.8%	673
Lack of access to basic housing services	80.4%	1,395
Lack of access to food	8.1%	141
Income below welfare line	49.2%	854
Income below minimum welfare line	15.9%	276

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	69.6%	21.8%	28%	1.5%	0
2015	48.9%	11%	48.6%	2.2%	0

Crime in Sudzal

In the last 12 months, 14 crimes were recorded in Sudzal. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/10	1
2025/07	1
2023/11	1
2023/05	1
2023/03	1
2023/02	1
2023/01	1
2022/10	1
2020/09	1
2020/01	1
2019/10	1
2019/04	3

Health in Sudzal

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

Main Localities of Sudzal

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Sudzal	1,444	19
Chumbec	303	24
Nuevo Tzalam	122	19
Kancabchén de Valencia	39	23
San Bernardino	20	20
San Juan	5	18
Chansuytún	4	20
Las Bugambilias	4	19
Kalax	3	20
Flor de Mayo	2	19

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