Part time employment, female in Mexico
Mexico: Part time employment, female was 22.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Mexico, 2002–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, female in Mexico stood at 22.1%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Mexico peaked at 33.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2025.
That places Mexico 68th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31.0% | — |
| 2003 | 31.9% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 27.3% | 33.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 23.5% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.1% | 23.9% | 6 |
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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)
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- 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 part time employment, female in Mexico?
- Part time employment, female in Mexico was 22.1% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for part time employment, female?
- Mexico ranks 68th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.