Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Mexico

Employment-to-population ratio in Mexico in 2025 — 59.96%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.59 pp.

2025 59.96% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 74of 182
Period maximum 60.04%2023
Period minimum 53.92%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Mexico, 1991–202552545658606219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 56.38%1992: 56.82%1993: 57.29%1994: 56.69%1995: 55.19%1996: 56.21%1997: 58.21%1998: 58.22%1999: 58.15%2000: 57.99%2001: 57.39%2002: 56.7%2003: 56.78%2004: 57.04%2005: 57.98%2006: 58.7%2007: 58.71%2008: 58.29%2009: 57.31%2010: 57.19%2011: 57.39%2012: 58.23%2013: 58.03%2014: 57.56%2015: 57.94%2016: 58.1%2017: 58.15%2018: 58.45%2019: 59%2020: 53.92%2021: 57.52%2022: 58.96%2023: 60.04%2024: 59.99%2025: 59.96%
Change over the period: +3.59 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mexico 59.96%
World 58.06%
Central America computed 59.34%
Employment-to-population ratio — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 59.96 −0.02 pp
2024 59.99 −0.05 pp
2023 60.04 +1.08 pp
2022 58.96 +1.44 pp
2021 57.52 +3.6 pp
2020 53.92 −5.07 pp
2019 59 +0.54 pp
2018 58.45 +0.3 pp
2017 58.15 +0.05 pp
2016 58.1 +0.16 pp
2015 57.94 +0.38 pp
2014 57.56 −0.47 pp
2013 58.03 −0.2 pp
2012 58.23 +0.83 pp
2011 57.39 +0.2 pp
2010 57.19 −0.12 pp
2009 57.31 −0.98 pp
2008 58.29 −0.42 pp
2007 58.71 +0.01 pp
2006 58.7 +0.72 pp
2005 57.98 +0.94 pp
2004 57.04 +0.25 pp
2003 56.78 +0.08 pp
2002 56.7 −0.69 pp
2001 57.39 −0.61 pp
2000 57.99 −0.15 pp
1999 58.15 −0.07 pp
1998 58.22 +0.01 pp
1997 58.21 +2 pp
1996 56.21 +1.03 pp
1995 55.19 −1.51 pp
1994 56.69 −0.6 pp
1993 57.29 +0.48 pp
1992 56.82 +0.44 pp
1991 56.38

Central America, 2025

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

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

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