Mexico Social: Poverty and Inequality

MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population

2010 - 2020 | Yearly | % | World Bank

MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data was reported at 43.900 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 41.900 % for 2018. MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data is updated yearly, averaging 44.700 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2020, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.200 % in 2014 and a record low of 41.900 % in 2018. MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;

Last Frequency Range
43.900 2020 yearly 2010 - 2020

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MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17

2010 - 2020 | Yearly | % | World Bank

MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17 data was reported at 52.600 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 50.300 % for 2018. MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17 data is updated yearly, averaging 53.150 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2020, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53.900 % in 2014 and a record low of 50.300 % in 2018. MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;

Last Frequency Range
52.600 2020 yearly 2010 - 2020

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Mexico MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17

MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Female: % of female population

2010 - 2020 | Yearly | % | World Bank

MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Female: % of female population data was reported at 44.400 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 42.600 % for 2018. MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Female: % of female population data is updated yearly, averaging 45.150 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2020, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.300 % in 2014 and a record low of 42.600 % in 2018. MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Female: % of female population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;

Last Frequency Range
44.400 2020 yearly 2010 - 2020

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Mexico MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Female: % of female population

MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Male: % of male population

2010 - 2020 | Yearly | % | World Bank

MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Male: % of male population data was reported at 43.400 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 41.200 % for 2018. MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Male: % of male population data is updated yearly, averaging 44.250 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2020, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.000 % in 2014 and a record low of 41.200 % in 2018. MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Male: % of male population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;

Last Frequency Range
43.400 2020 yearly 2010 - 2020

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Mexico MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Male: % of male population

MX: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor)

2010 - 2020 | Yearly | % | World Bank

MX: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor) data was reported at 2.400 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.300 % for 2018. MX: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor) data is updated yearly, averaging 2.350 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2020, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.600 % in 2010 and a record low of 2.200 % in 2016. MX: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;

Last Frequency Range
2.400 2020 yearly 2010 - 2020

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Mexico MX: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor)

MX: Poverty Gap at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: %

1989 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

MX: Poverty Gap at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data was reported at 0.300 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.600 % for 2020. MX: Poverty Gap at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 2.000 % from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2022, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.200 % in 1998 and a record low of 0.300 % in 2022. MX: Poverty Gap at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $2.15 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Last Frequency Range
0.300 2022 yearly 1989 - 2022

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MX: Poverty Gap at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: %

1989 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

MX: Poverty Gap at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data was reported at 1.300 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.300 % for 2020. MX: Poverty Gap at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 6.000 % from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2022, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.500 % in 1998 and a record low of 1.300 % in 2022. MX: Poverty Gap at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at $3.65 a day (2017 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.65 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Last Frequency Range
1.300 2022 yearly 1989 - 2022

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Mexico MX: Poverty Gap at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: %

MX: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: %

1989 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

MX: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data was reported at 6.500 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.000 % for 2020. MX: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 17.100 % from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2022, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.800 % in 1996 and a record low of 6.500 % in 2022. MX: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at $6.85 a day (2017 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $6.85 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Last Frequency Range
6.500 2022 yearly 1989 - 2022

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Mexico MX: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: %

MX: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population

1989 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

MX: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 1.200 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.100 % for 2020. MX: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 6.600 % from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2022, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.200 % in 1998 and a record low of 1.200 % in 2022. MX: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Last Frequency Range
1.200 2022 yearly 1989 - 2022

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Mexico MX: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population

MX: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population

1989 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

MX: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 4.700 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.200 % for 2020. MX: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 17.150 % from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2022, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32.100 % in 1996 and a record low of 4.700 % in 2022. MX: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty headcount ratio at $3.65 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.65 a day at 2017 international prices.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Last Frequency Range
4.700 2022 yearly 1989 - 2022

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MX: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: %

1989 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

MX: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 15.300 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.100 % for 2020. MX: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 18.650 % from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2022, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.800 % in 1996 and a record low of 15.300 % in 2022. MX: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Last Frequency Range
15.300 2022 yearly 1989 - 2022

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Mexico MX: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: %

MX: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.20: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: %

2008 - 2016 | Yearly | USD | World Bank

MX: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.20: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % data was reported at 0.133 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.432 % for 2014. MX: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.20: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 0.379 % from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2016, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.522 % in 2008 and a record low of 0.133 % in 2016. MX: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.20: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the fraction of a country’s population experiencing out-of-pocket health impoverishing expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been above the $3.20 poverty line, but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).; ; World Health Organization and World Bank. 2021. Global Monitoring Report on Financial Protection in Health 2021.; Weighted Average; This indicator is related to Sustainable Development Goal 3.8.2 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

Last Frequency Range
0.133 2016 yearly 2008 - 2016

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Mexico MX: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.20: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: %

MX: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: 2017 PPP per day

2016 - 2022 | Yearly | Intl $/Day | World Bank

MX: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: 2017 PPP per day data was reported at 6.400 Intl $/Day in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.160 Intl $/Day for 2016. MX: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: 2017 PPP per day data is updated yearly, averaging 5.780 Intl $/Day from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2022, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.400 Intl $/Day in 2022 and a record low of 5.160 Intl $/Day in 2016. MX: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: 2017 PPP per day data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Mean consumption or income per capita (2017 PPP $ per day) of the bottom 40%, used in calculating the growth rate in the welfare aggregate of the bottom 40% of the population in the income distribution in a country.;World Bank, Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP) (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/global-database-of-shared-prosperity).;;The choice of consumption or income for a country is made according to which welfare aggregate is used to estimate extreme poverty in the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP). The practice adopted by the World Bank for estimating global and regional poverty is, in principle, to use per capita consumption expenditure as the welfare measure wherever available; and to use income as the welfare measure for countries for which consumption is unavailable. However, in some cases data on consumption may be available but are outdated or not shared with the World Bank for recent survey years. In these cases, if data on income are available, income is used. Whether data are for consumption or income per capita is noted in the footnotes. Because household surveys are infrequent in most countries and are not aligned across countries, comparisons across countries or over time should be made with a high degree of caution.

Last Frequency Range
6.400 2022 yearly 2016 - 2022

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Mexico MX: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: 2017 PPP per day

MX: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2017 PPP per day

2016 - 2022 | Yearly | Intl $/Day | World Bank

MX: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2017 PPP per day data was reported at 16.590 Intl $/Day in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.770 Intl $/Day for 2016. MX: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2017 PPP per day data is updated yearly, averaging 15.680 Intl $/Day from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2022, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.590 Intl $/Day in 2022 and a record low of 14.770 Intl $/Day in 2016. MX: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2017 PPP per day data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Mean consumption or income per capita (2017 PPP $ per day) used in calculating the growth rate in the welfare aggregate of total population.;World Bank, Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP) (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/global-database-of-shared-prosperity).;;The choice of consumption or income for a country is made according to which welfare aggregate is used to estimate extreme poverty in the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP). The practice adopted by the World Bank for estimating global and regional poverty is, in principle, to use per capita consumption expenditure as the welfare measure wherever available; and to use income as the welfare measure for countries for which consumption is unavailable. However, in some cases data on consumption may be available but are outdated or not shared with the World Bank for recent survey years. In these cases, if data on income are available, income is used. Whether data are for consumption or income per capita is noted in the footnotes. Because household surveys are infrequent in most countries and are not aligned across countries, comparisons across countries or over time should be made with a high degree of caution.

Last Frequency Range
16.590 2022 yearly 2016 - 2022

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Mexico MX: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2017 PPP per day
MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population
MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Children: % of population aged 0-17
MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Female: % of female population
MX: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: Male: % of male population
MX: Multidimensional Poverty Intensity (average share of deprivations experienced by the poor)
MX: Poverty Gap at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: %
MX: Poverty Gap at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: %
MX: Poverty Gap at $6.85 a Day: 2017 PPP: %
MX: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $2.15 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population
MX: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.65 a Day: 2017 PPP: % of Population
MX: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: %
MX: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.20: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: %
MX: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: 2017 PPP per day
MX: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2017 PPP per day
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