Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Mexico

Mexico: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female was 0.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
59th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.7%
in 2010
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Mexico, 2005–2020

00.20.40.60.82005201220202005: 0.707 % of female workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.692 % of female workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.683 % of female workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.663 % of female workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.69 % of female workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.698 % of female workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.695 % of female workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.718 % of female workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.712 % of female workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.698 % of female workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.722 % of female workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.725 % of female workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.717 % of female workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.732 % of female workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.7% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Mexico peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.

That places Mexico 59th out of 90 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.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector) in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of female workers in the industrial sector Change
2005 0.7%
2006 0.7% -2.1%
2009 0.7% -1.3%
2010 0.7% -3.0%
2011 0.7% +4.1%
2012 0.7% +1.1%
2013 0.7% -0.4%
2014 0.7% +3.4%
2015 0.7% -0.9%
2016 0.7% -1.9%
2017 0.7% +3.4%
2018 0.7% +0.4%
2019 0.7% -1.1%
2020 0.7% +2.2%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 94% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 3
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 57 Palestine, State of 0.7% compare
  2. 58 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  3. 60 Cambodia 0.7% compare
  4. 61 Chile 0.7% compare
  5. 62 Brazil 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Mexico?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Mexico was 0.7% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
How does Mexico rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female?
Mexico ranks 59th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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