Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Mexico
Mexico: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty was 36.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Mexico, 2010–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Mexico stood at 36.3%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Mexico peaked at 46.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2022.
Mexico ranks 6th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 46.1% | — |
| 2012 | 45.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.6% | 41.9% | 46.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 36.3% | 43.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More poverty & inequality data for Mexico
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.91 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,262 (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 revenues vs income inequality 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.358 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Mexico?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Mexico was 36.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Mexico ranks 6th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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 in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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