Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Mexico
Mexico: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 40.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Mexico, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 40.3% for labor force, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Mexico peaked at 40.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 137th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.3% | — |
| 1991 | 30.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 31.8% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 32.9% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 33.9% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 33.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 33.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 39.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 40.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4%, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 40.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.4%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.2% | 30.3% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 33.8% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 36.9% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 38.6% | 40.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,550 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Mexico?
- Labor force, female in Mexico was 40.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for labor force, female?
- Mexico ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.