It was reported in 2022 that 26.3 percent of the indigenous population in Mexico lived in severe poverty, while only 5 percent of the non-indigenous population were considered in the same situation. Almost two-thirds, 65.2 percent, of the indigenous population that year were considered to be living in poverty. Overall, 46.4 percent of indigenous population in Mexico had an average per capita income below the poverty line.
Share of population living in poverty in Mexico in 2022, by severity and ethnicity
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). (November 2, 2023). Share of population living in poverty in Mexico in 2022, by severity and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046617/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity-severity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Share of population living in poverty in Mexico in 2022, by severity and ethnicity." Chart. November 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046617/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity-severity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (2023). Share of population living in poverty in Mexico in 2022, by severity and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046617/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity-severity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Share of Population Living in Poverty in Mexico in 2022, by Severity and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046617/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity-severity/
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