Overview

• INEGI’s latest release shows 8.3 million people exited multidimensional poverty from 2022 to 2024, lowering the total from 46.8 to 38.5 million.
• Since 2016, the national multidimensional poverty rate fell from 43.2% to 29.6%, and extreme poverty declined from 9.1 to 7 million people.
• Poverty remains concentrated in the south, with Chiapas at 66.5%, Guerrero at 60.6% and Oaxaca at 58.4%, far above more dynamic northern states.
• The share of people classified as vulnerable due to social deprivations rose from 29.5% in 2022 to 32.2% in 2024, underscoring fragile gains.
• Opinion columns argue the improvements are driven by higher wages and cash transfers rather than structural advances, citing Michoacán’s high gaps in health and social security and warning about rising public debt.