Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Mexico
Mexico: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 2.15 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Mexico, 1984–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 2.15 million for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 28.1% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Mexico peaked at 20.92 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.15 million, in 2024.
That places Mexico 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.50 million | 10.99 million | 12.00 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.16 million | 11.46 million | 20.92 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.30 million | 9.70 million | 16.12 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.39 million | 4.85 million | 9.55 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.52 million | 2.15 million | 5.40 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 thresholds stacke in Mexico?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Mexico was 2.15 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 20.92 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 million in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Mexico ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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