Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Mexico
Mexico: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults was 5.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Mexico, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Mexico stood at 5.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Mexico peaked at 11.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1999.
That places Mexico 157th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.2% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.8% | 8.1% | 5 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 61.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.3% (2025)
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- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Mexico?
- Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Mexico was 5.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1999.
- How does Mexico rank for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Mexico ranks 157th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.