Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Mexico
Mexico: Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines was 1.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Mexico, 1984–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.6% for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.4% on the previous year and down 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Mexico peaked at 21.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, 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 | 14.9% | 14.8% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 13.3% | 21.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.0% | 16.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.9% | 8.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.3% | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.358 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.106 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.106 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1456 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2842 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Mexico?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Mexico was 1.6% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines?
- Mexico ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.