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: share of population in poverty 2022, by severity & ethnicity
It was reported in 2022 that 26.3 percent of the indigenous population in Mexico lived in severe poverty, while only 5 percent of the non-indigenous population were considered in the same situation. Almost two-thirds, 65.2 percent, of the indigenous population that year were considered to be living in poverty. Overall, 46.4 percent of indigenous population in Mexico had an average per capita income below the poverty line.
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National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (August 10, 2023). Share of population living in poverty in Mexico in 2022, by severity and ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1046617/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity-severity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Share of population living in poverty in Mexico in 2022, by severity and ethnicity." Chart. August 10, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/1046617/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity-severity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). (2023). Share of population living in poverty in Mexico in 2022, by severity and ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/1046617/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity-severity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico). "Share of Population Living in Poverty in Mexico in 2022, by Severity and Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Aug 2023, /statistics/1046617/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity-severity/
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), Share of population living in poverty in Mexico in 2022, by severity and ethnicity ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1046617/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity-severity/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Share of population living in poverty in Mexico in 2022, by severity and ethnicity [Graph], National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Mexico), August 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1046617/mexico-share-population-poverty-ethnicity-severity/
