Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Mexico
Mexico: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
In 2024, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Mexico stood at 4.1%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Mexico peaked at 35.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 59th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 28.9% | — |
| 1989 | 26.5% | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 23.5% | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 24.1% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +45.3% |
| 1998 | 32.7% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -30.3% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -40.7% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -27.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 4.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 100% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 4.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5%, 64% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.7% | 26.5% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 23.5% | 35.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 17.0% | 26.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 9.1% | 16.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.1% | 9.6% | 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 $4.20 a day in Mexico?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Mexico was 4.1% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Mexico ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.