More than 56% of Mexicans belong to the lower class and these are their salaries, according to INEGI

Although during this six-year period there has been a reduction in poverty and an increase in the minimum wage, in Mexico there is still a huge gap between the different social classes and the majority of the population is part of the so-called lower class, where those who earn the least amount of income are found.

This was announced by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), which indicates that 56.6% of Mexicans are located in the lower class, while 42.2% are classified as middle class, leaving only 1.2% in the upper class.

And according to the same institute, social classes in Mexico are classified into three main categories:

Lower class: It groups 56.6% of the population. This segment is characterized by having limited income, more precarious living conditions and less access to basic services and opportunities for education and employment.
Middle class: It represents 42.2% of the population. People in this category tend to have moderate incomes, better access to educational and health services, and greater job and economic stability compared to the lower class.
Upper class: Comprises only 1.2% of the population. This group enjoys high incomes, a high standard of living, access to luxury services, and greater educational and job opportunities.

In this sense, the Mexican Association of Market Research and Public Opinion Agencies (AMAI) establishes how the monthly income of individuals is distributed according to these categories. The distribution according to social class is as follows:

Upper class: More than 100,000 pesos
Upper middle class: Between 45,000 and 50,000 pesos
Middle class: Between 30,000 and 40,000 pesos
Lower middle class: Between 9,000 and 18,000 pesos
Upper lower class: Between 4,500 and 9,000 pesos
Lower class: Less than 4,000 pesos

These categories reflect significant differences in terms of income, access to services and development opportunities between the different social groups in Mexico.

How much poverty decreased from 2023 to 2024

Although the lower class remains the majority of the country, statistics indicate that last year there was a reduction in poverty, which refers to the inability of households to cover the basic food basket with the income of their members, as it went from 37.7% to 35.8% between the first quarter of 2023 and the same period in 2024.

This reduction is due to factors such as the increase in employment, with 628.8 thousand additional people working, and a 7.2% increase in real labor income per capita, according to recent data from the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval).

Source: infobae