Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Mexico
Mexico: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 1.65 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Mexico, 1984–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Mexico is 1.65, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Mexico peaked at 21.89 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.65, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 57th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.86 | 14.77 | 14.95 | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.64 | 13.32 | 21.89 | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.83 | 9.04 | 16.34 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.25 | 3.89 | 8.41 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.74 | 1.65 | 4.26 | 3 |
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.27 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.358 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.15 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.106 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.106 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1456 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2842 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Mexico?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Mexico was 1.65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 21.89 in 1998.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Mexico ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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