Employment-to-population ratio in Mexico
The ILO estimates that 60.0% of people aged 15 and over in Mexico were employed in 2025.
Mexico, 2025
60.0%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
58.4%
Position in 2025
74th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Mexico over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.0% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 60.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 57.9%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Mexico has the 74th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Mexico
All statistics for Mexico
Labour force participation
61.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
5.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
47.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
OECD monthly unemployment rate
2.6%
September 2026 · OECD
Employment in agriculture
11.4%
2025 · World Bank