Employers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico
Mexico: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 3.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico stood at 3.1%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico peaked at 3.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1991.
Mexico ranks 37th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.8% | — |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +37.4% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +0.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 3.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 3.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More work & labour data for Mexico
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5539 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5363 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 144,910 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,369 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 65,616 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 64,633 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 130,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Mexico was 3.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1991.
- How does Mexico rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Mexico ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).