What is the social lag index of Silao?

CONEVAL's 2020 Social Lag Index rated Silao (Silao de la Victoria municipality) "very low" in social lag, ranking it 1,885th of 2,469 municipalities (1st = most lagging); 2.2% of homes had no drainage and 5.1% no piped public water (national: 4.3% and 3.5%).

Poverty and living standards in Silao, Mexico: official figures

CONEVAL estimated that 43.3% of people in Silao (Silao de la Victoria municipality), 83,338 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 32nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.

People in poverty (CONEVAL)

43.3%

2020

How has poverty in Silao changed since 2010?

The poverty rate in Silao (Silao de la Victoria municipality) was 56.4% in 2010 and 43.3% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 13.1 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Silao?

4.7% of people in Silao (Silao de la Victoria municipality), 9,122 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 45th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 38.5% were in moderate poverty.

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

In 2020, 54.1% of people in Silao (Silao de la Victoria municipality) had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 24th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 18.1% 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 Silao lack access to food?

24.6% of people in Silao (Silao de la Victoria municipality) lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 25th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).

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How many people in Silao are vulnerable to poverty?

21.2% of people in Silao (Silao de la Victoria municipality) were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 35th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 24.7% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 10.8% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).

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How many people in Silao lack basic housing services?

In 2020, 5.3% of people in Silao (Silao de la Victoria municipality) lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 11.6% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).

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How many homes in Silao lack a toilet?

In 2020, 2.0% of homes in Silao (Silao de la Victoria municipality) had no toilet, 3.1% had dirt floors and 9.2% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).

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How Silao compares with other cities in Mexico

People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Silao ranks 32 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in poverty (CONEVAL)
29	Minatitlán	43.9%
30	Chetumal	43.8%
31	Coatzacoalcos	43.5%
32	Silao	43.3%
33	Ciudad Valles	43.3%
34	Uruapan	42.1%
35	Puebla-Tlaxcala	41.4%

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People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)

Silao ranks 45 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL)
42	Celaya	5.1%
43	San Luis Rio Colorado	4.8%
44	Los Cabos	4.8%
45	Silao	4.7%
46	Mexico, Ciudad De	4.7%
47	Campeche	4.7%
48	Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas	4.7%

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Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)

Silao ranks 24 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL)
21	León	57.3%
22	Ciudad Valles	56.3%
23	Coatzacoalcos	55.0%
24	Silao	54.1%
25	Juchitán	53.9%
26	Veracruz	53.6%
27	Tuxtla Gutiérrez	53.3%

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Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)

Silao ranks 25 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL)
22	Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas	26.2%
23	Playa del Carmen	26.2%
24	Minatitlán	25.8%
25	Silao	24.6%
26	San Cristóbal de las Casas	24.6%
27	Cuautla	24.4%
28	Zamora-Jacona	24.1%

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Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)

Silao ranks 73 of 107, highest first.

Rank	City	Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL)
70	Chetumal	21.9%
71	Matehuala	21.6%
72	Lagos de Moreno	21.3%
73	Silao	21.2%
74	Poza Rica	21.1%
75	Tuxtla Gutiérrez	20.2%
76	La Piedad-Pénjamo	20.1%

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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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