What share of its state's population lives in Juchitán?

Juchitán (Juchitán de Zaragoza municipality) held 2.7% of the 4,132,148 people counted in Oaxaca state in 2020 and 0.09% of Mexico's 126,014,024; the 2015 Intercensal Survey had put it at 98,043.

Juchitán: population and official figures

Population (2020 census), Juchitán de Zaragoza municipality

113,570

2020

In depth

Economy, jobs and prices in Juchitán: The 2024 Economic Census counted 12,536 business establishments (economic units) in Juchitán (Juchitán de Zaragoza municipality) in 2023, 50th fewest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, against 11,377 in the 2019 census (up 10.2%).
Health in Juchitán: 41.3% of residents of Juchitán (Juchitán de Zaragoza municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 7th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
Education in Juchitán: In the 2020 census 9.5% of residents of Juchitán (Juchitán de Zaragoza municipality) aged 15 and over could not read or write, 2nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 4.7%); in 2010 the share was 14.2%.
Poverty and living standards in Juchitán: CONEVAL estimated that 50.9% of people in Juchitán (Juchitán de Zaragoza municipality), 54,930 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 19th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

What is the population of Juchitán?

The municipality of Juchitán de Zaragoza, which includes Juchitán, had 113,570 residents in the 2020 Population and Housing Census, 16th smallest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; that was 22.1% more than the 93,038 counted in 2010.

Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copy

How fast is Juchitán growing?

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses the population of Juchitán (Juchitán de Zaragoza municipality) changed by +22.1%, 7th fastest growth of 107 Mexican cities on this site; Mexico as a whole grew 12.2%.

Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copy

Who runs Juchitán?

In Mexico, cities and towns are run by states: Governor (head of government in Mexico City) elected for one six-year term; single-chamber state congress. Own constitutions, courts and laws; police, education and health shared with the federation.

How local power works in Mexico

Cities of a similar size in Mexico

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Censos Económicos 2024 and 2019 (reference years 2023 and 2018), SAIC query: economic units, persons employed, pay, gross output, value added and investment by municipality (request body saved as saic-ce2024-totals-2018-2023.request.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 47e3a4e8a9f4…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Censos Económicos 2024 (reference year 2023), SAIC query: economic units and persons employed in manufacturing, retail, education services, health services and accommodation and food by municipality (request body saved as saic-ce2024-sectors-2023.request.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fea3ec2053c9…)
Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Índice de Rezago Social 2000-2020 by state and municipality: total population and census indicators of schooling, health coverage and housing (from the 2010 and 2020 Population and Housing Censuses and the 2015 Intercensal Survey), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9191f6c16ec2…)
Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Poverty measurement by municipality 2010-2020: concentrated poverty indicators (Concentrado_indicadores_de_pobreza_2020.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 644d19a9ff6d…)

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