Female labor force participation rate in Mexico
Mexico: Female labor force participation rate was 47.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate in Mexico, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate in Mexico is 47.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Mexico peaked at 47.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1990.
That places Mexico 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 34.0% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 38.2% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 42.9% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 41.7% | 47.5% | 6 |
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- 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 labor force participation rate in Mexico?
- Female labor force participation rate in Mexico was 47.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Mexico ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).