In 2018, it was estimated that nearly 5 million indigenous people in Mexico lived in moderate poverty, while 38.1 million among the non-indigenous population were considered in that situation. Compared to 2016, the number of non-indigenous Mexican citizens who were in moderate poverty has decreased by 200 thousand.
Number of people living in moderate poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2018, by ethnicity
(in millions)
According to the source, indigenous population includes any person who is part of an indigenous household, where the head of the household, his or her spouse and/or one of the ascendants (mother or father, stepmother or stepfather, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents or parents-in-law) declared that she or he spoke an indigenous language. In addition, it includes people who said they spoke an indigenous language and who were not part of these households.
The source does not provide data for the odd years.
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National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (July 31, 2019). Number of people living in moderate poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2018, by ethnicity (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046403/mexico-number-people-moderate-poverty-ethnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Number of people living in moderate poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2018, by ethnicity (in millions)." Chart. July 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046403/mexico-number-people-moderate-poverty-ethnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (2019). Number of people living in moderate poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2018, by ethnicity (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046403/mexico-number-people-moderate-poverty-ethnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Number of People Living in Moderate Poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2018, by Ethnicity (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046403/mexico-number-people-moderate-poverty-ethnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), Number of people living in moderate poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2018, by ethnicity (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046403/mexico-number-people-moderate-poverty-ethnicity/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of people living in moderate poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2018, by ethnicity (in millions) [Graph], National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), July 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046403/mexico-number-people-moderate-poverty-ethnicity/
