Mexico - Youth unemployment

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) in Mexico was 8.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 15.34 in 1995, while its lowest value was 5.79 in 1991.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 5.79
1992 6.09
1993 6.40
1994 8.35
1995 15.34
1996 12.33
1997 10.47
1998 8.74
1999 6.13
2000 6.22
2001 6.70
2002 8.26
2003 9.88
2004 11.51
2005 8.20
2006 8.09
2007 8.20
2008 8.72
2009 11.23
2010 10.50
2011 10.75
2012 10.32
2013 10.75
2014 10.76
2015 10.01
2016 8.71
2017 7.98
2018 7.61
2019 8.01
2020 8.74

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Mexico was 8.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 15.64 in 1995, while its lowest value was 5.95 in 1991.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 5.95
1992 6.25
1993 6.40
1994 8.47
1995 15.64
1996 12.67
1997 10.84
1998 9.02
1999 6.31
2000 6.40
2001 6.85
2002 8.19
2003 9.83
2004 11.59
2005 8.16
2006 8.07
2007 8.17
2008 8.67
2009 11.15
2010 10.47
2011 10.72
2012 10.27
2013 10.67
2014 10.62
2015 9.90
2016 8.63
2017 7.92
2018 7.56
2019 7.95
2020 8.61

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) in Mexico was 7.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 9.41 in 2009, while its lowest value was 2.95 in 1999.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 5.24
1992 5.04
1993 4.86
1994 6.48
1995 9.20
1996 7.59
1997 5.64
1998 5.15
1999 2.95
2000 4.43
2001 3.81
2002 4.95
2003 5.61
2004 6.36
2005 6.17
2006 6.41
2007 6.55
2008 7.02
2009 9.41
2010 9.30
2011 9.25
2012 8.85
2013 8.68
2014 8.74
2015 7.77
2016 7.10
2017 6.27
2018 6.46
2019 6.74
2020 7.78

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Mexico was 7.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 9.50 in 1995, while its lowest value was 3.10 in 1999.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 5.39
1992 5.30
1993 5.19
1994 6.80
1995 9.50
1996 7.99
1997 5.94
1998 5.43
1999 3.10
2000 4.58
2001 3.95
2002 4.95
2003 5.63
2004 6.41
2005 6.18
2006 6.41
2007 6.56
2008 7.01
2009 9.42
2010 9.30
2011 9.26
2012 8.84
2013 8.65
2014 8.71
2015 7.74
2016 7.07
2017 6.25
2018 6.43
2019 6.69
2020 7.71

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) in Mexico was 8.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 11.33 in 1995, while its lowest value was 4.09 in 1999.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 5.43
1992 5.39
1993 5.37
1994 7.10
1995 11.33
1996 9.24
1997 7.38
1998 6.44
1999 4.09
2000 5.08
2001 4.85
2002 6.13
2003 7.12
2004 8.20
2005 6.92
2006 7.04
2007 7.17
2008 7.65
2009 10.07
2010 9.73
2011 9.79
2012 9.38
2013 9.42
2014 9.44
2015 8.56
2016 7.67
2017 6.87
2018 6.86
2019 7.20
2020 8.12

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Mexico was 8.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 11.67 in 1995, while its lowest value was 4.23 in 1999.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 5.58
1992 5.62
1993 5.60
1994 7.38
1995 11.67
1996 9.62
1997 7.66
1998 6.70
1999 4.23
2000 5.23
2001 4.97
2002 6.08
2003 7.11
2004 8.22
2005 6.90
2006 7.01
2007 7.15
2008 7.61
2009 10.04
2010 9.71
2011 9.78
2012 9.35
2013 9.37
2014 9.38
2015 8.50
2016 7.62
2017 6.83
2018 6.82
2019 7.14
2020 8.03

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) in Mexico was 29.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 33.58 in 2008, while its lowest value was 27.71 in 2019.

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2005 33.41
2006 32.86
2007 32.46
2008 33.58
2009 33.12
2010 32.96
2011 32.76
2012 32.32
2013 31.36
2014 31.45
2015 30.80
2016 30.54
2017 29.45
2018 28.61
2019 27.71
2020 29.07

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) in Mexico was 11.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 11.81 in 2020, while its lowest value was 8.07 in 2017.

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2005 8.62
2006 8.70
2007 8.86
2008 9.51
2009 10.90
2010 11.12
2011 10.69
2012 9.88
2013 9.46
2014 9.30
2015 8.80
2016 8.60
2017 8.07
2018 8.29
2019 8.88
2020 11.81

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) in Mexico was 20.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 22.18 in 2010, while its lowest value was 18.30 in 2019.

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
2005 21.46
2006 21.30
2007 21.09
2008 21.91
2009 22.14
2010 22.18
2011 21.82
2012 21.14
2013 20.47
2014 20.28
2015 19.75
2016 19.55
2017 18.73
2018 18.43
2019 18.30
2020 20.39

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment