Female employment rate in Mexico
Mexico: Female employment rate was 45.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate in Mexico, 2001–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 45.3% for female employment rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate in Mexico peaked at 45.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2001.
Mexico ranks 114th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 36.3% | 40.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 40.3% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 39.7% | 45.8% | 6 |
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- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 61.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female employment rate in Mexico?
- Female employment rate in Mexico was 45.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female employment rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2001.
- How does Mexico rank for female employment rate?
- Mexico ranks 114th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.