Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mexico
Mexico: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 69.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mexico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mexico is 69.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mexico peaked at 70.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1993.
That places Mexico 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58.7% | — |
| 1992 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 57.8% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 59.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 60.9% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 62.1% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 61.2% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 63.6% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 66.3% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 65.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 69.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.7% | 57.8% | 64.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 65.8% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 68.0% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 68.1% | 69.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mexico?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mexico was 69.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 1993.
- How does Mexico rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mexico ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.