In 2022, all selected Latin American countries registered a higher poverty rate for women than for men. Colombia ranked among the highest poverty rates both for males and females only behind Honduras.
Poverty rate in selected Latin American countries in 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Female
Male
Honduras*
68.1%
67.5%
Colombia*
34.6%
32.8%
El Salvador
30.2%
29.5%
Bolivia*
29.7%
28.3%
Latin America
29.6%
28.4%
Mexico
29.1%
28%
Ecuador
26.5%
24.9%
Paraguay
22.4%
19.9%
Dominican Republlic
21.5%
19.1%
Brazil
20.1%
19%
Peru
17.6%
16.7%
Costa Rica
16.9%
16.2%
Panama
14.7%
13.8%
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (August 2, 2024). Poverty rate in selected Latin American countries in 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340363/poverty-rate-by-gender-latin-american-countries/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Poverty rate in selected Latin American countries in 2022, by gender." Chart. August 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340363/poverty-rate-by-gender-latin-american-countries/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2024). Poverty rate in selected Latin American countries in 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340363/poverty-rate-by-gender-latin-american-countries/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Poverty Rate in Selected Latin American Countries in 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340363/poverty-rate-by-gender-latin-american-countries/
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