Mexico Poverty Headcount Ratio ($2.15/day) (2024)
Mexico's Poverty Headcount Ratio ($2.15/day): 1.6 % of population in 2024, -0.7pp vs 2022. World Bank (SI.POV.DDAY), 1984–2024.
Mexico (2024)
1.6
% of population
-0.7pp vs 2022
Change vs. prior observation
-0.7pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
20
years of data
Data
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.6 | -0.7pp |
| 2022 | 2.3 | -2pp |
| 2020 | 4.3 | +0.4pp |
| 2018 | 3.9 | -0.5pp |
| 2016 | 4.4 | -2.8pp |
| 2014 | 7.2 | -0.1pp |
| 2012 | 7.3 | -1.1pp |
| 2010 | 8.4 | -1.7pp |
| 2008 | 10.1 | +1.1pp |
| 2006 | 9 | -2.7pp |
| 2005 | 11.7 | +0.7pp |
| 2004 | 11 | -1.8pp |
| 2002 | 12.8 | -3.5pp |
| 2000 | 16.3 | -5.6pp |
| 1998 | 21.9 | +0.2pp |
| 1996 | 21.7 | +8.1pp |
| 1994 | 13.6 | +0.3pp |
| 1992 | 13.3 | -1.5pp |
| 1989 | 14.8 | -0.2pp |
| 1984 | 15 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Mexico recorded 1.6 % of population in 2024. The latest change was -0.7pp. Across 1984–2024 the series ranges from 1.6 in 2024 to 21.9 in 1998.
This page tracks the share of Mexico's population living on less than $2.15 per day (2017 PPP) — the World Bank's extreme poverty line.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the share of Mexico's population living on less than $2.15 per day (2017 PPP) — the World Bank's extreme poverty line. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1984–2024 (20 observations).
The series peaked at 21.9 % of population in 1998 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.6 in 2024. The latest reading of 1.6 in 2024 represents a change of -0.7pp.