What is the social lag index of Mérida?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Mérida "very low" in social lag, ranking it 2,419th of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 1.2% of homes had no drainage and 0.7% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Mérida, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 25.7% of people in Mérida, 241,515 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 27th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

25.7%

2020

How has poverty in Mérida changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Mérida was 27.0% in 2010 and 22.9% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 1.3 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Mérida?

2.9% of people in Mérida, 27,572 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 40th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 22.7% were in moderate poverty.

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

In 2020, 34.7% of people in Mérida had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 23rd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 8.3% 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 Mérida lack access to food?

19.0% of people in Mérida lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 50th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Mérida are vulnerable to poverty?

31.5% of people in Mérida were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 33rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 33.8% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 9.1% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Mérida lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 4.8% of people in Mérida lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 8.7% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).

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How many homes in Mérida lack a toilet?

In 2020, 1.2% of homes in Mérida had no toilet, 0.5% had dirt floors and 4.4% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Mérida compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Mérida ranks 81 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
78	Morelia	27.3%
79	Ciudad Guzmán	26.4%
80	La Laguna	26.0%
81	Mérida	25.7%
82	Tlaxcala	25.0%
83	Colima-Villa de Álvarez	25.0%
84	Guadalajara	24.8%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Mérida ranks 68 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
65	Nuevo Laredo	3.1%
66	Hermosillo	3.0%
67	Ocotlán	3.0%
68	Mérida	2.9%
69	Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato	2.8%
70	Ciudad Victoria	2.7%
71	Ciudad Obregón	2.7%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Mérida ranks 85 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
82	Juárez	35.7%
83	Monclova-Frontera	35.1%
84	Pachuca	34.7%
85	Mérida	34.7%
86	Cuauhtemoc	34.7%
87	Morelia	34.7%
88	Ciudad Acuña	34.7%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Mérida ranks 50 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
47	Celaya	19.3%
48	Apatzingán de la Constitución	19.2%
49	San Juan del Río	19.1%
50	Mérida	19.0%
51	Matehuala	18.9%
52	Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández	18.9%
53	San Luis Rio Colorado	18.0%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Mérida ranks 33 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
30	Mexico, Ciudad De	32.0%
31	Heroica Nogales	31.9%
32	Morelia	31.8%
33	Mérida	31.5%
34	Tijuana	31.4%
35	Ensenada	31.3%
36	Hidalgo del Parral	31.3%

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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