Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Mexico
29.6% of people in Mexico lived below the national poverty line in 2024.
Mexico, 2024
29.6%
Change from 2022
−6.7percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
20.3%
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Mexico over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mexico |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 29.6% |
| 2022 | 36.3% |
| 2020 | 43.9% |
| 2018 | 41.9% |
| 2016 | 43.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 36.3% in 2022, a change of −6.7 percentage points.
- Since 2016, when it was 43.2%, the figure has changed by −13.6 percentage points.