Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Mexico
Mexico: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 2.15 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 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: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Mexico stood at 2.15 million people. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.1% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Mexico peaked at 20.92 million people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.15 million people, 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 people | 10.99 million people | 12.00 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.16 million people | 11.46 million people | 20.92 million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.30 million people | 9.70 million people | 16.12 million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.39 million people | 4.85 million people | 9.55 million people | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.52 million people | 2.15 million people | 5.40 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)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2842 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Mexico?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Mexico was 2.15 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: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 20.92 million people in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 million people in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Mexico ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data 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 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: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.