Tulum (Quintana Roo)

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Did you know that this town in Quintana Roo has 33,374 inhabitants?

The town of Tulum is located in the Municipality of Tulum (in the State of Quintana Roo). There are 33,374 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #1 of the ranking. Tulum is at 5 meters of altitude.

Data: In Tulum, there is a percentage of 33% of indigenous population and 90% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Tulum? They are at the bottom of this page.

#1 Where is Tulum? How to get there? Map

What is the route to get to Tulum (Quintana Roo)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker

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#2 The population of Tulum (Quintana Roo) is 33,374 inhabitants

Population data in Tulum (Quintana Roo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020158301754433374
20108723951018233
20057215757514790
Evolution of the population in Tulum: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Tulum:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):1.672.12
Population coming from outside the State of Quintana Roo:51.26%53.37%
Illiterate population:2.10%2.96%
Illiterate population (men):0.91%2.12%
Illiterate population (women):1.19%3.87%
Schooling level:9.758.70
Schooling level (men):9.878.88
Schooling level (women):9.618.50
Indigenous culture data in Tulum:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:33.24%40.55%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:15.90%20.36%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.16%0.29%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Tulum, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Quintana Roo, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Tulum:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:56.15%44.35%
Employed population over 12 years (men):65.11%57.68%
Employed population over 12 years (women):46.22%29.83%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:10,4776,759
Homes with electricity:98.44%95.59%
Housing with piped water:96.33%88.80%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:96.85%96.78%
Dwellings with radio:49.43%38.22%
Housing with television:71.58%87.63%
Housing with refrigerator:74.64%75.24%
Housing with washing machine:64.66%67.30%
Housing with automobile:30.85%30.65%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:29.67%24.34%
Homes with landline telephone:16.95%8.38%
Dwellings with cellular phones:90.12%85.47%
Homes with Internet:48.57%18.24%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Tulum (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Quintana Roo, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Tulum

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Tulum, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tulum. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tulum.


#4 Population pyramid of Tulum (Quintana Roo)

In Tulum there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of Tulum, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.

Population pyramid of Tulum
Data of the age pyramid of the town Tulum (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)2,1502,1674,317
Youth (6-14 years)2,2672,5254,792
Adults (15-59 years)10,76612,17422,940
Elderly (60+ years)6476781,325

#5 Photos of Tulum

In order for you to enjoy nature around Tulum, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Tulum, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tulum

  1. Casa Celeste (2 inhabitants)
  2. Coscusillo (- inhabitants)
  3. El Belén (3 inhabitants)
  4. Alux (2 inhabitants)
  5. La Esperanza (3 inhabitants)
  6. Manuel Antonio Ay (621 inhabitants)
  7. María Magdalena (1 inhabitants)
  8. Nubia Aracely González López (3 inhabitants)
  9. Punta Sur (16 inhabitants)
  10. Rancho Morales (9 inhabitants)
  11. Rancho Pakchen (1 inhabitants)
  12. San Pablo (1 inhabitants)
  13. Sol Caribe (1 inhabitants)
  14. Xamach Dos (- inhabitants)
  15. Xcacel (- inhabitants)