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.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +38.3% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 44% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3%, 40% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 154 Papua New Guinea 2.7% compare
- 155 Isle of Man 2.7% compare
- 156 Seychelles 2.6% compare
- 157 Macao 2.5% compare
- 159 Japan 2.5% compare
- 160 Tanzania 2.4% compare
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
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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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.