Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Mexico
Mexico: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Mexico, 1984–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Mexico stood at 9.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Mexico peaked at 17.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2022.
That places Mexico 32nd 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.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 11.4% | — |
| 1989 | 12.0% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 13.3% | 17.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 12.6% | 15.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.8% | 12.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 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)
- 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Mexico?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Mexico was 9.0% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Mexico ranks 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.