San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec: The 2024 Economic Census counted 7,689 business establishments (economic units) in San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec in 2023, 28th fewest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, against 7,647 in the 2019 census (up 0.5%).
- Health in San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec: 33.5% of residents of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 18th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
- Education in San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec: In the 2020 census 7.1% of residents of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec aged 15 and over could not read or write, 9th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 4.7%); in 2010 the share was 8.9%.
- Poverty and living standards in San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec: CONEVAL estimated that 53.4% of people in San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, 88,828 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 14th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
- Government budget and revenue in San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec: The municipal government of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec took in MXN 1.0 billion in 2024, about MXN 6,486 per resident counted in 2020, 28th highest of 105 municipal governments among these cities; in 2021 the figure was MXN 691.63 million (current pesos).
What is the population of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec?
The municipality of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec had 159,452 residents in the 2020 Population and Housing Census, 31st smallest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; that was 2.4% more than the 155,766 counted in 2010.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow fast is San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec growing?
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses the population of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec changed by +2.4%, 14th slowest 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 copyWho runs San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec?
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
- San Luis Rio Colorado 199,021
- Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas 196,003
- Guanajuato 194,500
- Manzanillo 191,031
- Cuauhtemoc 180,638
- Ciudad Valles 179,371
- Piedras Negras 176,327
- Lagos de Moreno 172,403
- Tulancingo 168,369
- Comitán de Domínguez 166,178
- Navojoa 164,387
- Ciudad Acuña 163,058
- Guaymas 156,863
- Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano 154,600
- Iguala de la Independencia 154,173
- Delicias 150,506
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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…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Estadística de Finanzas Públicas Estatales y Municipales (EFIPEM): municipal revenue and spending 2021-2025, tabulado interactivo EFIPEM_2 (request body saved as efipem-2-municipal-2021-2025.request.json; 2025 preliminary), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 aacb09030136…)
- 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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