Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Mexico
Mexico: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 11.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Mexico, 1984–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Mexico is 11.49 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.0% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Mexico peaked at 11.49 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.31 million, in 1984.
That places Mexico 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.39 million | 2.31 million | 2.48 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.68 million | 2.69 million | 4.90 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.23 million | 4.63 million | 6.11 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.71 million | 5.45 million | 7.46 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.14 million | 7.01 million | 11.49 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More poverty & inequality data for Mexico
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.91 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,262 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.27 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.358 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.15 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.106 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.106 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1456 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2842 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Mexico?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Mexico was 11.49 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 11.49 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 million in 1984.
- How does Mexico rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Mexico ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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