Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico
Mexico: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 5.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico is 5.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico peaked at 17.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2025.
Mexico ranks 84th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.6% | — |
| 1992 | 16.4% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | -0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 5.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 5.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 13.3% | 17.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More work & labour data for Mexico
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5539 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5363 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 144,910 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,369 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 65,616 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 64,633 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 130,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico was 5.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Mexico ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.