Unemployed population — Unemployment in Mexico
Mexico: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 1,612 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Mexico, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1,612 Persons for unemployed population — unemployment in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Mexico peaked at 2,596 Persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 485.19 Persons, in 1970.
That places Mexico 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 485.19 Persons | — |
| 1980 | 672.83 Persons | +38.7% |
| 1990 | 659.87 Persons | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 918.44 Persons | +39.2% |
| 1992 | 971 Persons | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 1,041 Persons | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 1,168 Persons | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 2,379 Persons | +103.7% |
| 1996 | 1,855 Persons | -22.0% |
| 1997 | 1,497 Persons | -19.3% |
| 1998 | 1,347 Persons | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 938.44 Persons | -30.3% |
| 2000 | 989.23 Persons | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 981.6 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,137 Persons | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 1,188 Persons | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1,528 Persons | +28.7% |
| 2005 | 1,552 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,604 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,673 Persons | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1,826 Persons | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 2,583 Persons | +41.5% |
| 2010 | 2,596 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,583 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,522 Persons | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 2,560 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2,509 Persons | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2,294 Persons | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 2,085 Persons | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 1,840 Persons | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 1,810 Persons | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,980 Persons | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 2,378 Persons | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 2,365 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,940 Persons | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 1,689 Persons | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 1,645 Persons | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 1,612 Persons | -2.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1,612 Persons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,176 Persons, 1.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed population — Unemployment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +103.7% | 1,168 Persons | 2,379 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 485.19 Persons | 485.19 Persons | 485.19 Persons | 1 |
| 1980s | 672.83 Persons | 672.83 Persons | 672.83 Persons | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,278 Persons | 659.87 Persons | 2,379 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,506 Persons | 981.6 Persons | 2,583 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,278 Persons | 1,810 Persons | 2,596 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,938 Persons | 1,612 Persons | 2,378 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 unemployed population — unemployment in Mexico?
- Unemployed population — unemployment in Mexico was 1,612 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2,596 Persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 485.19 Persons in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.