Mexico Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Mexico labor force participation rate for 2021 was 44.82%, a 4.65% increase from 2020.
  • Mexico labor force participation rate for 2020 was 40.17%, a 4.73% decline from 2019.
  • Mexico labor force participation rate for 2019 was 44.90%, a 1.07% increase from 2018.
  • Mexico labor force participation rate for 2018 was 43.83%, a 0.02% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
Mexico Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 44.82% 4.65%
2020 40.17% -4.73%
2019 44.90% 1.07%
2018 43.83% -0.02%
2017 43.85% -0.45%
2016 44.30% -0.59%
2015 44.88% -0.75%
2014 45.63% -0.78%
2013 46.41% -0.85%
2012 47.26% 0.37%
2011 46.89% -0.18%
2010 47.08% 0.11%
2009 46.97% -0.81%
2008 47.77% -0.63%
2007 48.40% -0.04%
2006 48.45% 0.51%
2005 47.94% 1.01%
2004 46.93% -0.24%
2003 47.18% -0.13%
2002 47.30% -2.36%
2001 49.66% -1.90%
2000 51.55% -0.95%
1999 52.50% -1.29%
1998 53.80% 0.63%
1997 53.17% 0.09%
1996 53.08% -1.28%
1995 54.36% -0.10%
1994 54.46% -0.10%
1993 54.56% 1.17%
1992 53.39% 1.17%
1991 52.22% -0.10%
1990 52.32% -0.10%