Mexico Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

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 2022 was 44.51%, a 0.28% increase from 2021.
  • Mexico labor force participation rate for 2021 was 44.23%, a 4.28% increase from 2020.
  • Mexico labor force participation rate for 2020 was 39.95%, a 4.96% decline from 2019.
  • Mexico labor force participation rate for 2019 was 44.91%, a 1.13% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 58.00%
Brazil 56.76%
Paraguay 56.37%
Peru 55.60%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 51.75%
Maldives 50.33%
Guatemala 49.69%
China 48.33%
Dominican Republic 47.04%
Ecuador 46.52%
Colombia 46.02%
Belize 45.23%
Mexico 44.51%
Malaysia 43.49%
Azerbaijan 43.41%
Samoa 43.34%
Guyana 43.03%
Turkey 42.74%
Belarus 42.70%
Costa Rica 42.64%
Kazakhstan 40.84%
Armenia 40.40%
Thailand 39.80%
Mauritius 39.31%
Cuba 39.25%
Fiji 38.00%
Lebanon 36.75%
Botswana 35.79%
Suriname 35.65%
Jamaica 34.93%
Albania 34.42%
Montenegro 33.23%
Bosnia 32.36%
South Africa 29.75%
Serbia 29.32%
Namibia 29.18%
Tonga 28.30%
North Macedonia 28.24%
Venezuela 27.89%
Equatorial Guinea 27.58%
Iraq 27.20%
Romania 25.90%
Turkmenistan 25.52%
Jordan 25.14%
Iran 24.43%
Algeria 23.51%
Bulgaria 21.26%
Gabon 17.49%
Libya 16.44%
Mexico Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 44.51% 0.28%
2021 44.23% 4.28%
2020 39.95% -4.96%
2019 44.91% 1.13%
2018 43.77% 0.04%
2017 43.74% -0.44%
2016 44.18% -0.54%
2015 44.72% -0.69%
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% -0.14%
1990 52.61% -0.14%