Poverty and living standards in Colima-Villa de Álvarez, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 25.0% of people in Colima-Villa de Álvarez (Colima municipality), 42,243 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 25th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Colima-Villa de Álvarez changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Colima-Villa de Álvarez (Colima municipality) was 30.2% in 2010 and 27.6% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 5.3 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 Colima-Villa de Álvarez?
2.2% of people in Colima-Villa de Álvarez (Colima municipality), 3,768 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 26th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 22.7% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Colima-Villa de Álvarez have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 31.4% of people in Colima-Villa de Álvarez (Colima municipality) had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 13th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 8.4% 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 Colima-Villa de Álvarez lack access to food?
17.2% of people in Colima-Villa de Álvarez (Colima municipality) lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 49th lowest 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 Colima-Villa de Álvarez are vulnerable to poverty?
34.0% of people in Colima-Villa de Álvarez (Colima municipality) were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 26th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 34.5% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 6.5% 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 Colima-Villa de Álvarez lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 6.8% of people in Colima-Villa de Álvarez (Colima municipality) lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 4.5% 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 Colima-Villa de Álvarez lack a toilet?
In 2020, 0.7% of homes in Colima-Villa de Álvarez (Colima municipality) had no toilet, 1.6% had dirt floors and 5.0% 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 Colima-Villa de Álvarez compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Colima-Villa de Álvarez ranks 83 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | La Laguna | 26.0% |
| 81 | Mérida | 25.7% |
| 82 | Tlaxcala | 25.0% |
| 83 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 25.0% |
| 84 | Guadalajara | 24.8% |
| 85 | Manzanillo | 24.7% |
| 86 | Cuauhtemoc | 24.7% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Colima-Villa de Álvarez ranks 82 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Pachuca | 2.3% |
| 80 | Hidalgo del Parral | 2.3% |
| 81 | Querétaro | 2.2% |
| 82 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 2.2% |
| 83 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 2.2% |
| 84 | Juárez | 2.2% |
| 85 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 2.1% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Colima-Villa de Álvarez ranks 95 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Manzanillo | 32.8% |
| 93 | Piedras Negras | 32.6% |
| 94 | Tlaxcala | 32.0% |
| 95 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 31.4% |
| 96 | Hermosillo | 31.3% |
| 97 | Culiacán Rosales | 30.8% |
| 98 | Tijuana | 30.5% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Colima-Villa de Álvarez ranks 59 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Cuernavaca | 17.6% |
| 57 | Culiacán Rosales | 17.3% |
| 58 | Tepic | 17.2% |
| 59 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 17.2% |
| 60 | Caborca | 17.1% |
| 61 | Hermosillo | 17.1% |
| 62 | Pachuca | 17.1% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Colima-Villa de Álvarez ranks 26 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Ciudad Guzmán | 35.1% |
| 24 | Tampico | 35.0% |
| 25 | Manzanillo | 34.8% |
| 26 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 34.0% |
| 27 | Ciudad Obregón | 34.0% |
| 28 | Tlaxcala | 33.4% |
| 29 | Orizaba | 32.1% |
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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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