Gender wage gap in Mexico
Mexico: Gender wage gap was 14.29 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025. βΌ Falling
Gender wage gap in Mexico, 2005β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 14.29 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile for gender wage gap in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap in Mexico peaked at 17.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.44 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, in 2014.
That places Mexico 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.05 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 6.25 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 17.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.61 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 4.44 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 16.67 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 6.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 16.67 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 3 Cyprus 21.96 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 4 Costa Rica 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 5 Colombia 16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 7 Austria 13.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 8 Japan 13.68 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 9 Israel 12.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
More work & labour data for Mexico
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5539 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5363 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 144,910 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 19,369 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 65,616 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 64,633 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 130,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in Mexico?
- Gender wage gap in Mexico was 14.29 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 17.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2007.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.44 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for gender wage gap?
- Mexico ranks 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender wage gap rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains gender wage gaps defined as: 1) the unadjusted difference between median wages of men and women relative to the median wages of men, 2) the unadjusted difference between mean wages of men and women relative to the mean wages of men, 3) at the 1st decile and 4) at the 9th decile.