Tecomán
metro area
2020: 143,931, Population
About Tecomán
#permalink to sectionIn 2020, the population in Tecomán was 143,931 inhabitants (49.9% men and 50.1% women). Compared to 2010, the population in Tecomán increased by 1.77%.
International sales of Tecomán in 2024 were US$344M, -5.37% less than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international sales in 2024 were Essential Oils (Terpeneless or Not), Including the 'Concrete' or 'Absolute'; Resinoids; Extracted Oleoresins; Concentrates of Essential Oils in Fats, Fixed Oils, Waxes or Similar Materials, Obtained by Enfleurage or Maceration; Terpenic Byproducts of the Deterpenation of Essential Oils; Aqueous Distillates and Aqueous Solutions of Essential Oils (US$88.2M), Bananas, Including Plantains "Plantains" Fresh or Dried (US$74.7M), and Agrios (Citrus) Fresh or Dried (US$60.3M).
International purchases of Tecomán in 2024 were US$9.25M, 81.4% more than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international purchases in 2024 were Plastics Articles for the Conveyance or Packing of Goods (US$1.89M), Boxes, Sacks, Bags and other Paper Packaging (US$1.45M), and The Articles of Plastics and Articles of other Materials (US$722k).
The products with the highest level of international sales in 2024 were Essential Oils (Terpeneless or Not), Including the 'Concrete' or 'Absolute'; Resinoids; Extracted Oleoresins; Concentrates of Essential Oils in Fats, Fixed Oils, Waxes or Similar Materials, Obtained by Enfleurage or Maceration; Terpenic Byproducts of the Deterpenation of Essential Oils; Aqueous Distillates and Aqueous Solutions of Essential Oils (US$88.2M), Bananas, Including Plantains "Plantains" Fresh or Dried (US$74.7M), and Agrios (Citrus) Fresh or Dried (US$60.3M). In the same year, the products with the highest level of international purchases were Plastics Articles for the Conveyance or Packing of Goods (US$1.89M), Boxes, Sacks, Bags and other Paper Packaging (US$1.45M), and The Articles of Plastics and Articles of other Materials (US$722k).
The municipalities that make up the metropolitan area of Tecomán are: Armería and Tecomán.
Economy
#permalink to sectionForeign Trade
#permalink to sectionNet International Trade
#permalink to sectionMarch, 2025
- US$303k, International purchases
- US$20.4M, International sales
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
In march 2025, international sales of Tecomán were US$20.4M and a total of US$303k in international purchases. For this month the net trade balance of Tecomán it was of US$20.1M.
International Sales
#permalink to sectionEssential Oils (Terpeneless or Not), Including the 'Concrete' or 'Absolute'; Resinoids; Extracted Oleoresins; Concentrates of Essential Oils in Fats, Fixed Oils, Waxes or Similar Materials, Obtained by Enfleurage or Maceration; Terpenic Byproducts of the Deterpenation of Essential Oils; Aqueous Distillates and Aqueous Solutions of Essential Oils: US$88.2M, Main Exported Product (2020)
United States: US$177M, Main Destination (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international sales in 2024 were Essential Oils (Terpeneless or Not), Including the 'Concrete' or 'Absolute'; Resinoids; Extracted Oleoresins; Concentrates of Essential Oils in Fats, Fixed Oils, Waxes or Similar Materials, Obtained by Enfleurage or Maceration; Terpenic Byproducts of the Deterpenation of Essential Oils; Aqueous Distillates and Aqueous Solutions of Essential Oils (US$88.2M), Bananas, Including Plantains "Plantains" Fresh or Dried (US$74.7M), and Agrios (Citrus) Fresh or Dried (US$60.3M).
The main international sales destinations in 2024 were United States (US$177M), Ireland (US$31.7M), and Japan (US$27.6M).
International Purchases
#permalink to sectionPlastics Articles for the Conveyance or Packing of Goods: US$1.89M, Main Imported Product (2020)
United States: US$2.78M, Main Origin (2020)
* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international purchases in 2024 were Plastics Articles for the Conveyance or Packing of Goods (US$1.89M), Boxes, Sacks, Bags and other Paper Packaging (US$1.45M), and The Articles of Plastics and Articles of other Materials (US$722k).
The main countries of origin of international purchases in 2024 were United States (US$2.78M), Guatemala (US$1.6M), and Italy (US$205k).
Monthly International Trade
#permalink to section* Foreign trade data has been anonymized.
The main international sale in march 2025 was Bananas, Including Plantains "Plantains" Fresh or Dried (US$6.11M). The main international sales destinations were United States (US$14.2M), Japan (US$1.99M), and China (US$994k).
The main international purchase in march 2025 was Boxes, Sacks, Bags and other Paper Packaging (US$178k). The main countries of origin of international purchases were Guatemala (US$166k) and United States (US$24k).
Population and Housing
#permalink to sectionPopulation
#permalink to sectionPopulation
#permalink to sectionTecomán 2020: 72,162, Female Population
Tecomán 2020: 71,769, Male Population
The total population of Tecomán in 2020 was 143,931 inhabitants, with 50.1% woman, and 49.9% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest population were 5 to 9 years (13,494 inhabitants), 10 to 14 years (13,461 inhabitants), and 15 to 19 years (12,451 inhabitants). Among them they concentrated 27.4% of the total population.
* In the case of the Afro-descendant population, reference is made to the population that is recognized as Afro-descendant.
Indigenous Dialect
#permalink to section1.74k inhabitants, Population that speaks an indigenous language
The visualization shows the 10 main indigenous languages spoken by the population of Tecomán.
The population of 3 years and over that speaks at least one indigenous language was 1.74k inhabitants, which corresponds to 1.21% of the total population of Tecomán.
The most widely spoken indigenous dialects were Náhuatl (727 inhabitants), Mixteco (581 inhabitants), and Tarasco (247 inhabitants).
Quality of Life
#permalink to sectionRooms and Bedrooms of the House
#permalink to section- 41.7%, Housing with 3 rooms (2020)
- 45.7%, Housing with 2 bedrooms (2020)
In 2020, most inhabited private homes had 3 and 2 rooms, 41.7% and 23.2%, respectively.
In the same period, the inhabited private homes with 2 and 1 bedrooms, 45.7% and 38.1%, respectively.
* The percentage distribution does not add to 100% because the value of the unspecified is not included.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Services and Connectivity in the Housing
#permalink to sectionThe icons show the percentage of households that have certain elements of connectivity and/or services. With the upper selector you can switch between 5 categories that include different elements: access to technologies, entertaiment, availability of goods, availability of transport and equipment.
Data provided by Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 (Cuestionario Básico y Cuestionario Ampliado)
Travel Time
#permalink to section2020: 21, Average time travel to work in minutes
2020: 13.7, Average time travel to school in minutes
The visualization shows the population distribution according to travel times to work in 2020 compared to travel times at the national level.
In Tecomán, the average travel time from home to work was 21 minutes, 85.8% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 3.75% takes more than 1 hour to get to work.
On the other hand, the average travel time from home to place of study was 13.7 minutes, 97.3% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 2.26% takes more than 1 hour.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Means of Transportation to Work and to School
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of the means of transport to work or place to study used by the population of Tecomán according to travel times.
In 2020, 43.3% of the population used own vehicle (car, truck or motorcycle) as the main means of transportation to work.
Regarding the means of transport to go to the place of study, 60% of the population used bus, taxi, or similar as the main means of transportation.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Employment and Education
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#permalink to sectionLevels of Schooling
#permalink to sectionThe chart shows the percentage distribution of the population aged 15 years and over in Tecomán according to the approved academic degree.
In 2020, the main academic degrees of the population of Tecomán were Middle School (32.5k people or 33.7% of the total), Primary School (29.8k people or 30.9% of the total), and High School or General Baccalaureate (18.6k people or 19.3% of the total).
It is possible to see the distribution of academic degrees by sex by changing the option selected in the upper button.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Illiteracy rate
#permalink to sectionTecomán 2020: 7.3%, Average illiteracy rate
The illiteracy rate for Tecomán in 2020 was 7.3%. Of the total illiterate population, 52% corresponded to men and 48% to women.
* The illiterate population is considered to be the population aged 15 and over who cannot read or write.
Higher Education Enrollments
#permalink to sectionTop Women Area (Bachelor's Degrees - 2021): 446, Administration and business
Top Men Area (Bachelor's Degrees - 2021): 428, Agronomy and veterinary
The areas with the highest number of men enrolled in bachelor's degrees were Agronomy and veterinary (428), Administration and business (358), and Social sciences and law (65). Similarly, the study areas that concentrated the most women enrolled in bachelor's degrees were Administration and business (446), Agronomy and veterinary (251), and Social sciences and law (98).
It is possible to review this distribution in other years and different areas of study by changing the options selected in the upper buttons.
Higher Education Enrollment by Training Field
#permalink to sectionIn 2021, the most demanded training field in Tecomán were Agricultural and livestock production and exploitation (435), Accounting and supervision (334), and Vet (255).
Upper Secondary Education Graduates by State
#permalink to sectionTecomán: 406k, Total number of graduates from upper secondary education 2021 - 2022
*The values presented were provided by the SEP and correspond to values for the period 2021-2022.
The states with the highest number of graduates in the 2020-2021 school period were: Estado de México (8.08%, 32,803 graduates), Ciudad de México (6.75%, 27,386 graduates), Guanajuato (6.43%, 26,094 graduates), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (5.75%, 23,345 graduates), and Tamaulipas (5.26%, 21,329 graduates).
Graduate Students of Upper Secondary Education by Carrer
#permalink to sectionTecomán: 189, Total number of careers in Upper Secondary Education
*The values presented were provided by the SEP and correspond to values for the period 2021-2022.
The upper secondary education courses in Mexico with the highest number of graduates were Programación (9.94%, 40,342 graduates), Soporte Y Mantenimiento De Equipo De Cómputo (6.8%, 27,588 graduates), and Contabilidad (6.2%, 25,161 graduates).
Health
#permalink to sectionHealth Resources
#permalink to sectionHealth Institutions and Type
#permalink to sectionThe matrix is colored according to el número de unidades de salud by type and institution. The data is updated as of March 2022.
With the top selectors you can change the indicator and analyze the data for the rural and urban strata.
Data provided by Secretaría de Salud and CONAPO.
Health Establishments by Institution
#permalink to sectionThe graphs show the distribution of health units by rural or urban stratum and by type of establishment through March 2022.
By clicking on a chart it is possible to filter the information displayed by the other chart.
Health Resources by Subcategory
#permalink to sectionThe treemap shows the distribution of health centers according to specialties in Tecomán.
You can click on any box in the chart to view the distribution of the selected specialty by units type in the donut chart. Or select a unit type in the donut chart to modify the treemap data.
Health Coverage
#permalink to sectionHealth Options and Coverage
#permalink to section- 45.1 %, Population served by Seguro Popular
- 33.8 %, Population served by Social Security
In Tecomán, the most widely used health care options in 2020 were SSAs Health Care Center or Hospital (63.8k), IMSS (Social Security) (47.8k), and Pharmacy Office (12.5k).
In the same year, the social insurances that grouped the largest number of people were Pemex, Defense or Marine (63.9k) and Popular Insurance or New Generation (XXI Century Health Insurance) (54.4k).
* The sum of the affiliated population is greater than the national population because a person can be affiliated with multiple health institutions.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
Disability
#permalink to sectionDifficulty Performing Daily Activities
#permalink to sectionIn 2020, the main disabilities present in the population of Tecomán were physical disability (4.65k people), visual disability (4.29k people), and hearing disability (1.85k people).
* A person can have more than one disability and appear counted in more than one category.
Disability and Diversity
#permalink to sectionThe chart shows the population pyramid of disability population in Tecomán. With the upper selector it is possible to review the population pyramid for different types of disability.
By default, the chart shows the distribution of the visual disability population. 4,293 people with visual disabilities were totaled, 54.5% women and 45.5% men.
According to gender and age range, women among 60 to 64 years concentrated the 5.57% of the total population with visual disability, while men among 65 to 69 years concentrated the 4.89% of this population group.
Causes or Origins of Disabilities
#permalink to sectionThe matrix chart shows the distribution of the population with disabilities according to the type of disability and its causes or origins.
* A person can have more than one disability and appear counted in more than one category.
* The data displayed were obtained from the extended questionnaire whose data have a confidence interval of 90% and an error of 0.2.
COVID-19
#permalink to sectionEvolution of COVID-19 Cases
#permalink to section* The dashed line indicates preliminary data that will be confirmed during the next 7 days.
The visualization presents the evolution of daily cases by COVID-19 in Tecomán.
With the selector at the top it is possible to change the visualization to the evolution of deaths by COVID-19 (daily or accumulated). There is also the option of viewing the data with a 7-day rolling mean or a rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Comorbidities
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of deaths according to comorbidity in Tecomán. All the deceased reported to date are considered.
The buttons at the top allow you to see this distribution for the total of confirmed cases and hospitalized cases to date in Tecomán.
COVID-19 Cases by Sex and Age Range
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of confirmed cases according to age range and sex in Tecomán to the date.
The selector at the top allows you to see this distribution for deceased and hospitalized patients. Additionally, when selecting type of patient it is possible to visualize the distribution by age range of hospitalized and outpatient patients.
Equity
#permalink to sectionDiversity of the Person of Reference or Head of the Household
#permalink to section- 34.2%, Dwellings with women heads of household
- 65.8%, Dwellings with men heads of household
According to data from the Population Census 2020, 41.2k dwellings were registered. Of these, 34.2% are homes where the person of reference is a woman and 65.8% corresponds to homes where the person of reference is a man.
Regarding the age ranges of the person of reference, 11.1% of the dwellings concentrated heads of household between 40 a 44 años.
Poverty and Social Deprivation Indicators
#permalink to sectionPercentage of the Total Population in 2020
- 5.27%, Population in extreme poverty
- 32.7%, Population in moderate poverty
The visualization compares various indicators of poverty and social deprivation.
In 2020, 32.7% of the population was in a situation of moderate poverty and 5.27% in extreme poverty. The vulnerable population due to social deprivation reached a 39.6%, while the vulnerable population due to income was 4.61%.
The main social deficiencies of Tecomán in 2020 were deprivation social security, deprivation food access and educational backwardness.
Public security
#permalink to sectionComplaints by Goods Affected
#permalink to sectionDecember 2024: 294, Total complaints
December 2024: Domestic Violence, Main complaint
The complaints with the highest occurrence during December 2024 were Domestic Violence (56), Stole (46), and Damage to Property (38), which covered a 47.6% of total complaints for the month.
When comparing the number of complaints in December 2023 and December 2024, those with the highest growth were Sexual Abuse (300%), Homicide (200%), and Dispossession (100%).