Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Mexico
Mexico: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 43.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mexico, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mexico recorded 43.8% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mexico peaked at 54.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2020.
That places Mexico 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.6% | — |
| 1970 | 42.1% | -16.8% |
| 1978 | 46.3% | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 46.9% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 49.3% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 52.0% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 41.1% | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | +26.9% |
| 1992 | 53.3% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 54.1% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 54.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 53.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 45.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 43.8% | -3.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 43.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.6%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 43.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.8%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +26.9% | 41.1% | 52.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 45.1% | 42.1% | 46.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 49.3% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 41.1% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 46.9% | 51.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 43.8% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 40.4% | 45.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Mexico
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5539 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mexico?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mexico was 43.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Mexico ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.