Poverty and living standards in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 33.6% of people in Nuevo Laredo, 152,273 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 50th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Nuevo Laredo changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Nuevo Laredo was 34.3% in 2010 and 35.5% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 0.7 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 Nuevo Laredo?
3.1% of people in Nuevo Laredo, 14,269 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 43rd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 30.4% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Nuevo Laredo have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 47.0% of people in Nuevo Laredo had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 48th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 13.4% 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 Nuevo Laredo lack access to food?
13.1% of people in Nuevo Laredo lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 23rd 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 Nuevo Laredo are vulnerable to poverty?
30.1% of people in Nuevo Laredo were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 43rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 22.9% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 13.4% 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 Nuevo Laredo lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 5.4% of people in Nuevo Laredo lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 2.0% 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 Nuevo Laredo lack a toilet?
In 2020, 0.3% of homes in Nuevo Laredo had no toilet, 1.2% had dirt floors and 3.4% 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 Nuevo Laredo compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Nuevo Laredo ranks 58 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Matamoros | 34.6% |
| 56 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 34.2% |
| 57 | Oaxaca | 34.0% |
| 58 | Nuevo Laredo | 33.6% |
| 59 | Guanajuato | 33.4% |
| 60 | Ciudad Victoria | 33.4% |
| 61 | San Juan del Río | 33.3% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Nuevo Laredo ranks 65 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Matamoros | 3.4% |
| 63 | Salamanca | 3.3% |
| 64 | Puerto Vallarta | 3.3% |
| 65 | Nuevo Laredo | 3.1% |
| 66 | Hermosillo | 3.0% |
| 67 | Ocotlán | 3.0% |
| 68 | Mérida | 2.9% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Nuevo Laredo ranks 48 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 51 | Irapuato | 45.6% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Nuevo Laredo ranks 85 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Querétaro | 13.7% |
| 83 | Tijuana | 13.6% |
| 84 | Ciudad Guzmán | 13.5% |
| 85 | Nuevo Laredo | 13.1% |
| 86 | Tampico | 13.0% |
| 87 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 12.8% |
| 88 | Orizaba | 12.8% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Nuevo Laredo ranks 43 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Campeche | 30.8% |
| 41 | Guaymas | 30.7% |
| 42 | Pachuca | 30.5% |
| 43 | Nuevo Laredo | 30.1% |
| 44 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 29.9% |
| 45 | Cuauhtemoc | 29.4% |
| 46 | Victoria de Durango | 29.3% |
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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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