Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Mexico

Employment in industry in Mexico in 2025 — 24.5%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.5 pp.

2025 24.5% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 47of 182
Period maximum 25.3%2000
Period minimum 20.3%1995

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Mexico, 1991–20252022242619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22.1%1992: 21.6%1993: 21.2%1994: 20.8%1995: 20.3%1996: 21.3%1997: 21.1%1998: 23.3%1999: 24%2000: 25.3%2001: 24.4%2002: 24.2%2003: 23.9%2004: 24%2005: 23.9%2006: 24%2007: 23.8%2008: 23.3%2009: 22.3%2010: 22.8%2011: 22.9%2012: 22.7%2013: 23.1%2014: 23.5%2015: 23.8%2016: 24.2%2017: 24.6%2018: 24.7%2019: 24.3%2020: 24.4%2021: 24.5%2022: 25%2023: 25%2024: 24.7%2025: 24.5%
Change over the period: +2.5 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 24.5%
World 23.7%
Central America computed 23.5%
Employment in industry — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.5 −0.2 pp
2024 24.7 −0.3 pp
2023 25 +0.1 pp
2022 25 +0.5 pp
2021 24.5 +0.1 pp
2020 24.4 +0.1 pp
2019 24.3 −0.4 pp
2018 24.7 +0.1 pp
2017 24.6 +0.3 pp
2016 24.2 +0.4 pp
2015 23.8 +0.3 pp
2014 23.5 +0.4 pp
2013 23.1 +0.3 pp
2012 22.7 −0.1 pp
2011 22.9 +0 pp
2010 22.8 +0.5 pp
2009 22.3 −1 pp
2008 23.3 −0.5 pp
2007 23.8 −0.2 pp
2006 24 +0.1 pp
2005 23.9 −0.2 pp
2004 24 +0.1 pp
2003 23.9 −0.3 pp
2002 24.2 −0.2 pp
2001 24.4 −1 pp
2000 25.3 +1.4 pp
1999 24 +0.7 pp
1998 23.3 +2.2 pp
1997 21.1 −0.3 pp
1996 21.3 +1.1 pp
1995 20.3 −0.5 pp
1994 20.8 −0.4 pp
1993 21.2 −0.5 pp
1992 21.6 −0.4 pp
1991 22.1

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.