In 2018, it was estimated that nearly 69.5 percent of the indigenous population in Mexico lived in poverty, while the share of the non-indigenous population in that same situation stood at only 39 percent.
Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2018, by ethnicity
According to the source, indigenous population includes any person who is part of an indigenous household, where the head of the household, his or her spouse and/or one of the ascendants (mother or father, stepmother or stepfather, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents or parents-in-law) declared that she or he spoke an indigenous language. In addition, it includes people who said they spoke an indigenous language and who were not part of these households.
The source does not provide data for the odd years.
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National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (July 31, 2019). Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2018, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046589/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2018, by ethnicity." Chart. July 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046589/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (2019). Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2018, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046589/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Share of Population Living in Poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2018, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046589/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), Share of population living in poverty in Mexico between 2014 and 2018, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046589/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity/ (last visited January 25, 2022)
