Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Mexico
Mexico: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 3.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Mexico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Mexico stood at 3.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Mexico peaked at 12.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2025.
Mexico ranks 88th 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, total (% of total employment) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.7% | — |
| 1992 | 12.6% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 8.6% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Mexico?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Mexico was 3.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mexico ranks 88th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.