Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Mexico
Mexico: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 1.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Mexico stood at 1.7%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 43.4% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Mexico peaked at 13.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2022.
Mexico ranks 18th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.2% | — |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -22.9% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -23.6% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -40.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.1% | 13.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.9% | 6.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 2 |
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 employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Mexico?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Mexico was 1.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Mexico ranks 18th out of 46 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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