SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Mexico
Mexico: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 56.88 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Mexico, 2002–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 56.88 for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Mexico peaked at 66.2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 56.17, in 2020.
Mexico ranks 29th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 65.81 | — |
| 2003 | 66.2 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.98 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 58.79 | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 60.13 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 60.52 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 60.31 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 60.34 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 59.69 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 58.7 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 58.72 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58.09 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 57.86 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 57.62 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 57.61 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.17 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 57.75 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 57.42 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 57.04 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 56.41 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 56.88 | +0.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 56.88 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.37, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 56.88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.18, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.38 | 58.79 | 66.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 58.94 | 57.61 | 60.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.94 | 56.17 | 57.75 | 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 sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Mexico?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Mexico was 56.88 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2 in 2003.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.17 in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Mexico ranks 29th out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.