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

Mexico: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 2005
Years of data
14
2005–2020

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

00.20.40.62005201220202005: 0.558 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.563 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.567 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.562 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.564 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.573 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.584 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.591 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.587 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.59 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.589 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.595 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.596 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.599 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2020, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Mexico stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Mexico peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.

That places Mexico 11th 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, urban in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2005 0.6%
2006 0.6% +0.8%
2009 0.6% +0.7%
2010 0.6% -0.9%
2011 0.6% +0.4%
2012 0.6% +1.6%
2013 0.6% +1.9%
2014 0.6% +1.2%
2015 0.6% -0.7%
2016 0.6% +0.4%
2017 0.6% -0.0%
2018 0.6% +0.9%
2019 0.6% +0.2%
2020 0.6% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 8 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  2. 9 Panama 0.6% compare
  3. 10 Honduras 0.6% compare
  4. 12 Peru 0.6% compare
  5. 13 Brazil 0.5% compare
  6. 14 El Salvador 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Mexico?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Mexico was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
How does Mexico rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban?
Mexico ranks 11th out of 21 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban 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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