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Mexico - Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap 51.88

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

51.88 (2025)

Global rank

##131 of 187 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1990

1.46×

Ranking Race — Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#26#51#76#101#126#15119901995200020052010201520202025#150#1312022 overtook El Salvador2023 overtook Papua New Guinea
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Mexico climbed from #150 to #131 (overtook El Salvador). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Mexico ↓

Key Events — Mexico

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
Peso crisis and NAFTA curated

Tequila crisis hits weeks after NAFTA takes effect.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Heavy US dependence drags GDP down.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharp contraction with limited fiscal space.

2022
Overtook El Salvador in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Papua New Guinea in global rank auto

Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15-64 · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202535.5440.9946.4351.88

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