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.
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Mexico: number of people in poverty 2018, by severity and ethnicity
In 2018, it was estimated that nearly *** million indigenous people in Mexico lived in severe poverty, while the number of people in that situation among the non-indigenous population amounted to *** million.
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National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (July 31, 2019). Number of people living in poverty in Mexico in 2018, by severity and ethnicity (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1046424/mexico-number-people-living-poverty-severity-etchnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Number of people living in poverty in Mexico in 2018, by severity and ethnicity (in millions)." Chart. July 31, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1046424/mexico-number-people-living-poverty-severity-etchnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (2019). Number of people living in poverty in Mexico in 2018, by severity and ethnicity (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1046424/mexico-number-people-living-poverty-severity-etchnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Number of People Living in Poverty in Mexico in 2018, by Severity and Ethnicity (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Jul 2019, /statistics/1046424/mexico-number-people-living-poverty-severity-etchnicity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), Number of people living in poverty in Mexico in 2018, by severity and ethnicity (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1046424/mexico-number-people-living-poverty-severity-etchnicity/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Number of people living in poverty in Mexico in 2018, by severity and ethnicity (in millions) [Graph], National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), July 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1046424/mexico-number-people-living-poverty-severity-etchnicity/
