Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mexico
Mexico: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 30.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mexico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mexico is 30.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mexico peaked at 43.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2016.
Mexico ranks 102nd 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.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43.1% | — |
| 1992 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 43.9% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 39.7% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 38.8% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 39.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 36.9% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 30.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.3% | 36.3% | 43.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 32.2% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 30.2% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.7% | 31.7% | 6 |
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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)
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- 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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mexico?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mexico was 30.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2016.
- How does Mexico rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Mexico ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.