Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Mexico
Mexico: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 27.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Mexico, 2002–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Mexico is 27.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Mexico peaked at 32.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2005.
That places Mexico 52nd 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, total (% of total employment) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23.5% | — |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 27.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 27.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.2%, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 22.7% | 28.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 25.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 26.7% | 32.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 49 Nigeria 29.2% compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 29.0% compare
- 51 Chile 28.9% compare
- 53 Belize 27.1% compare
- 54 United States 26.9% compare
- 55 Philippines 26.7% compare
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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- 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, total in Mexico?
- Part time employment, total in Mexico was 27.4% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2005.
- How does Mexico rank for part time employment, total?
- Mexico ranks 52nd out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.