National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)

Rule Changes

Now responsible for poverty measurement alongside existing statistical duties

Between 2018 and 2024, Mexico's multidimensional poverty rate fell from 41.9 to 29.6 percent, moving about 13.4 million people above the line. The UN's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) says that is the largest decline in Latin America for 2014 to 2024. Minimum wage increases and social spending drove most of the gains. On October 22, Welfare Secretary Leticia Ramírez Amaya told Congress that programs reach 42.8 million people in 2026, with spending above one trillion pesos.

Updated Nov 2