In 2018, it was estimated that nearly 3.4 million indigenous people in Mexico lived in severe poverty, while the number of people in that situation among the non-indigenous population amounted to 5.9 million.
Number of people living in poverty in Mexico in 2018, by severity and 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.
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National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (July 31, 2019). Number of people living in poverty in Mexico in 2018, by severity and ethnicity (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046424/mexico-number-people-living-poverty-severity-etchnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Number of people living in poverty in Mexico in 2018, by severity and ethnicity (in millions)." Chart. July 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046424/mexico-number-people-living-poverty-severity-etchnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (2019). Number of people living in poverty in Mexico in 2018, by severity and ethnicity (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046424/mexico-number-people-living-poverty-severity-etchnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Number of People Living in Poverty in Mexico in 2018, by Severity and Ethnicity (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046424/mexico-number-people-living-poverty-severity-etchnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), Number of people living in poverty in Mexico in 2018, by severity and ethnicity (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046424/mexico-number-people-living-poverty-severity-etchnicity/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Number of people living in poverty in Mexico in 2018, by severity and ethnicity (in millions) [Graph], National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), July 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046424/mexico-number-people-living-poverty-severity-etchnicity/
