Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mexico
Mexico: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 61.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mexico, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mexico stood at 61.1%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mexico peaked at 61.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1960.
Mexico ranks 156th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.3% | — |
| 1970 | 22.2% | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 28.0% | +26.1% |
| 1978 | 30.9% | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 32.2% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 42.5% | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 28.5% | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +66.1% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 55.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 61.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 87% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 61.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +66.1% | 28.5% | 47.4% |
| 1990 | -32.9% | 42.5% | 28.5% |
| 1975 | +26.1% | 22.2% | 28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 1970s | 28.4% | 22.2% | 32.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 39.5% | 36.4% | 42.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 47.4% | 54.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 54.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 57.1% | 61.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 153 Dominica 64.2% compare
- 154 Chad 63.9% compare
- 155 Kyrgyzstan 61.1% compare
- 157 Marshall Islands 61.0% compare
- 158 El Salvador 60.9% compare
- 159 Guyana 60.8% 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mexico?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mexico was 61.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1960.
- How does Mexico rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Mexico ranks 156th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.