Poverty and living standards in Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 35.4% of people in Ciudad Del Carmen (Carmen municipality), 89,877 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 54th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Ciudad Del Carmen changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Ciudad Del Carmen (Carmen municipality) was 38.4% in 2010 and 29.0% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 3.0 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people live in extreme poverty in Ciudad Del Carmen?
7.6% of people in Ciudad Del Carmen (Carmen municipality), 19,379 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 25th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 27.7% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Ciudad Del Carmen have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 40.0% of people in Ciudad Del Carmen (Carmen municipality) had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 39th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 13.9% were below the extreme poverty (food basket) line; the shares for all municipalities combined were 52.2% and 20.3%.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Ciudad Del Carmen lack access to food?
27.8% of people in Ciudad Del Carmen (Carmen municipality) lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 15th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Ciudad Del Carmen are vulnerable to poverty?
27.4% of people in Ciudad Del Carmen (Carmen municipality) were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 52nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 32.6% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 4.7% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Ciudad Del Carmen lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 16.2% of people in Ciudad Del Carmen (Carmen municipality) lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 21.8% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many homes in Ciudad Del Carmen lack a toilet?
In 2020, 2.3% of homes in Ciudad Del Carmen (Carmen municipality) had no toilet, 2.5% had dirt floors and 10.9% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Ciudad Del Carmen compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Del Carmen ranks 54 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 35.7% |
| 52 | Irapuato | 35.5% |
| 53 | Puerto Vallarta | 35.4% |
| 54 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 35.4% |
| 55 | Matamoros | 34.6% |
| 56 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 34.2% |
| 57 | Oaxaca | 34.0% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Del Carmen ranks 25 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Tehuacán | 8.3% |
| 23 | Uruapan | 8.0% |
| 24 | Oaxaca | 7.9% |
| 25 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 7.6% |
| 26 | Teziutlán | 7.1% |
| 27 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 7.1% |
| 28 | Ciudad Valles | 7.1% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Del Carmen ranks 69 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Villahermosa | 41.7% |
| 67 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 41.5% |
| 68 | Heroica Nogales | 41.5% |
| 69 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 40.0% |
| 70 | Caborca | 39.6% |
| 71 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 39.2% |
| 72 | Ocotlán | 39.1% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Del Carmen ranks 15 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | León | 29.0% |
| 13 | San Martín Texmelucan | 28.9% |
| 14 | Huauchinango | 28.0% |
| 15 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 27.8% |
| 16 | Valladolid | 27.1% |
| 17 | Sahuayo | 27.0% |
| 18 | Cancún | 26.8% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Del Carmen ranks 52 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Guanajuato | 27.9% |
| 50 | Irapuato | 27.8% |
| 51 | Caborca | 27.7% |
| 52 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 27.4% |
| 53 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 27.2% |
| 54 | Puerto Vallarta | 26.5% |
| 55 | Cancún | 26.1% |
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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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