ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Mexico

Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 16.44 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.44 %
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
78th
of 97 countries
All-time high
16.69 %
in 2023
All-time low
8.21 %
in 2002
Years of data
24
2001–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Mexico, 2001–2024

0510152001201220242001: 8.9 %2002: 8.2 %2003: 8.3 %2004: 9.2 %2005: 11.5 %2006: 11.1 %2007: 11.6 %2008: 10.7 %2009: 9.9 %2010: 10.5 %2011: 10.4 %2012: 11.1 %2013: 11.9 %2014: 10.8 %2015: 11 %2016: 11.7 %2017: 11.7 %2018: 12.5 %2019: 12.5 %2020: 13.8 %2021: 15 %2022: 15.8 %2023: 16.7 %2024: 16.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Mexico stood at 16.44 %.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Mexico peaked at 16.69 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.21 %, in 2002.

Mexico ranks 78th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value in Mexico, 2001 to 2024.
Year % Change
2001 8.91 %
2002 8.21 % -7.9%
2003 8.29 % +1.0%
2004 9.23 % +11.3%
2005 11.48 % +24.4%
2006 11.09 % -3.4%
2007 11.58 % +4.4%
2008 10.73 % -7.3%
2009 9.91 % -7.6%
2010 10.5 % +6.0%
2011 10.39 % -1.0%
2012 11.13 % +7.1%
2013 11.87 % +6.6%
2014 10.78 % -9.2%
2015 11.04 % +2.4%
2016 11.66 % +5.6%
2017 11.7 % +0.3%
2018 12.5 % +6.8%
2019 12.48 % -0.2%
2020 13.78 % +10.4%
2021 14.99 % +8.8%
2022 15.76 % +5.1%
2023 16.69 % +5.9%
2024 16.44 % -1.5%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 16.44 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.42 %, 70% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 16.44 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.22 %, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.94 % 8.21 % 11.58 % 9
2010s 11.4 % 10.39 % 12.5 % 10
2020s 15.53 % 13.78 % 16.69 % 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 75 Seychelles 16.85 % compare
  2. 76 Grenada 16.83 % compare
  3. 77 Ireland 16.77 % compare
  4. 78 Guatemala 16.44 % compare
  5. 80 Uruguay 16 % compare
  6. 81 Mali 15.73 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Mexico?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Mexico was 16.44 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 16.69 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 8.21 % in 2002.
How does Mexico rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
Mexico ranks 78th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
106 places, 2,172 data points, 1976–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.