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Population below poverty line

Mexico — 26 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 27% (1998 est.)
2000 27% (1998 est.)
2001 27% (1998 est.)
2002 40% (2001 est.)
2003 40% (2001 est.)
2004 40% (2003 est.)
2005 40% (2003 est.)
2006 40% (2003 est.)
2007 17.6% (2004)
2009 13.8% using food-based definition of poverty; asset based poverty amounted to more than 40% (2006)
2010 18.2% using food-based definition of poverty; asset based poverty amounted to more than 47% (2008)
2011 18.2% note: based on food-based definition of poverty; asset based poverty amounted to more than 47% (2008)
2012 51.3% note: based on food-based definition of poverty; asset based poverty amounted to more than 47% (2010 est.)
2013 51.3% note: based on food-based definition of poverty; asset based poverty amounted to more than 47% (2010 est.)
2014 52.3% note: based on food-based definition of poverty; asset based poverty amounted to more than 47% (2012 est.)
2015 52.3% | note: based on food-based definition of poverty; asset-based poverty amounted to more than 47% (2012 est.)
2016 52.3% | note: based on food-based definition of poverty; asset-based poverty amounted to more than 47% (2012 est.)
2017 46.2% | note: from a food-based definition of poverty; asset-based poverty amounted to more than 47% (2014 est.)
2018 46.2% (2014 est.) | note: from a food-based definition of poverty; asset-based poverty amounted to more than 47%
2019 46.2% (2014 est.) | note: from a food-based definition of poverty; asset-based poverty amounted to more than 47%
2020 46.2% (2014 est.) | note: from a food-based definition of poverty; asset-based poverty amounted to more than 47%
2021 41.9% (2018 est.)
2022 41.9% (2018 est.)
2023 41.9% (2018 est.)
2024 36.3% (2022 est.) note: % of population with income below national poverty line
2025 36.3% (2022 est.) note: % of population with income below national poverty line