ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Mexico
Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 36.74 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Mexico stood at 36.74 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Mexico peaked at 37.49 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.54 %, in 2006.
Mexico ranks 72nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30.11 % | — |
| 2003 | 29.71 % | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 29.7 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.61 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.54 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 30.28 % | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 29.56 % | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 30.2 % | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 30.56 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 30.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.62 % | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 31.55 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 31.2 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 32.07 % | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 31.62 % | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 30.98 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 30.97 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.83 % | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 33.88 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 35.28 % | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 37.49 % | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 36.74 % | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.84 % | 29.54 % | 30.28 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.5 % | 30.56 % | 33.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.85 % | 33.88 % | 37.49 % | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,701 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 14,533 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 279,574 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.5021 % change on previous year (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 36.74 % 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 37.49 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.54 % in 2006.
- How does Mexico rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Mexico ranks 72nd out of 79 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 up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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.