Overview
- INEGI reports 38.5 million people in poverty in 2024, down 8.3 million from 2022 and 13.4 million from 2018.
- Access to public health care remains the only social lag that worsened, with about 44.5 million people lacking coverage and low‑income households facing roughly 3.5 times more health deprivation than high‑income households.
- Experts credit higher labor income, minimum‑wage increases and transfers for most of the decline, while cautioning that limited productivity growth could stall further gains.
- New analysis notes social spending has roughly tripled since 2018 but cut income poverty by only 3.5 percentage points, reflecting universal benefits that dilute redistribution.
- The government cites 30.7 million program beneficiaries with 955 billion pesos in spending and announced a justice plan for eastern Estado de México, as officials warn population aging will strain health services.