Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Mexico

Mexico: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 21.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
21.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
59th
of 115 countries
All-time high
27.0%
in 2020
All-time low
16.4%
in 2005
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Part time employment, male in Mexico, 2002–2025

01020302002201320252002: 17.1 % of total male employment2003: 18.9 % of total male employment2004: 19.8 % of total male employment2005: 16.4 % of total male employment2006: 17 % of total male employment2007: 19.7 % of total male employment2008: 20.1 % of total male employment2009: 21.9 % of total male employment2010: 21.4 % of total male employment2011: 20.9 % of total male employment2012: 21 % of total male employment2013: 20.7 % of total male employment2014: 20.3 % of total male employment2015: 20.4 % of total male employment2016: 19.6 % of total male employment2017: 18.9 % of total male employment2018: 18.6 % of total male employment2019: 19.1 % of total male employment2020: 27 % of total male employment2021: 22.3 % of total male employment2022: 20.5 % of total male employment2023: 20.6 % of total male employment2024: 21.1 % of total male employment2025: 21.1 % of total male employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.

Analysis

In 2025, part time employment, male in Mexico stood at 21.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Mexico peaked at 27.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2005.

That places Mexico 59th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Mexico, 2002 to 2025.
Year % of total male employment Change
2002 17.1% —
2003 18.9% +10.7%
2004 19.8% +4.8%
2005 16.4% -17.3%
2006 17.0% +3.7%
2007 19.7% +16.2%
2008 20.1% +1.9%
2009 21.9% +8.9%
2010 21.4% -2.3%
2011 20.9% -2.1%
2012 21.0% +0.2%
2013 20.7% -1.3%
2014 20.3% -1.9%
2015 20.4% +0.3%
2016 19.6% -4.0%
2017 18.9% -3.4%
2018 18.6% -1.8%
2019 19.1% +3.2%
2020 27.0% +41.2%
2021 22.3% -17.5%
2022 20.5% -7.8%
2023 20.6% +0.1%
2024 21.1% +2.4%
2025 21.1% +0.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 21.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.2%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 21.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.5%, 94% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +41.2% 19.1% 27.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.8% 16.4% 21.9% 8
2010s 20.1% 18.6% 21.4% 10
2020s 22.1% 20.5% 27.0% 6

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 56 Sri Lanka 22.0% compare
  2. 57 United States 21.4% compare
  3. 58 Australia 21.2% compare
  4. 60 Nigeria 21.1% compare
  5. 61 Namibia 20.7% compare
  6. 62 Turkey 20.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, male in Mexico?
Part time employment, male in Mexico was 21.1% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2005.
How does Mexico rank for part time employment, male?
Mexico ranks 59th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)
Unit
% of total male employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,655 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.