Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Mexico

Extreme poverty rate in Mexico in 2024 — 1.6%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 25. Since 1984, the indicator has fallen by 13.4 pp.

2024 1.6% −0.7 pp vs 2022
World rank 9of 25
Period maximum 21.9%1998
Period minimum 1.6%2024

Trend over time

1984–2024 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Mexico, 1984–20240102030198419881992199620002004200820122016202020241984: 15%1989: 14.8%1992: 13.3%1994: 13.6%1996: 21.7%1998: 21.9%2000: 16.3%2002: 12.8%2004: 11%2005: 11.7%2006: 9%2008: 10.1%2010: 8.4%2012: 7.3%2014: 7.2%2016: 4.4%2018: 3.9%2020: 4.3%2022: 2.3%2024: 1.6%
Change over the period: −13.4 pp Annual average: -0.34 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 1.6%
World 10.4%
Extreme poverty rate — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 1.6
2022 2.3
2020 4.3
2018 3.9
2016 4.4
2014 7.2
2012 7.3
2010 8.4
2008 10.1
2006 9 −2.7 pp
2005 11.7 +0.7 pp
2004 11
2002 12.8
2000 16.3
1998 21.9
1996 21.7
1994 13.6
1992 13.3
1989 14.8
1984 15

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.

Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.