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Mexico Hits Lowest Poverty Rate in 40 Years as INEGI Faces Scrutiny

Opposition lawmakers have summoned INEGI leadership for a hearing to explain measurement methods, citing concerns over health coverage shortfalls, rising vulnerability, as well as persistent indigenous poverty.

La mandataria enfatizó los datos del INEGI, que en país registró más de 13 millones de personas que dejaron su condición de pobreza en los últimos seis años
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Overview

  • INEGI data show a reduction of around 13.4 million people from multidimensional poverty between 2018 and 2024, marking the lowest rate in four decades.
  • The federal government attributes the decline to sustained minimum-wage increases, higher household incomes and expanded social-transfer programs.
  • PRI leader Rubén Moreira and other opposition figures have requested INEGI president Graciela Márquez to testify before Congress over measurement methodologies and unaddressed service gaps.
  • Experts warn that despite the headline poverty drop, 44.5 million people still lack medical services, 62.7 million remain without social security and social vulnerability rose to 32.2 percent.
  • Indigenous-language speakers continue to suffer disproportionately, with 66.3 percent (5.3 million) living in multidimensional poverty, prompting questions about the durability of recent gains.