ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Mexico
Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 2,928 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Mexico, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Mexico is 2,928 1000 No, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Mexico peaked at 3,864 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2,928 1000 No, in 2024.
That places Mexico 8th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,864 1000 No | — |
| 2003 | 3,790 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 3,674 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 3,568 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3,415 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 3,375 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3,343 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 3,402 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3,504 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 3,313 1000 No | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 3,390 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,467 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3,463 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,412 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3,253 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 3,318 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 3,344 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,245 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 3,083 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 3,143 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 3,224 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 3,078 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 2,928 1000 No | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,554 1000 No | 3,343 1000 No | 3,864 1000 No | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,371 1000 No | 3,245 1000 No | 3,504 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,091 1000 No | 2,928 1000 No | 3,224 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 752.26 1000 No compare
- 5 Thailand 6,206 1000 No compare
- 6 Myanmar 5,276 1000 No compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 666.75 1000 No compare
- 7 Philippines 4,896 1000 No compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 282.66 1000 No compare
- 9 Angola 2,580 1000 No compare
- 10 Mali 2,397 1000 No compare
- 11 Egypt 2,163 1000 No 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 ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Mexico?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Mexico was 2,928 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3,864 1000 No in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,928 1000 No in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.