Extreme poverty rate in Mexico
1.6% of people in Mexico lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1984.
Mexico, 2024
1.6%
Change from 2022
−0.7percentage points
World, 2024
10.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
1.3%
Extreme poverty rate in Mexico over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.6% | 10.1% |
| 2023 | – | 10.5% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | 10.9% |
| 2021 | – | 11.3% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | 11.4% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | 11.1% |
| 2017 | – | 11.8% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | 12.6% |
| 2015 | – | 13.4% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | 14.5% |
| 2013 | – | 15.5% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | 17.8% |
| 2011 | – | 19.1% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | 21.0% |
| 2009 | – | 23.1% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | 24.1% |
| 2007 | – | 25.3% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | 27.0% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | 28.3% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | 30.3% |
| 2003 | – | 32.2% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | 33.7% |
| 2001 | – | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 2.3% in 2022, a change of −0.7 percentage points.
- Since 2005, when it was 11.7%, the figure has changed by −10.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 10.1%.
More for Mexico
All statistics for Mexico
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
29.6%
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
3.1%
2024 · World Bank
Gini index
42.6 (0 to 100)
2024 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
33.4%
2024 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
4.1%
2024 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
21.4%
2024 · World Bank