Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Mexico
Mexico: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 29.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Mexico, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living below the national poverty line 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, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Mexico peaked at 43.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 13th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | 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
- 10 Colombia 31.8% compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 31.6% compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 31.6% compare
- 14 Peru 27.6% compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Mexico?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Mexico was 29.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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