**6.2 Evolution of marginalization in Tulum**

The idea that the development of the tourist infrastructure could contribute to reducing the level of marginalization and the precariousness of the dwellings of the inhabitants is not evident if we compare the last three years. The percentage of the illiterate 15-year-old population grew due to the arrival of the migrant population looking for service and cleaning jobs. The percentage of occupants of dwellings without piped water decreased in 2015 but grew in 2020. Likewise, the number of occupants in


#### **Table 3.**

*Evolution of marginalization in Tulum from 2010 to 2020.*

dwellings with dirt floors increased in 2020, only overcrowding decreased a little. In other words, there are no indications that the quality of life and housing has increased. The hypothesis stating that tourism development goes hand in hand with population and development cannot be verified in the case of Tulum (see **Table 3**).
