Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico

Mexico: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
12th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 2009
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico, 2005–2020

00.10.20.32005201220202005: 0.25 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.251 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.241 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.25 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.261 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.263 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.268 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.281 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.279 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.272 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.262 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.272 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.289 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.3 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2020, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2009.

That places Mexico 12th out of 21 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2005 0.3%
2006 0.3% +0.3%
2009 0.2% -4.0%
2010 0.3% +3.8%
2011 0.3% +4.3%
2012 0.3% +0.9%
2013 0.3% +1.8%
2014 0.3% +4.9%
2015 0.3% -0.9%
2016 0.3% -2.3%
2017 0.3% -3.8%
2018 0.3% +4.0%
2019 0.3% +6.2%
2020 0.3% +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 9 Panama 0.5% compare
  2. 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  3. 11 Ghana 0.4% compare
  4. 13 Brazil 0.3% compare
  5. 14 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  6. 15 Peru 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2009.
How does Mexico rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural?
Mexico ranks 12th out of 21 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 255 data points, 1981–2021
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