Tizimín

Tizimín is a municipality of Yucatán with 80,672 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 15 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years.

Demographics of Tizimín

Demographic structure of Tizimín according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 22,212 people under 15 years old (27.5%), 51,585 people of working age (63.9%) and 6,832 elderly over 65 years old (8.5%).

0-14 years

22,212

27.5% of the population

15-64 years

51,585

63.9% - Working age

65+ years

6,832

8.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tizimín

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	3,679	3,580	7,259	9%
5-9 years	3,670	3,646	7,316	9.1%
10-14 years	3,869	3,768	7,637	9.5%
15-19 years	3,866	3,811	7,677	9.5%
20-24 years	3,637	3,600	7,237	9%
25-29 years	3,084	3,221	6,305	7.8%
30-34 years	2,798	3,084	5,882	7.3%
35-39 years	2,640	2,814	5,454	6.8%
40-44 years	2,433	2,641	5,074	6.3%
45-49 years	2,172	2,179	4,351	5.4%
50-54 years	1,815	1,944	3,759	4.7%
55-59 years	1,527	1,612	3,139	3.9%
60-64 years	1,306	1,401	2,707	3.4%
65-69 years	1,115	1,161	2,276	2.8%
70-74 years	900	878	1,778	2.2%
75-79 years	696	542	1,238	1.5%
80-84 years	427	372	799	1%
85+ years	400	341	741	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tizimín

Population Origin

Born in State

75,295

93.3%

Born in Another State

5,144

6.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

2,614

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

26,185

32.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

25,321

96.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

751

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

51,602

242.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

3,565

4.4% of the population

Men / Women

1,810 / 1,755

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

4,696

5.8%

With Limitation

10,063

12.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	2,333
Visual	1,946
Hearing	1,044
Speech	844
Mental	965

Education in Tizimín

Literacy and Schooling

In Tizimín, 6,167 people aged 15 and over can read and write (616700%), while 5,927 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years (7.9 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,832	3,095	5,927	592700%
Incomplete primary	4,964	4,498	9,462	946200%
Complete primary	4,384	4,406	8,790	879000%
Incomplete secondary	1,519	1,054	2,573	257300%
Complete secondary	5,946	7,255	13,201	1320100%
Post-basic education (18+)	8,419	8,363	16,782	1678200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,281
6-11 years	256
12-14 years	445

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 203 are public and 13 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	65	3	68
Primaria	74	3	77
Secundaria	36	3	39
Media Superior	19	3	22
Superior	1	1	2

Employment and Social Security in Tizimín

In Tizimín, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 38,098 people. Of those, 37,864 are employed and 234 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.6%.

Total EAP

38,098

H: 24,607 / M: 13,491

Employed Population

37,864

H: 24,417 / M: 13,447

Unemployment Rate

0.6%

234 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

24,736

H: 6,441 / M: 18,295

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	62,409	77.4%
IMSS	19,136	23.7%
ISSSTE	3,307	4.1%
ISSSTE estatal	32	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	71	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	38,470	47.7%
IMSS Bienestar	842	1%
Private insurance	1,761	2.2%
Other institution	136	0.2%
Without health coverage	18,208	22.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Tizimín

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

36,379

3637900%

Single

20,168

2016800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

6,425

642500%

Households

Total Households

21,277

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

14,829

69.7%

Female-headed

6,448

30.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	52,810	65.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	20,280	25.1%
Other religions	83	0.1%
No religion	7,417	9.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Tizimín

Tizimín has 28,688 total dwellings, of which 21,283 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	20,307	96%
Earthen floor	894	4.2%
1 bedroom	11,032	52.1%
2+ bedrooms	10,170	48.1%
1 room	3,442	16.3%
2 rooms	6,467	30.6%
3+ rooms	11,293	53.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.8%

20,684 dwellings

Piped Water

97.7%

20,667 dwellings

With Drainage

87.6%

18,529 dwellings

All Services

86%

18,190 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	20,684	97.8%
Without electricity	517	2.4%
Public water network	20,667	97.7%
Hauled water	19,860	93.9%
Other water source	535	2.5%
With water tank	14,089	66.6%
With cistern	994	4.7%
With toilet	18,610	88%
With latrine	190	0.9%
With drainage	18,529	87.6%
Without drainage	2,672	12.6%
With all services	18,190	86%
Without water, drainage or electricity	154	0.7%

Goods and Technology in Tizimín

Household equipment in Tizimín according to the 2020 Census. 30.1% of dwellings have internet and 79.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	14,571	68.9%
Washing machine	13,380	63.2%
Microwave oven	4,156	19.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	4,960	23.4%
Motorcycle	8,041	38%
Bicycle	9,316	44%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	17,780	84%
Radio	13,838	65.4%
Landline phone	2,821	13.3%
Cell phone	16,858	79.7%
Computer	4,339	20.5%
Internet	6,373	30.1%
Pay TV	10,939	51.7%
Streaming platforms	1,120	5.3%
Video game console	508	2.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,886

8.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

4,132

19.5%

No Computer or Internet

13,533

64%

No ICT at All

1,026

4.8%

Companies and Economy in Tizimín

The main economic sectors of Tizimín are Comercio al por menor with 1,861 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,861
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	807
Industrias manufactureras	464
Industrias manufactureras	114
Servicios educativos	97

Poverty and Social Development in Tizimín

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tizimín has a poverty rate of 60.2% and extreme poverty of 13.7%.

Poverty

60.2%

42,018 people

Extreme Poverty

13.7%

9,565 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

28.2%

19,667 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.4%

2,377 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

8.2%

5,720 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	33.8%	23,615
Lack of access to health services	10.8%	7,570
Lack of access to social security	75.5%	52,665
Lack of housing quality and spaces	28.2%	19,655
Lack of access to basic housing services	68%	47,483
Lack of access to food	19.8%	13,812
Income below welfare line	63.6%	44,394
Income below minimum welfare line	20.7%	14,415

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	71.1%	22.4%	20.6%	6.3%	0
2015	60.2%	13.7%	28.2%	8.2%	0

Crime in Tizimín

In the last 12 months, 83 crimes were recorded in Tizimín. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	19
2025/11	4
2025/10	6
2025/09	5
2025/08	3
2025/07	9
2025/06	3
2025/05	9
2025/04	6
2025/03	8
2025/02	3
2025/01	8

Health in Tizimín

Tizimín has 33 health facilities, including 6 hospitals, 22 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tizimín

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tizimín	52,593	20
Popolnáh	3,504	19
Chan Cenote	2,587	29
Dzonot Carretero	2,290	29
Tixcancal	2,235	36
El Cuyo	1,787	2
Sucopó	1,668	14
Colonia Yucatán	1,218	15
Santa Rosa y Anexas	611	8
Santa María	530	20

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