Mexico: people living in extreme poverty 2022, by state
During 2022, more tha 9 million people lived under extreme poverty conditions in Mexico. Chiapas was the federal entity with the highest number of people living in poverty in 2022. It was estimated that more than 1.6 million people residing in the southern state lived in a situation of extreme poverty. On the other hand, Baja California Sur was the state with the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty, with 6,400 inhabitants.