Poverty at $3.65 a day — all countries

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Mexico

Poverty at $3.65 a day in Mexico in 2024 — 4.1%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 25. Since 1984, the indicator has fallen by 24.8 pp.

2024 4.1% −1.6 pp vs 2022
World rank 8of 25
Period maximum 35.1%1996
Period minimum 4.1%2024

Trend over time

1984–2024 · % of population

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Mexico, 1984–2024010203040198419881992199620002004200820122016202020241984: 28.9%1989: 26.5%1992: 23.5%1994: 24.1%1996: 35.1%1998: 32.7%2000: 26.2%2002: 23.2%2004: 19.7%2005: 19.9%2006: 17%2008: 18.7%2010: 16.3%2012: 15.3%2014: 15.1%2016: 10.5%2018: 9.1%2020: 9.6%2022: 5.7%2024: 4.1%
Change over the period: −24.8 pp Annual average: -0.62 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Mexico 4.1%
World 18.9%
Poverty at $3.65 a day — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.1
2022 5.7
2020 9.6
2018 9.1
2016 10.5
2014 15.1
2012 15.3
2010 16.3
2008 18.7
2006 17 −2.9 pp
2005 19.9 +0.2 pp
2004 19.7
2002 23.2
2000 26.2
1998 32.7
1996 35.1
1994 24.1
1992 23.5
1989 26.5
1984 28.9

Central America, 2024

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

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption falls below $3.65 a day at 2017 purchasing power parity. The World Bank keeps three international lines because one does not work for the whole world: extreme poverty at $2.15 has all but disappeared in middle-income countries, and they need a higher line. This one matches the typical national lines of lower-middle-income countries — that is, it answers how many are poor by the standards of countries like them, not how many are destitute.

Important: Measured from consumption or income in household surveys held once every few years, so the years are discontinuous. The line is set in 2017 PPP dollars, not in current ones.

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