Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Mexico

Mexico: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.1197 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1197
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
57th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.1879
in 2002
All-time low
0.1033
in 2005
Years of data
17
2000–2019

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Mexico, 2000–2019

00.050.10.150.22000200920192000: 0.1782002: 0.1882005: 0.1032006: 0.1062007: 0.1082008: 0.1682009: 0.1162010: 0.1712011: 0.1142012: 0.1622013: 0.1092014: 0.1132015: 0.1192016: 0.1222017: 0.1742018: 0.1212019: 0.12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Mexico stood at 0.1197.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Mexico peaked at 0.1879 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1033, in 2005.

Mexico ranks 57th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Mexico, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1781
2002 0.1879 +5.5%
2005 0.1033 -45.0%
2006 0.1064 +3.0%
2007 0.1083 +1.8%
2008 0.1682 +55.3%
2009 0.1165 -30.7%
2010 0.1706 +46.4%
2011 0.114 -33.2%
2012 0.1624 +42.5%
2013 0.109 -32.9%
2014 0.1127 +3.5%
2015 0.1185 +5.1%
2016 0.1223 +3.2%
2017 0.1741 +42.3%
2018 0.1209 -30.6%
2019 0.1197 -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1384 0.1033 0.1879 7
2010s 0.1324 0.109 0.1741 10

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 54 Australia 0.1417 compare
  2. 55 United Kingdom 0.1361 compare
  3. 56 Bolivia 0.1264 compare
  4. 58 Peru 0.1177 compare
  5. 59 Chile 0.1142 compare
  6. 60 Brazil 0.0888 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Mexico?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Mexico was 0.1197 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.1879 in 2002.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1033 in 2005.
How does Mexico rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Mexico ranks 57th out of 63 countries with data for 2019.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 771 data points, 2000–2022
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