Mexico Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Mexico labor force participation rate for 2023 was 44.74%, a 0.38% increase from 2022.
  • Mexico labor force participation rate for 2022 was 44.37%, a 0.13% increase from 2021.
  • Mexico labor force participation rate for 2021 was 44.23%, a 4.26% increase from 2020.
  • Mexico labor force participation rate for 2020 was 39.97%, a 4.94% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Mexico Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 44.74% 0.38%
2022 44.37% 0.13%
2021 44.23% 4.26%
2020 39.97% -4.94%
2019 44.91% 1.13%
2018 43.77% -0.01%
2017 43.79% -0.43%
2016 44.22% -0.54%
2015 44.76% -0.65%
2014 45.40% -0.97%
2013 46.38% -0.86%
2012 47.24% 0.32%
2011 46.91% -0.23%
2010 47.14% 0.17%
2009 46.97% -1.05%
2008 48.02% -0.69%
2007 48.71% -0.11%
2006 48.82% 0.63%
2005 48.19% 0.99%
2004 47.20% 0.02%
2003 47.18% -0.13%
2002 47.31% -2.43%
2001 49.74% -1.88%
2000 51.62% -0.88%
1999 52.50% -1.37%
1998 53.86% 0.47%
1997 53.39% 0.22%
1996 53.18% -1.03%
1995 54.20% 0.32%
1994 53.88% -0.38%
1993 54.26% 0.91%
1992 53.36% 0.88%
1991 52.47% 0.88%