Overview

• INEGI reports that 31% of people aged 12 to 29 live in poverty (11.8 million) and 5.6% are in extreme poverty (2.1 million).
• Young workers face a 67% informality rate at ages 15 to 24, outpacing the national level and limiting access to social protections.
• Job entry barriers are widespread as 83% of youths report difficulty finding work and 60% cite lack of experience as the main obstacle.
• Pay is among the lowest for young professionals and technicians, averaging about 5,540 pesos for men and 4,090 pesos for women per month.
• New warnings highlight rising social deprivations despite aggregate poverty declines, with health access shortfalls affecting 44.5 million and more youths failing to complete upper secondary education.