It is estimated that roughly 10% of the population is abroad, mainly in the American states of California and Florida.

The current mayor of the municipality for the 2020-2024 cycle is Froylan Elías Aguilar Jiménez (Partido UNE).

Escuela Nacional Urbana Mixta Santiago Chimaltenango The production of agriculture of the municipality includes corn, beans, potatoes, coffee, sugar cane and bananas (Diccionario Municipal de Guatemala, 2001).

Its production of local artisanal wears include cotton and wool (Diccionario Municipal de Guatemala, 2001).

According to projections by the “Instituto Nacional de Estadística“ for the year 2012, The municipality of Santiago Chimaltenango has a population of 7,250 inhabitants.