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Mexico’s Poverty Rate Falls to 29.6% as Child Income Poverty and Low Mobility Persist

Analysts warn that sustaining progress requires deeper public investment.

Escolares pasan junto a los escombros de un muro de 4,5 kilómetros, que separaba lujosas urbanizaciones de una comunidad vecina que vivía en la pobreza, mientras es derribado, en Lima, Perú. 31 de agosto de 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
Ya sin CONEVAL, la última medición de la pobreza multidimensional ha arrojado datos que indican mejoras significativas en el país
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La pobreza infantil en México disminuye, pero sigue siendo más alta que la del resto de la población. Foto: Canvas / Milenio

Overview

  • The CEEY calculates that 49.1% of children aged 0 to 5 lived in income poverty in 2024, down from 61.1% in 2016 yet nearly 14 points higher than the rest of the population.
  • CEEY’s 2025 mobility report finds 73 of every 100 people born in the poorest fifth remain in income poverty as adults, while only about 1 in 100 from the richest fifth fall to the bottom.
  • INEGI’s 2024 multidimensional measure reports 38.5 million people in poverty (29.6%), a decline of 8.3 million since 2022, with gains widely linked to higher minimum wages and expanded social transfers.
  • The private‑sector CEESP questions the long‑term viability of transfer‑heavy policies and urges formal job creation, citing INEGI data showing educational lag rose by about 2 million and 25.7 million people lost access to health services since 2016.
  • State results highlight uneven progress, with Michoacán reporting a drop from 54.2% to 34.3% since 2016 and Aguascalientes at 17.1% overall poverty and 0.6% extreme, which local economists say could reach zero within two years with targeted programs.