Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Mexico
Mexico: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 2.15 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Mexico, 1984–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Mexico is 2.15 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.1% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Mexico peaked at 20.92 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.15 million, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 33rd 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.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 10.99 million | — |
| 1989 | 12.00 million | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 11.46 million | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 12.18 million | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 20.06 million | +64.6% |
| 1998 | 20.92 million | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 16.12 million | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 13.00 million | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 11.53 million | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 12.34 million | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 9.70 million | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 11.13 million | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 9.55 million | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 8.52 million | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 8.62 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.42 million | -37.1% |
| 2018 | 4.85 million | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 5.40 million | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 3.00 million | -44.5% |
| 2024 | 2.15 million | -28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.50 million | 10.99 million | 12.00 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.16 million | 11.46 million | 20.92 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.30 million | 9.70 million | 16.12 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.39 million | 4.85 million | 9.55 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.52 million | 2.15 million | 5.40 million | 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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.358 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Mexico?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Mexico was 2.15 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 20.92 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 million in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Mexico ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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