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

Mexico: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
56th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.7%
in 2010
Years of data
14
2005–2020

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

00.20.40.60.82005201220202005: 0.746 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.742 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.755 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.741 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.749 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.754 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.759 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.771 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.767 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.767 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.768 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.77 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.768 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.767 % of urban workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Mexico is 0.8%, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Mexico peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.

That places Mexico 56th out of 86 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector) in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of urban workers in the industrial sector Change
2005 0.7%
2006 0.7% -0.6%
2009 0.8% +1.8%
2010 0.7% -1.9%
2011 0.7% +1.1%
2012 0.8% +0.6%
2013 0.8% +0.7%
2014 0.8% +1.6%
2015 0.8% -0.5%
2016 0.8% -0.0%
2017 0.8% +0.1%
2018 0.8% +0.2%
2019 0.8% -0.3%
2020 0.8% -0.1%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 100% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 3
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 53 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare
  2. 54 Kosovo 0.8% compare
  3. 54 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% compare
  4. 57 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  5. 58 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  6. 59 Republic of Moldova 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Mexico?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Mexico was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
How does Mexico rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
Mexico ranks 56th out of 86 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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