Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico

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

Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
53rd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 2005
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico, 2005–2020

00.20.40.62005201220202005: 0.583 % of rural workers in the service sector2006: 0.637 % of rural workers in the service sector2009: 0.635 % of rural workers in the service sector2010: 0.637 % of rural workers in the service sector2011: 0.633 % of rural workers in the service sector2012: 0.62 % of rural workers in the service sector2013: 0.63 % of rural workers in the service sector2014: 0.645 % of rural workers in the service sector2015: 0.652 % of rural workers in the service sector2016: 0.642 % of rural workers in the service sector2017: 0.65 % of rural workers in the service sector2018: 0.652 % of rural workers in the service sector2019: 0.637 % of rural workers in the service sector2020: 0.659 % of rural workers in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the service sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico is 0.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.

Mexico ranks 53rd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector) in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of rural workers in the service sector Change
2005 0.6%
2006 0.6% +9.3%
2009 0.6% -0.3%
2010 0.6% +0.3%
2011 0.6% -0.6%
2012 0.6% -2.1%
2013 0.6% +1.6%
2014 0.6% +2.3%
2015 0.7% +1.2%
2016 0.6% -1.5%
2017 0.6% +1.2%
2018 0.7% +0.4%
2019 0.6% -2.4%
2020 0.7% +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 50 Tunisia 0.7% compare
  2. 51 Greece 0.7% compare
  3. 52 Jamaica 0.7%
  4. 54 Philippines 0.7% compare
  5. 55 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  6. 56 Paraguay 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico was 0.7% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
How does Mexico rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural?
Mexico ranks 53rd out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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