Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Mexico
Mexico: Distribution of population between different poverty lines was 91.84 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 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, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Mexico stood at 91.84 million people. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Mexico peaked at 91.84 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.17 million people, in 1984.
That places Mexico 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.15 million people | 24.17 million people | 26.12 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.13 million people | 24.99 million people | 33.86 million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 43.52 million people | 36.32 million people | 50.30 million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 57.42 million people | 50.07 million people | 67.86 million people | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.05 million people | 67.52 million people | 91.84 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.358 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.106 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.106 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1456 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2842 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines in Mexico?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Mexico was 91.84 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 distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 91.84 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.17 million people in 1984.
- How does Mexico rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. 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 Distribution of population between different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.