The moderate poverty rate in Mexico amounted to more than one third of the country's population in 2020. In that year, it was estimated that more than 35.4 percent of the Mexican population lived in a situation of moderate poverty, an increase when compared with the rate registered in 2018. Chiapas was the state in Mexico with the highest poverty rate that year.
Share of population living in moderate poverty in Mexico between 2008 and 2022
Characteristic
Share of population
2022
29.3%
2020
35.4%
2018
34.9%
2016
36%
2014
36.6%
2012
35.7%
2010
34.8%
2008
33.3%
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National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (November 2, 2023). Share of population living in moderate poverty in Mexico between 2008 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039420/mexico-population-living-moderate-poverty/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Share of population living in moderate poverty in Mexico between 2008 and 2022." Chart. November 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039420/mexico-population-living-moderate-poverty/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (2023). Share of population living in moderate poverty in Mexico between 2008 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039420/mexico-population-living-moderate-poverty/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Share of Population Living in Moderate Poverty in Mexico between 2008 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039420/mexico-population-living-moderate-poverty/
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Share of population living in moderate poverty in Mexico between 2008 and 2022 [Graph], National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), November 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039420/mexico-population-living-moderate-poverty/
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