Unemployment rate,Percent in Mexico
Mexico: Unemployment rate,Percent was 2.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate,Percent in Mexico, 2005–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Mexico is 2.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Mexico peaked at 5.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2025.
That places Mexico 65th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 5.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 rate,percent in Mexico?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Mexico was 2.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Mexico ranks 65th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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