Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, it was reported that 3.4 million indigenous people in Mexico lived in extreme poverty, while the number of people in that situation among the non-indigenous population amounted to 7.4 million.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2022, by ethnicity
(in millions)
* Figures prior to 2016 were taken from previous releases.
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.
The source does not provide data for the odd years.
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National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (October 20, 2023). Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2022, by ethnicity (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1046387/mexico-number-people-extreme-poverty-ethnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2022, by ethnicity (in millions)." Chart. October 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1046387/mexico-number-people-extreme-poverty-ethnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (2023). Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2022, by ethnicity (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1046387/mexico-number-people-extreme-poverty-ethnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Number of People Living in Extreme Poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2022, by Ethnicity (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1046387/mexico-number-people-extreme-poverty-ethnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2022, by ethnicity (in millions) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1046387/mexico-number-people-extreme-poverty-ethnicity/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2022, by ethnicity (in millions) [Graph], National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), October 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1046387/mexico-number-people-extreme-poverty-ethnicity/
