Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Mexico
Mexico: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Mexico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Mexico stood at 4.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Mexico peaked at 13.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2018.
That places Mexico 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.1% | — |
| 1992 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | +20.6% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -32.1% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -2.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 4.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 38% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 4.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -32.1% | 13.1% | 8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 8.9% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 116 South Korea 4.6% compare
- 117 El Salvador 4.5% compare
- 118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.5% compare
- 120 Latvia 3.8% compare
- 121 Algeria 3.8% compare
- 122 New Zealand 3.8% compare
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 employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Mexico?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Mexico was 4.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2018.
- How does Mexico rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Mexico ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).