Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Mexico
Mexico: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 29.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Mexico stood at 29.8%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Mexico peaked at 73.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 61st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 67.1% | — |
| 1989 | 67.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 62.4% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 62.1% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 69.3% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | -19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.5% | 67.1% | 67.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 66.7% | 62.1% | 73.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 54.4% | 63.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 45.5% | 56.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 29.8% | 46.8% | 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Mexico?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Mexico was 29.8% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Mexico ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.