Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Mexico
Mexico: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines was 29.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Mexico, 2016–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Mexico is 29.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Mexico peaked at 43.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2024.
That places Mexico 13th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 43.2% | — |
| 2018 | 41.9% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | -18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.5% | 41.9% | 43.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 29.6% | 43.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 11 Colombia 31.8% compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 31.6% compare
- 14 Peru 27.6% compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 26.4%
- 16 Nicaragua 24.9%
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 poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Mexico?
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Mexico was 29.6% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. 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. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.