Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mexico
Mexico: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 1.52 million people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mexico, 1984–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mexico is 1.52 million people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.9% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mexico peaked at 14.50 million people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.52 million people, in 2022.
Mexico ranks 33rd of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mexico, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 6.13 million people | — |
| 1989 | 7.02 million people | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 6.71 million people | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 7.09 million people | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 12.85 million people | +81.2% |
| 1998 | 14.50 million people | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 10.47 million people | -27.8% |
| 2002 | 7.61 million people | -27.3% |
| 2004 | 7.44 million people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.25 million people | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 5.78 million people | -29.9% |
| 2008 | 6.63 million people | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 5.32 million people | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 4.94 million people | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 4.79 million people | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.84 million people | -40.7% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million people | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 2.70 million people | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 1.52 million people | -43.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.57 million people | 6.13 million people | 7.02 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.29 million people | 6.71 million people | 14.50 million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.70 million people | 5.78 million people | 10.47 million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.05 million people | 2.36 million people | 5.32 million people | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million people | 1.52 million people | 2.70 million people | 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 number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mexico?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mexico was 1.52 million people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 14.50 million people in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 million people in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Mexico ranks 33rd out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.