Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Mexico
Mexico: Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings was 16.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Mexico, 2005–2016
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Mexico stood at 16.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Mexico peaked at 22.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2011.
That places Mexico 13th out of 29 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 12.5% | 22.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 10.0% | 18.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 10 Austria 17.0% compare
- 11 Switzerland 16.9% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 16.8% compare
- 14 Czechia 16.3% compare
- 16 Australia 14.3% compare
More work & labour data for Mexico
- 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 unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Mexico?
- Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Mexico was 16.5% in 2016, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unadjusted gender gap in median earnings recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest unadjusted gender gap in median earnings recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2011.
- How does Mexico rank for unadjusted gender gap in median earnings?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 29 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unadjusted gender gap in median earnings rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The gender wage gap is unadjusted and is defined as the difference between median earnings of men and women relative to median earnings of men. Estimates refer to full-time employees and to self-employed workers.