Poverty & Inequality in Mexico

113 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Mexico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 1.6% 2024 down 77.1% 57th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 11.49 million people 2024 up 88.2% 19th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 84.4% 2024 down 7.9% 68th
Share of population living in extreme poverty 1.6% 2024 down 77.1% 57th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 21.4% 2024 down 54.1% 56th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 128.71 million people 2024 up 15.8% 10th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 2.15 million people 2024 down 75.0% 33rd
Number of people living in extreme poverty 2.15 million people 2024 down 75.0% 33rd
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 21.4% 2024 down 54.1% 56th
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 1.6% 2024 down 77.1% 57th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 9.0% 2024 down 14.0% 32nd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 15.7% 2024 down 7.0% 28th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 22.7% 2024 down 6.5% 27th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 91.2% 2024 down 3.9% 68th
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 1.6% 2024 down 77.1% 57th
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 4.1% 2024 down 72.6% 59th
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 1.6% 2024 down 77.1% 57th
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 29.8% 2024 down 47.3% 61st
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 2.15 million people 2024 down 75.0% 33rd
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 11.49 million people 2024 up 88.2% 19th
Gini coefficient 0.4263 2024 down 12.8% 19th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 4.2% 2022 up 50.0% 66th
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 1.6% 2024 down 77.1% 55th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 29.6% 2024 down 31.5% 13th
Share of population living below national poverty lines 29.6% 2024 down 31.5% 13th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.9% 2024 down 75.3% 25th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.3855 2024 down 16.4% 9th
Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.3855 2024 down 16.4% 9th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 65.34 million people 2022 up 55.0% 9th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 1.2% 2022 down 72.1% 56th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 91.7% 2022 down 1.4% 65th
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.2% 2022 down 72.1% 56th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.52 million people 2022 down 69.3% 33rd
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 4.6% 2022 down 65.4% 57th
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 17.8% 2022 down 46.2% 55th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 1.2% 2022 down 71.9% 57th
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age 1.7% 2022 down 69.4% 18th
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax 3.8% 2022 up 15.8% 39th
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population 2.4% 2022 down 0.1% 39th
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 29.6% 2024 down 31.5% 13th
Share of population living in extreme poverty 2.0% 2018 down 33.3% 9th
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality 10.5% 2022 down 32.1% 37th
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty 29.6% 2024 down 35.9% 10th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.4001 2022 down 12.5% 5th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population 0.3981 2022 down 12.5% 5th
[ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social 80.8% 2022 up 60.6% 7th
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions 36.3% 2022 down 20.2% 6th
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 2.5% 2016 down 26.5% 19th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.4% 2022 down 13.0% 4th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio 43.9% 2020 down 4.8% 1st
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, female 44.4% 2020 down 3.9% 1st
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, male 43.4% 2020 down 5.7% 1st
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children 52.6% 2020 down 2.0% 1st