Over half of the Mexican population (52.6 percent) younger than 18 years old lived in poverty in 2020. The poverty rate among adults (aged 18 or older) was more than ten percentage points lower, standing at 40.3 percent in 2020.
Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2020, by age group
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National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (November 30, 2021). Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045442/mexico-poverty-rate-age-group/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2020, by age group." Chart. November 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045442/mexico-poverty-rate-age-group/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (2021). Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045442/mexico-poverty-rate-age-group/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Share of Population Living in Poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045442/mexico-poverty-rate-age-group/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045442/mexico-poverty-rate-age-group/ (last visited September 26, 2023)
Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2020, by age group [Graph], National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), November 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045442/mexico-poverty-rate-age-group/