Latin America Had Its Lowest Level of Poverty in 2024 Since Records Began.
Calmer labour markets and job growth in Mexico and Brazil helped reduce poverty to 25.5%, but Latin America remains highly unequal, second only to parts of Africa.
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By EFE - 25.5% of the Latin American population (approximately 162 million people) lived in monetary poverty in 2024, a decrease of 2.2% compared to the previous year and the lowest level since comparable data has been available, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported Wednesday. “The reduction in the number of people living in poverty at the regional level in 2024 is mainly due to the results in Mexico and, …
The region achieves its lowest level of poverty in a decade, with Mexico and Brazil contributing 90% of the total reduction of people with insufficient income.
By EFE - 25.5% of the Latin American population (approximately 162 million people) lived in monetary poverty in 2024, a decrease of 2.2% compared to the previous year and the lowest level since comparable data has been available, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported Wednesday. “The reduction in the number of people living in poverty at the regional level in 2024 is mainly due to the results in Mexico and, …
By EFE - 25.5% of the Latin American population (approximately 162 million people) lived in monetary poverty in 2024, a decrease of 2.2% compared to the previous year and the lowest level since comparable data has been available, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported Wednesday. “The reduction in the number of people living in poverty at the regional level in 2024 is mainly due to the results in Mexico and, …
By EFE - 25.5% of the Latin American population (approximately 162 million people) lived in monetary poverty in 2024, a decrease of 2.2% compared to the previous year and the lowest level since comparable data has been available, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported Wednesday. “The reduction in the number of people living in poverty at the regional level in 2024 is mainly due to the results in Mexico and, …
By EFE - 25.5% of the Latin American population (approximately 162 million people) lived in monetary poverty in 2024, a decrease of 2.2% compared to the previous year and the lowest level since comparable data has been available, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported Wednesday. “The reduction in the number of people living in poverty at the regional level in 2024 is mainly due to the results in Mexico and, …
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