Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico

Mexico: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
50th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2005
Years of data
14
2005–2020

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

00.20.40.62005201220202005: 0.483 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.506 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.545 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.532 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.539 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.535 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.544 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.56 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.566 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.578 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.585 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.586 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.575 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.595 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.6% for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2005.

Mexico ranks 50th of 91 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 workers, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2005 0.5%
2006 0.5% +4.8%
2009 0.5% +7.7%
2010 0.5% -2.3%
2011 0.5% +1.3%
2012 0.5% -0.7%
2013 0.5% +1.8%
2014 0.6% +2.9%
2015 0.6% +1.0%
2016 0.6% +2.1%
2017 0.6% +1.4%
2018 0.6% +0.1%
2019 0.6% -1.8%
2020 0.6% +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

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  5. 52 Philippines 0.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Mexico was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
How does Mexico rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Mexico ranks 50th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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