Ticul

Ticul is a municipality of Yucatán with 40,495 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 24 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9 years.

Demographics of Ticul

Demographic structure of Ticul according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 10,296 people under 15 years old (25.4%), 26,699 people of working age (65.9%) and 3,421 elderly over 65 years old (8.4%).

0-14 years

10,296

25.4% of the population

15-64 years

26,699

65.9% - Working age

65+ years

3,421

8.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

51.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ticul

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,676	1,579	3,255	8%
5-9 years	1,800	1,776	3,576	8.8%
10-14 years	1,778	1,687	3,465	8.6%
15-19 years	1,756	1,676	3,432	8.5%
20-24 years	1,740	1,717	3,457	8.5%
25-29 years	1,566	1,742	3,308	8.2%
30-34 years	1,513	1,648	3,161	7.8%
35-39 years	1,464	1,603	3,067	7.6%
40-44 years	1,399	1,519	2,918	7.2%
45-49 years	1,142	1,189	2,331	5.8%
50-54 years	1,017	1,036	2,053	5.1%
55-59 years	752	830	1,582	3.9%
60-64 years	641	749	1,390	3.4%
65-69 years	608	661	1,269	3.1%
70-74 years	418	427	845	2.1%
75-79 years	278	294	572	1.4%
80-84 years	175	186	361	0.9%
85+ years	175	199	374	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ticul

Population Origin

Born in State

38,915

96.1%

Born in Another State

1,419

3.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

460

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

12,658

31.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

12,352

97.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

206

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

28,389

281.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

480

1.2% of the population

Men / Women

252 / 228

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,683

4.2%

With Limitation

3,782

9.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	906
Visual	631
Hearing	352
Speech	323
Mental	304

Education in Ticul

Literacy and Schooling

In Ticul, 1,921 people aged 15 and over can read and write (192100%), while 1,741 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9 years (9 men, 8.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	793	948	1,741	174100%
Incomplete primary	2,024	2,115	4,139	413900%
Complete primary	1,900	2,020	3,920	392000%
Incomplete secondary	611	447	1,058	105800%
Complete secondary	3,421	3,872	7,293	729300%
Post-basic education (18+)	5,470	5,574	11,044	1104400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	639
6-11 years	105
12-14 years	123

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 44 are public and 10 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	12	0	12
Primaria	15	2	17
Secundaria	7	1	8
Media Superior	5	2	7
Superior	1	4	5

Employment and Social Security in Ticul

In Ticul, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 19,964 people. Of those, 19,811 are employed and 153 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

19,964

H: 12,177 / M: 7,787

Employed Population

19,811

H: 12,059 / M: 7,752

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

153 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

12,149

H: 3,480 / M: 8,669

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	31,762	78.4%
IMSS	6,624	16.4%
ISSSTE	4,415	10.9%
ISSSTE estatal	43	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	66	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	19,879	49.1%
IMSS Bienestar	254	0.6%
Private insurance	608	1.5%
Other institution	115	0.3%
Without health coverage	8,592	21.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Ticul

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

18,448

1844800%

Single

10,324

1032400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,431

343100%

Households

Total Households

10,075

4 average occupants

Male-headed

6,781

67.3%

Female-headed

3,294

32.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	28,765	71%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	8,395	20.7%
Other religions	52	0.1%
No religion	3,158	7.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Ticul

Ticul has 12,298 total dwellings, of which 10,082 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	9,797	98.3%
Earthen floor	195	2%
1 bedroom	4,069	40.8%
2+ bedrooms	5,929	59.5%
1 room	1,512	15.2%
2 rooms	2,519	25.3%
3+ rooms	5,967	59.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

9,927 dwellings

Piped Water

99.2%

9,883 dwellings

With Drainage

91.4%

9,113 dwellings

All Services

90.8%

9,048 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	9,927	99.6%
Without electricity	71	0.7%
Public water network	9,883	99.2%
Hauled water	9,747	97.8%
Other water source	115	1.2%
With water tank	6,643	66.7%
With cistern	698	7%
With toilet	9,105	91.4%
With latrine	123	1.2%
With drainage	9,113	91.4%
Without drainage	884	8.9%
With all services	9,048	90.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	17	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Ticul

Household equipment in Ticul according to the 2020 Census. 40.4% of dwellings have internet and 85.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,992	80.2%
Washing machine	7,535	75.6%
Microwave oven	2,880	28.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,650	26.6%
Motorcycle	6,177	62%
Bicycle	5,149	51.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	9,028	90.6%
Radio	5,037	50.5%
Landline phone	1,668	16.7%
Cell phone	8,556	85.9%
Computer	2,877	28.9%
Internet	4,029	40.4%
Pay TV	6,817	68.4%
Streaming platforms	803	8.1%
Video game console	319	3.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

688

6.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,338

13.4%

No Computer or Internet

5,360

53.8%

No ICT at All

319

3.2%

Companies and Economy in Ticul

The main economic sectors of Ticul are Comercio al por menor with 1,435 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,435
Industrias manufactureras	647
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	472
Industrias manufactureras	90
Industrias manufactureras	90

Poverty and Social Development in Ticul

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ticul has a poverty rate of 57.2% and extreme poverty of 11.3%.

Poverty

57.2%

22,399 people

Extreme Poverty

11.3%

4,436 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

28.3%

11,086 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.6%

1,428 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

10.9%

4,259 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	26.3%	10,301
Lack of access to health services	10.7%	4,178
Lack of access to social security	76.6%	29,990
Lack of housing quality and spaces	29.4%	11,516
Lack of access to basic housing services	58.8%	23,044
Lack of access to food	19%	7,459
Income below welfare line	60.8%	23,826
Income below minimum welfare line	17.8%	6,975

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	60.5%	10.5%	28.2%	8.4%	0
2015	57.2%	11.3%	28.3%	10.9%	0

Crime in Ticul

In the last 12 months, 85 crimes were recorded in Ticul. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	15
2025/11	11
2025/10	5
2025/09	12
2025/08	5
2025/07	4
2025/06	8
2025/05	6
2025/04	5
2025/03	5
2025/02	4
2025/01	5

Health in Ticul

Ticul has 17 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 13 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ticul

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ticul	35,183	20
Pustunich	2,624	23
Yotholín	2,569	18
Ticul [Unidad del Valle]	25	25
Plan Tabí Pozo Seis	21	39
Plan Chac Pozo III	16	24
Chaytania [SRI]	15	21
Plan Chac Número Seis	6	21
San Juan	6	25
Santa Catarina	5	18

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