Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Mexico

Mexico: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was -1.88 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-1.88 %
Change on year
up 38.2%
World rank
28th
of 60 countries
All-time high
-0.73 %
in 2020
All-time low
-5.49 %
in 2012
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Mexico, 2005–2025

-5-4-3-2-12005201520252005: -2.1 %2006: -3.2 %2007: -3.6 %2008: -3.7 %2009: -4.4 %2010: -3.6 %2011: -4 %2012: -5.5 %2013: -3.1 %2014: -4.1 %2015: -4.8 %2016: -5 %2017: -3.5 %2018: -3.1 %2019: -4.6 %2020: -0.73 %2021: -4 %2022: -3.7 %2023: -3 %2024: -3 %2025: -1.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Mexico stood at -1.88 %.

The figure is up 38.2% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Mexico peaked at -0.73 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, -5.49 %, in 2012.

Mexico ranks 28th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total AFSemployment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems in Mexico, 2005 to 2025.
Year % Change
2005 -2.07 %
2006 -3.24 % +56.5%
2007 -3.65 % +12.7%
2008 -3.74 % +2.5%
2009 -4.39 % +17.4%
2010 -3.61 % -17.8%
2011 -4.03 % +11.6%
2012 -5.49 % +36.2%
2013 -3.07 % -44.1%
2014 -4.07 % +32.6%
2015 -4.83 % +18.7%
2016 -4.95 % +2.5%
2017 -3.54 % -28.5%
2018 -3.14 % -11.3%
2019 -4.57 % +45.5%
2020 -0.73 % -84.0%
2021 -4.01 % +449.3%
2022 -3.67 % -8.5%
2023 -2.96 % -19.3%
2024 -3.04 % +2.7%
2025 -1.88 % -38.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -3.42 % -4.39 % -2.07 % 5
2010s -4.13 % -5.49 % -3.07 % 10
2020s -2.71 % -4.01 % -0.73 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Mexico?
Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Mexico was -1.88 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was -0.73 % in 2020.
What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was -5.49 % in 2012.
How does Mexico rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
Mexico ranks 28th out of 60 countries with data for 2025.
Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Self-employed people in [industry]: Total AFSemployment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total AFSemployment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
67 places, 1,000 data points, 2000–2025
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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.