Mexico vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Unemployed population — Unemployment

Mexico
1,612 Persons
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1,740 Persons
in 2025
Mexico rank
11th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
9th

Unemployed population — Unemployment over time

  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0k2.0k3.0k195619902025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1,740 Persons against 1,612 Persons in Mexico, a difference of 128 Persons.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Mexico ranks 11th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th of 35 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 485.19 Persons 555 Persons 69.81 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 672.83 Persons 1,513 Persons 840.17 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 1,278 Persons 2,276 Persons 998.78 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 1,506 Persons 1,649 Persons 142.46 Persons United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 2,278 Persons 1,974 Persons 304.12 Persons Mexico
2020s 1,938 Persons 1,513 Persons 424.96 Persons Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Mexico or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1,740 Persons against 1,612 Persons in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Mexico and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
128 Persons, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Mexico and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
Mexico ranks 11th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.