Unemployment rate women in Mexico
Mexico: Unemployment rate women was 2.73 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate women in Mexico, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate women in Mexico is 2.73, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Mexico peaked at 8.86 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 157th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.35 | — |
| 1992 | 4.17 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 4.01 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +24.9% |
| 1995 | 8.86 | +77.1% |
| 1996 | 7.08 | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 6.37 | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 5.1 | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 3.67 | -28.0% |
| 2000 | 3.38 | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 3.38 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.83 | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 4.47 | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 5.27 | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 3.91 | -25.8% |
| 2006 | 3.89 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.04 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.35 | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 5.18 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 5.13 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 4.88 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 4.96 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.86 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.46 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 3.9 | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 3.6 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 3.41 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 3.52 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.09 | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 4.09 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.31 | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 2.8 | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 2.7 | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 2.73 | +1.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2.73 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 36% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2.73 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.33, 37% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate women 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 | +77.1% | 5 | 8.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4 | 3.67 | 8.86 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.15 | 3.38 | 5.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.39 | 3.41 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 | 2.7 | 4.09 | 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 unemployment rate women in Mexico?
- Unemployment rate women in Mexico was 2.73 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 in 1995.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for unemployment rate women?
- Mexico ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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