Share in informal employment male in Mexico

Mexico: Share in informal employment male was 56.32 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
56.32
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
32nd
of 80 countries
All-time high
67.15
in 2003
All-time low
56.32
in 2023
Years of data
19
2002–2023

Share in informal employment male in Mexico, 2002–2023

02040602002201220232002: 67.12003: 67.22004: 66.72008: 58.72009: 60.22010: 60.62011: 60.32012: 60.12013: 59.62014: 58.82015: 58.62016: 58.12017: 58.12018: 57.82019: 57.52020: 56.62021: 57.72022: 56.92023: 56.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share in informal employment male in Mexico stood at 56.32. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in informal employment male in Mexico peaked at 67.15 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 56.32, in 2023.

Mexico ranks 32nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Share in informal employment male in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Share in informal employment male in Mexico, 2002 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2002 67.07
2003 67.15 +0.1%
2004 66.74 -0.6%
2008 58.69 -12.1%
2009 60.17 +2.5%
2010 60.63 +0.8%
2011 60.3 -0.5%
2012 60.14 -0.3%
2013 59.65 -0.8%
2014 58.76 -1.5%
2015 58.65 -0.2%
2016 58.1 -0.9%
2017 58.09 -0.0%
2018 57.78 -0.5%
2019 57.5 -0.5%
2020 56.63 -1.5%
2021 57.7 +1.9%
2022 56.91 -1.4%
2023 56.32 -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.96 58.69 67.15 5
2010s 58.96 57.5 60.63 10
2020s 56.89 56.32 57.7 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 29 Colombia 57.9 compare
  2. 30 Jordan 57.7 compare
  3. 31 Grenada 57.16 compare
  4. 33 Palestine, State of 55.5 compare
  5. 34 Namibia 53.15 compare
  6. 35 Republic of Moldova 51.52 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in informal employment male in Mexico?
Share in informal employment male in Mexico was 56.32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in informal employment male recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 67.15 in 2003.
What is the lowest share in informal employment male recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 56.32 in 2023.
How does Mexico rank for share in informal employment male?
Mexico ranks 32nd out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in informal employment male rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in informal employment male
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,095 data points, 2000–2024
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