Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Mexico
Mexico: Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) was 39.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Mexico, 2013–2025
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of employment in senior and middle management in Mexico is 39.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Mexico peaked at 39.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2013.
Mexico ranks 33rd of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 35.8% | — |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 39.3% | +5.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 39.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 39.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.8%, 90% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.4% | 35.8% | 37.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 37.3% | 39.7% | 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 female share of employment in senior and middle management in Mexico?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Mexico was 39.3% in 2025, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Mexico ranks 33rd out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).