In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, 73.2 percent of the indigenous population in Mexico lived in poverty, while the share of the non-indigenous population in that same situation stood at 47.1 percent. In comparison to 2018, the share of both groups increased. In contrast, both rates decreased in 2022.
Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2022, by ethnicity
* Figures prior to 2016 were taken from previous releases.
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). (November 2, 2023). Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2022, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046589/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity/
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National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (2023). Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2022, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046589/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity/
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