Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mexico
Mexico: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 89.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mexico, 2002–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mexico is 89.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mexico peaked at 96.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 32nd of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 95.6% | — |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 93.9% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 89.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.9% | 93.8% | 96.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 91.8% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 89.4% | 91.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mexico?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mexico was 89.4% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Mexico ranks 32nd out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).