Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Mexico
Mexico: Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions was 36.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Mexico, 2010–2022
Source: National Government – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 36.3% for share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in 2022. 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, share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Mexico peaked at 46.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2022.
Mexico ranks 5th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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
- 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 multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Mexico?
- Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Mexico was 36.3% in 2022, according to National Government – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions?
- Mexico ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions 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 National Government – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%)