What is the social lag index of Cancún?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality) "very low" in social lag, ranking it 2,306th of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 0.5% of homes had no drainage and 1.4% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Cancún, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 37.9% of people in Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality), 323,435 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 43rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

37.9%

2020

How has poverty in Cancún changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality) was 26.8% in 2010 and 27.7% in 2015, so by 2020 it was up 11.1 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Cancún?

6.2% of people in Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality), 53,167 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 35th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 31.7% were in moderate poverty.

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How many people in Cancún have incomes below the poverty line?

In 2020, 47.1% of people in Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality) had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 47th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 16.5% were below the extreme poverty (food basket) line; the shares for all municipalities combined were 52.2% and 20.3%.

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How many people in Cancún lack access to food?

26.8% of people in Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality) lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 18th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Cancún are vulnerable to poverty?

26.1% of people in Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality) were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 53rd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 26.8% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 9.2% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Cancún lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 11.6% of people in Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality) lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 9.3% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).

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How many homes in Cancún lack a toilet?

In 2020, 1.1% of homes in Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality) had no toilet, 1.3% had dirt floors and 8.4% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Cancún compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Cancún ranks 43 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
40	Fresnillo	40.1%
41	Navojoa	38.9%
42	Xalapa	38.3%
43	Cancún	37.9%
44	Tecomán	37.9%
45	Playa del Carmen	37.3%
46	Cuernavaca	37.3%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Cancún ranks 35 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
32	Guaymas	6.5%
33	Villahermosa	6.4%
34	Córdoba	6.4%
35	Cancún	6.2%
36	Apatzingán de la Constitución	6.2%
37	Coatzacoalcos	6.1%
38	Sahuayo	5.9%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Cancún ranks 47 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
44	Hidalgo del Parral	47.5%
45	Cuernavaca	47.5%
46	Lagos de Moreno	47.3%
47	Cancún	47.1%
48	Nuevo Laredo	47.0%
49	Playa del Carmen	46.5%
50	Puerto Vallarta	46.1%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Cancún ranks 18 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
15	Ciudad Del Carmen	27.8%
16	Valladolid	27.1%
17	Sahuayo	27.0%
18	Cancún	26.8%
19	Toluca	26.8%
20	Tecomán	26.3%
21	Guaymas	26.3%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Cancún ranks 55 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
52	Ciudad Del Carmen	27.4%
53	Tepatitlán De Morelos	27.2%
54	Puerto Vallarta	26.5%
55	Cancún	26.1%
56	Playa del Carmen	25.6%
57	Cuernavaca	25.6%
58	Oaxaca	25.2%

Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copy

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Sources

Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Índice de Rezago Social 2000-2020 by state and municipality: total population and census indicators of schooling, health coverage and housing (from the 2010 and 2020 Population and Housing Censuses and the 2015 Intercensal Survey), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9191f6c16ec2…)
Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Poverty measurement by municipality 2010-2020: concentrated poverty indicators (Concentrado_indicadores_de_pobreza_2020.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 644d19a9ff6d…)

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