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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.01 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.304 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6991 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5606 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 191.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.