Poverty and living standards in Guadalajara, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 24.8% of people in Guadalajara, 336,622 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 24th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Guadalajara changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Guadalajara was 25.8% in 2010 and 25.4% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 1.0 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 Guadalajara?
1.5% of people in Guadalajara, 20,777 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 10th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 23.3% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Guadalajara have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 36.4% of people in Guadalajara had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 28th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 7.5% 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 Guadalajara lack access to food?
9.9% of people in Guadalajara lacked access to adequate food in 2020, the 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 Guadalajara are vulnerable to poverty?
36.5% of people in Guadalajara were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 17th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 27.2% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 11.5% 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 Guadalajara lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 2.2% of people in Guadalajara lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 0.3% 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 Guadalajara lack a toilet?
In 2020, 0.4% of homes in Guadalajara had no toilet, 0.6% had dirt floors and 2.5% 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 Guadalajara compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Guadalajara ranks 84 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 87 | Querétaro | 24.7% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Guadalajara ranks 98 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | Manzanillo | 1.6% |
| 96 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 1.6% |
| 97 | Saltillo | 1.6% |
| 98 | Guadalajara | 1.5% |
| 99 | Ciudad Acuña | 1.5% |
| 100 | Delicias | 1.4% |
| 101 | Tlaxcala | 1.4% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Guadalajara ranks 80 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | La Laguna | 37.5% |
| 78 | Delicias | 36.8% |
| 79 | Ciudad Guzmán | 36.6% |
| 80 | Guadalajara | 36.4% |
| 81 | Sabinas | 35.9% |
| 82 | Juárez | 35.7% |
| 83 | Monclova-Frontera | 35.1% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Guadalajara ranks 107 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Saltillo | 11.1% |
| 102 | Mexicali | 10.7% |
| 103 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 10.7% |
| 104 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 10.3% |
| 105 | Chihuahua | 10.1% |
| 106 | Sabinas | 10.0% |
| 107 | Guadalajara | 9.9% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Guadalajara ranks 17 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Tepic | 37.6% |
| 15 | La Paz | 37.5% |
| 16 | Mazatlán | 36.7% |
| 17 | Guadalajara | 36.5% |
| 18 | Mexicali | 36.2% |
| 19 | La Laguna | 35.9% |
| 20 | Querétaro | 35.9% |
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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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