Poverty and living standards in Mexico City, Mexico: official figures
In 2024, 19.7% of the people of Mexico City were in multidimensional poverty, about 1,843,513 people (13th lowest of 32 federal entities; Mexico 29.6%). That is down 4.2 percentage points from 2022 and down 10.2 percentage points from 2018.
How many people live in extreme poverty in Mexico City?
1.8% of the people of Mexico City lived in extreme poverty in 2024, about 169,547 people (13th lowest of 32; Mexico 5.3%), up 0.1 percentage points from 2022. Another 17.9% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many homes in Mexico City lack basic services?
In 2024, 2.4% of the people of Mexico City lacked basic services in their homes such as piped water, drainage, electricity or a clean cooking fuel (4th lowest of 32; Mexico 14.1%), and 4.1% lived in housing of poor quality or overcrowded (Mexico 7.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyWhat is the homicide rate in Mexico City?
INEGI recorded 817 presumed homicides in Mexico City in 2025 (preliminary), a rate of 9 per 100,000 inhabitants (tied for 7th lowest of 32; Mexico 21). In 2024 there were 978 (10 per 100,000).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyAre homicides rising or falling in Mexico City?
Since 2012 the homicide rate in Mexico City was highest in 2018, at 16 per 100,000 (1,469 presumed homicides). It was 12 in 2012 and 9 in 2025.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many people are victims of crime in Mexico City?
INEGI's victimisation survey (ENVIPE 2026) estimates that 34,930 of every 100,000 people aged 18 and over in Mexico City were victims of a crime in 2025 (the highest of 32; Mexico 23,473), against 30,804 in 2024. The rate was 34,316 for women and 35,616 for men.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many crimes go unreported in Mexico City?
The ENVIPE survey estimates 5,244,685 crimes in Mexico City in 2025, or 68,154 per 100,000 people aged 18 and over (the highest of 32; Mexico 34,442). 93.7% of them were not reported or not investigated, the "cifra oculta" (13th highest of 32; Mexico 93.4%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyDo people in Mexico City feel safe?
Between February and April 2026, 74.1% of adults in Mexico City said living in their state was unsafe because of crime (16th lowest of 32; Mexico 74.0%), and 60.3% felt unsafe or very unsafe walking alone at night near their home (Mexico 56.4%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow Mexico City compares with other federal entities
People in multidimensional poverty (2024)
Mexico City ranks 20 of 32, highest first. Mexico 29.6%
| Rank | Region | People in multidimensional poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Guanajuato | 26.0% |
| 18 | Nayarit | 23.5% |
| 19 | Tamaulipas | 20.2% |
| 20 | Mexico City | 19.7% |
| 21 | Jalisco | 18.6% |
| 22 | Quintana Roo | 17.7% |
| 23 | Aguascalientes | 17.1% |
People in extreme poverty (2024)
Mexico City ranks 20 of 32, highest first. Mexico 5.3%
| Rank | Region | People in extreme poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Zacatecas | 3.5% |
| 18 | Quintana Roo | 2.6% |
| 19 | Chihuahua | 2.2% |
| 20 | Mexico City | 1.8% |
| 21 | Guanajuato | 1.7% |
| 22 | Sonora | 1.5% |
| 23 | Tamaulipas | 1.5% |
People with income below the poverty line (2024)
Mexico City ranks 20 of 32, highest first. Mexico 35.4%
| Rank | Region | People with income below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Yucatan | 32.0% |
| 18 | Nayarit | 28.1% |
| 19 | Tamaulipas | 26.9% |
| 20 | Mexico City | 25.7% |
| 21 | Aguascalientes | 24.8% |
| 22 | Jalisco | 24.1% |
| 23 | Sinaloa | 23.3% |
People without social security (2024)
Mexico City ranks 21 of 32, highest first. Mexico 48.2%
| Rank | Region | People without social security |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Durango | 42.2% |
| 19 | Jalisco | 40.3% |
| 20 | Quintana Roo | 39.5% |
| 21 | Mexico City | 38.0% |
| 22 | Tamaulipas | 37.9% |
| 23 | Queretaro | 37.4% |
| 24 | Colima | 37.3% |
People lacking access to nutritious food (2024)
Mexico City ranks 25 of 32, highest first. Mexico 14.4%
| Rank | Region | People lacking access to nutritious food |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Colima | 10.1% |
| 23 | Queretaro | 9.9% |
| 24 | Chihuahua | 9.9% |
| 25 | Mexico City | 9.9% |
| 26 | Tamaulipas | 9.7% |
| 27 | Baja California Sur | 9.6% |
| 28 | Nuevo Leon | 9.3% |
Presumed homicides per 100,000 people (2025)
Mexico City ranks 24 of 32, highest first. Mexico 21; preliminary
| Rank | Region | Presumed homicides per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Veracruz | 10 |
| 22 | Aguascalientes | 10 |
| 23 | Campeche | 10 |
| 24 | Mexico City | 9 |
| 25 | Hidalgo | 9 |
| 26 | Tlaxcala | 9 |
| 27 | Tamaulipas | 8 |
Crime victims per 100,000 adults (ENVIPE) (2025)
Mexico City ranks 1 of 32, highest first. Mexico 23,473
| Rank | Region | Crime victims per 100,000 adults (ENVIPE) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City | 34,930 |
| 2 | State of Mexico | 31,889 |
| 3 | Puebla | 26,164 |
| 4 | Tlaxcala | 25,962 |
| 5 | Queretaro | 25,944 |
| 6 | Aguascalientes | 24,846 |
| 7 | Quintana Roo | 24,494 |
Adults who say their state is unsafe (2026)
Mexico City ranks 17 of 32, highest first. Mexico 74.0%; February-April 2026
| Rank | Region | Adults who say their state is unsafe |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Tamaulipas | 75.8% |
| 15 | Tlaxcala | 75.3% |
| 16 | Chihuahua | 74.2% |
| 17 | Mexico City | 74.1% |
| 18 | Oaxaca | 72.2% |
| 19 | Baja California | 71.2% |
| 20 | Chiapas | 69.4% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Defunciones por homicidio, reporte de resultados 28/26 (3 August 2026): Tabla 1 and Tabla 2, presumed homicides and rate per 100,000 by state of registration, 2012-2025 (2025 preliminary); Tabla 4, population by state on 30 June 2020-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2575008d23fb…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): ENVIPE 2026 tabulados basicos, I. Nivel de victimizacion y delincuencia: cuadros 1.1 (victims per 100,000 by state and sex, 2025) and 1.12 (crimes per 100,000 by state of occurrence, 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0a4b86a7fbf1…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): ENVIPE 2026 tabulados basicos, III. Denuncia del delito: cuadro 3.3, crimes by state and the share not reported or not investigated (cifra oculta), 2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d1d6efe5db3a…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): ENVIPE 2026 tabulados basicos, V. Percepcion sobre la seguridad publica: cuadros 5.13 (perceived safety in the state) and 5.21 (safety walking alone at night near home), February-April 2026, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 354f0437fa98…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Pobreza Multidimensional (PM) 2024: indicadores de pobreza segun entidad federativa, 2016-2024 (poverty, extreme poverty, vulnerability, social deprivations and income lines by state; CONEVAL methodology, ENIGH 2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8ea643bcb158…)
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