Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Mexico

Mexico: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
21st
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Mexico, 2005–2020

00.20.40.62005201220202005: 0.628 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.623 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.621 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.629 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.622 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.62 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.61 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.6 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.601 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.6 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.6 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.596 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.598 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.59 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.6% for informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Mexico peaked at 0.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.

That places Mexico 21st out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2005 0.6%
2006 0.6% -0.8%
2009 0.6% -0.3%
2010 0.6% +1.2%
2011 0.6% -1.0%
2012 0.6% -0.4%
2013 0.6% -1.6%
2014 0.6% -1.5%
2015 0.6% +0.1%
2016 0.6% -0.1%
2017 0.6% +0.0%
2018 0.6% -0.7%
2019 0.6% +0.2%
2020 0.6% -1.3%

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. 18 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  2. 19 Panama 0.6% compare
  3. 20 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  4. 22 Colombia 0.6% compare
  5. 23 Ecuador 0.6% compare
  6. 24 Argentina 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Mexico?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total in Mexico was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
How does Mexico rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, total?
Mexico ranks 21st out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 509 data points, 1980–2021
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