Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mexico
Mexico: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mexico, 1984–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mexico is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mexico peaked at 2.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 68th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.9% | — |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +82.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -53.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +196.9% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -32.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -46.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +41.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -49.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -57.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -40.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -16.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 3.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 48% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mexico?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mexico was 0.1% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Mexico ranks 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.