ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Mexico
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Mexico at 2.7% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2001.
Mexico, 2025
2.7%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
5.4%
Position in 2025
154th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Mexico over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 2.7% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 2.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.3%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Mexico has the 154th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
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Employment-to-population ratio
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OECD monthly unemployment rate
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Employment in agriculture
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