Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Mexico

Labor force participation rate in Mexico in 2025 — 61.61%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.49 pp.

2025 61.61% −0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 92of 182
Period maximum 61.74%2023
Period minimum 56.43%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Mexico, 1990–20255658606219901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 58.12%1991: 58.21%1992: 58.72%1993: 59.29%1994: 59.33%1995: 59.4%1996: 59.46%1997: 60.78%1998: 60.48%1999: 59.7%2000: 59.57%2001: 58.94%2002: 58.46%2003: 58.82%2004: 59.38%2005: 60.12%2006: 60.88%2007: 60.92%2008: 60.64%2009: 60.56%2010: 60.39%2011: 60.53%2012: 61.22%2013: 61.03%2014: 60.48%2015: 60.55%2016: 60.43%2017: 60.21%2018: 60.43%2019: 61.12%2020: 56.43%2021: 59.93%2022: 60.95%2023: 61.74%2024: 61.64%2025: 61.61%
Change over the period: +3.49 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mexico 61.61%
World 60.98%
Central America computed 61.29%
Labor force participation rate — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 61.61 −0.03 pp
2024 61.64 −0.11 pp
2023 61.74 +0.8 pp
2022 60.95 +1.02 pp
2021 59.93 +3.5 pp
2020 56.43 −4.69 pp
2019 61.12 +0.69 pp
2018 60.43 +0.22 pp
2017 60.21 −0.22 pp
2016 60.43 −0.13 pp
2015 60.55 +0.08 pp
2014 60.48 −0.56 pp
2013 61.03 −0.19 pp
2012 61.22 +0.69 pp
2011 60.53 +0.14 pp
2010 60.39 −0.16 pp
2009 60.56 −0.08 pp
2008 60.64 −0.28 pp
2007 60.92 +0.05 pp
2006 60.88 +0.76 pp
2005 60.12 +0.74 pp
2004 59.38 +0.56 pp
2003 58.82 +0.36 pp
2002 58.46 −0.48 pp
2001 58.94 −0.63 pp
2000 59.57 −0.13 pp
1999 59.7 −0.78 pp
1998 60.48 −0.31 pp
1997 60.78 +1.32 pp
1996 59.46 +0.06 pp
1995 59.4 +0.08 pp
1994 59.33 +0.04 pp
1993 59.29 +0.57 pp
1992 58.72 +0.51 pp
1991 58.21 +0.08 pp
1990 58.12

Central America, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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