ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Mexico
Mexico: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 6,847 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Mexico, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 6,847 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Mexico peaked at 8,273 1000 No in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6,252 1000 No, in 2004.
Mexico ranks 23rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7,608 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 7,883 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 8,152 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 7,868 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 7,503 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 7,305 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 8,273 1000 No | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 7,005 1000 No | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 7,492 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 6,583 1000 No | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 6,676 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 6,628 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 6,432 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 6,252 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 6,361 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 6,287 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 6,301 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6,351 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 6,417 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 6,594 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 6,561 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6,806 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 6,864 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 6,977 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 6,962 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 6,914 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7,048 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 7,039 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7,044 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6,638 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 7,265 1000 No | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 7,164 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 6,997 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 6,877 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 6,847 1000 No | -0.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 6,847 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 448.69 1000 No, 15.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 6,847 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 366.71 1000 No, 18.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,677 1000 No | 7,005 1000 No | 8,273 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 6,429 1000 No | 6,252 1000 No | 6,676 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,881 1000 No | 6,561 1000 No | 7,048 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,965 1000 No | 6,638 1000 No | 7,265 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2797 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.168 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7321 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Mexico?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Mexico was 6,847 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 8,273 1000 No in 1997.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,252 1000 No in 2004.
- How does Mexico rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Mexico ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.