ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Mexico
Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 54.87 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Mexico, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 54.87 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Mexico peaked at 65.95 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 53.29 %, in 2021.
That places Mexico 13th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 65.95 % | — |
| 2003 | 64.26 % | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 63.74 % | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 62.95 % | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 60.23 % | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 60.33 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 58.75 % | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 56.96 % | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 57.79 % | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 55.07 % | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 56.16 % | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 54.69 % | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 57.13 % | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 57.16 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 54.25 % | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 53.88 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.93 % | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 53.71 % | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 53.29 % | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 54.54 % | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 54.48 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 54.87 % | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.65 % | 56.96 % | 65.95 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.48 % | 53.71 % | 57.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3 % | 53.29 % | 54.87 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 7.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1179 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,638 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 2.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Mexico?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Mexico was 54.87 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 65.95 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.29 % in 2021.
- How does Mexico rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.