Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Mexico
Mexico: Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural was 17.85 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Mexico, 2005–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Mexico is 17.85 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Mexico peaked at 24.43 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.93 %, in 2020.
Mexico ranks 17th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.56 % | — |
| 2006 | 22.79 % | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 23.49 % | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 22.52 % | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 23.78 % | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 23.62 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 22.35 % | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 24.43 % | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 23.98 % | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 24.4 % | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 23.99 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 22.67 % | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 21.31 % | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 22.07 % | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 19.94 % | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 16.93 % | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 19.7 % | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 19.95 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 18.41 % | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 17.57 % | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 17.85 % | +1.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 17.85 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.86 %, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 17.85 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.32 %, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.23 % | 22.52 % | 23.78 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.88 % | 19.94 % | 24.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4 % | 16.93 % | 19.95 % | 6 |
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 gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Mexico?
- Gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Mexico was 17.85 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 24.43 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.93 % in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural?
- Mexico ranks 17th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.