Mexico Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 44.37%, 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.
  • 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 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Mexico Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
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% 52.47%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%