Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mexico
Mexico: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 128.71 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mexico, 1984–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people living in extreme poverty in Mexico stood at 128.71 million people. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Mexico peaked at 128.71 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.51 million people, in 1984.
Mexico ranks 10th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mexico, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 62.51 million people | — |
| 1989 | 69.24 million people | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 74.58 million people | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 77.08 million people | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 72.40 million people | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 74.65 million people | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 82.51 million people | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 88.55 million people | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 92.86 million people | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 93.47 million people | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 97.55 million people | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 99.24 million people | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 104.07 million people | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 108.30 million people | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 111.16 million people | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 116.83 million people | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 119.72 million people | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 121.40 million people | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 125.62 million people | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 128.71 million people | +2.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 128.71 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.37 million people, 7.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 128.71 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.75 million people, 11.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.88 million people | 62.51 million people | 69.24 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 74.68 million people | 72.40 million people | 77.08 million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 92.36 million people | 82.51 million people | 99.24 million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 112.02 million people | 104.07 million people | 119.72 million people | 5 |
| 2020s | 125.24 million people | 121.40 million people | 128.71 million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More poverty & inequality data for Mexico
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,262 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 7.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Mexico?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mexico was 128.71 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 128.71 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.51 million people in 1984.
- How does Mexico rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.