Poverty and living standards in Oaxaca, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 34.0% of people in Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez municipality), 93,304 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 51st lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Oaxaca changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez municipality) was 34.9% in 2010 and 39.0% 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 Oaxaca?
7.9% of people in Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez municipality), 21,605 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 24th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 26.1% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Oaxaca have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 38.0% of people in Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez municipality) had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 32nd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 14.3% 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 Oaxaca lack access to food?
17.8% of people in Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez municipality) lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 53rd 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 Oaxaca are vulnerable to poverty?
25.2% of people in Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez municipality) were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 50th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 36.8% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 4.0% 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 Oaxaca lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 11.7% of people in Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez municipality) lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 12.9% 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 Oaxaca lack a toilet?
In 2020, 1.1% of homes in Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez municipality) had no toilet, 4.8% had dirt floors and 11.9% 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 Oaxaca compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Oaxaca ranks 57 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 35.4% |
| 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% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Oaxaca ranks 24 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Cuautla | 8.4% |
| 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% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Oaxaca ranks 76 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Los Cabos | 38.5% |
| 74 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 38.3% |
| 75 | Los Mochis | 38.2% |
| 76 | Oaxaca | 38.0% |
| 77 | La Laguna | 37.5% |
| 78 | Delicias | 36.8% |
| 79 | Ciudad Guzmán | 36.6% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Oaxaca ranks 55 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 18.9% |
| 53 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 18.0% |
| 54 | Monclova-Frontera | 17.9% |
| 55 | Oaxaca | 17.8% |
| 56 | Cuernavaca | 17.6% |
| 57 | Culiacán Rosales | 17.3% |
| 58 | Tepic | 17.2% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Oaxaca ranks 58 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Cancún | 26.1% |
| 56 | Playa del Carmen | 25.6% |
| 57 | Cuernavaca | 25.6% |
| 58 | Oaxaca | 25.2% |
| 59 | Veracruz | 25.2% |
| 60 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 25.2% |
| 61 | Salamanca | 25.1% |
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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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