ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Mexico

Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 3,489 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3,489 1000 No
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
11th
of 88 countries
All-time high
4,511 1000 No
in 2002
All-time low
3,489 1000 No
in 2024
Years of data
23
2002–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Mexico, 2002–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2002201320242002: 4.5k 1000 No2003: 4.4k 1000 No2004: 4.2k 1000 No2005: 4.2k 1000 No2006: 4.0k 1000 No2007: 4.0k 1000 No2008: 3.9k 1000 No2009: 3.9k 1000 No2010: 4.0k 1000 No2011: 3.8k 1000 No2012: 3.9k 1000 No2013: 4.0k 1000 No2014: 3.9k 1000 No2015: 3.9k 1000 No2016: 3.7k 1000 No2017: 3.8k 1000 No2018: 3.8k 1000 No2019: 3.7k 1000 No2020: 3.5k 1000 No2021: 3.7k 1000 No2022: 3.8k 1000 No2023: 3.7k 1000 No2024: 3.5k 1000 No

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 3,489 1000 No, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Mexico peaked at 4,511 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,489 1000 No, in 2024.

That places Mexico 11th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — Value in Mexico, 2002 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2002 4,511 1000 No
2003 4,411 1000 No -2.2%
2004 4,250 1000 No -3.7%
2005 4,159 1000 No -2.1%
2006 4,009 1000 No -3.6%
2007 3,978 1000 No -0.8%
2008 3,924 1000 No -1.4%
2009 3,924 1000 No +0.0%
2010 4,016 1000 No +2.4%
2011 3,821 1000 No -4.9%
2012 3,943 1000 No +3.2%
2013 3,973 1000 No +0.8%
2014 3,947 1000 No -0.7%
2015 3,894 1000 No -1.3%
2016 3,714 1000 No -4.6%
2017 3,814 1000 No +2.7%
2018 3,801 1000 No -0.4%
2019 3,746 1000 No -1.4%
2020 3,540 1000 No -5.5%
2021 3,664 1000 No +3.5%
2022 3,811 1000 No +4.0%
2023 3,663 1000 No -3.9%
2024 3,489 1000 No -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,146 1000 No 3,924 1000 No 4,511 1000 No 8
2010s 3,867 1000 No 3,714 1000 No 4,016 1000 No 10
2020s 3,633 1000 No 3,489 1000 No 3,811 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 8 Angola 5,773 1000 No compare
  2. 9 Mali 4,056 1000 No compare
  3. 10 Zambia 3,959 1000 No compare
  4. 12 Egypt 2,946 1000 No compare
  5. 13 Colombia 2,145 1000 No compare
  6. 14 Zimbabwe 2,089 1000 No compare

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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 3,489 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 4,511 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 3,489 1000 No in 2024.
How does Mexico rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
Mexico ranks 11th 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 11.6%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 1,846 data points, 1976–2025
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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.