Employment in services in Mexico
64.1% of employed people in Mexico worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Mexico, 2025
64.1%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
73.5%
Position in 2025
82nd of 182
Employment in services in Mexico over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.1% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 60.4% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 59.7% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 63.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 62.4%, the figure has changed by +1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Mexico has the 82nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Mexico
All statistics for Mexico
Employment in agriculture
11.4%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
24.5%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
5.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
61.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
47.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT