Overall, both the number of people living in poverty and the number of people living in extreme poverty in Latin America increased between 2015 and 2022, reaching 202 million and 81 million people, respectively. Since then, the number of people living in poverty has declined. In 2024, an estimated 170 million people were projected to be living in poverty in the region. . Moreover, indigenous peoples in Latin America continue to experience extremely high poverty rates.
Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2024
(in millions)
Weighted average of: Argentina, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Plurinational State of Bolivia and Uruguay.
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (November 12, 2024). Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2024 (in millions)." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2024). Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Number of People Living in Poverty and Extreme Poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
Number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America from 1990 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334376/number-people-living-in-poverty-and-extreme-poverty-latin-america/
