Informal employment in agriculture in Mexico
Mexico: Informal employment in agriculture was 89.67 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
89.67
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
31st
of 78 countries
All-time high
96
in 2003
All-time low
89.67
in 2023
Years of data
19
2002–2023
Informal employment in agriculture in Mexico, 2002–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 89.67 for informal employment in agriculture in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in agriculture in Mexico peaked at 96 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 89.67, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 31st of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Informal employment in agriculture in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 95.6 | — |
| 2003 | 96 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 95.29 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 93.88 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 93.83 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.99 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.97 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.33 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.87 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 93.63 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.14 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.56 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 92.62 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.1 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.76 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 91.9 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.92 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 90.52 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.67 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.92 | 93.83 | 96 | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.2 | 91.76 | 94.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.75 | 89.67 | 91.9 | 4 |
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.88 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.88 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in agriculture in Mexico?
- Informal employment in agriculture in Mexico was 89.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest informal employment in agriculture recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2003.
- What is the lowest informal employment in agriculture recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.67 in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for informal employment in agriculture?
- Mexico ranks 31st out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is informal employment in agriculture rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Informal employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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