Is Mexico a Middle Class Country?

A visual and data-driven guide to class in Mexico

Walk through Mexico City and the country can feel overwhelmingly middle class. Neighborhoods like Roma, Condesa, and Juárez brim with designer boutiques, third-wave coffee shops, and internationally ranked restaurants. Financial districts like Reforma and Santa Fe offer a skyline and diversity that rival many European capitals.

With its lush parks, endless cultural events, and pulsing nightlife, the city leaves visitors convinced that Mexico is a nation where the middle class thrives.

But that’s an illusion.