Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mexico
Mexico: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 2.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mexico, 1988–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 2.5% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2025.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mexico peaked at 5.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1988.
Mexico ranks 157th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 5.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Mexico
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.01 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.304 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6991 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5606 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 191.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mexico?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mexico was 2.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1988.
- How does Mexico rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Mexico ranks 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.