Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Mexico

Mexico: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 26.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.9%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
22nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
26.9%
in 2022
All-time low
13.2%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Mexico, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 13.22010: 20.22012: 20.32014: 19.62016: 21.82018: 21.42020: 26.32022: 26.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Mexico stood at 26.9%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Mexico peaked at 26.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2008.

That places Mexico 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Mexico, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 13.2%
2010 20.2% +53.2%
2012 20.3% +0.7%
2014 19.6% -3.4%
2016 21.8% +10.9%
2018 21.4% -1.6%
2020 26.3% +22.6%
2022 26.9% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.2% 13.2% 13.2% 1
2010s 20.7% 19.6% 21.8% 5
2020s 26.6% 26.3% 26.9% 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 19 Viet Nam 29.8% compare
  2. 20 Panama 29.4% compare
  3. 21 Costa Rica 28.1% compare
  4. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.4% compare
  5. 24 Ecuador 17.5% compare
  6. 25 Dominican Republic 17.4% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Mexico?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Mexico was 26.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2008.
How does Mexico rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Mexico ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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