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Mexico - Unemployment Rate 1996

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
5.47% −0.77pp from 1995 Global rank: 69th

Mexico's unemployment rate was 5.47% in 1996, decreased +0.77pp from 7.10% in 1995. This was the 69th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1996▾
Unemployment Rate by Country - 1996
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Pakistan 0.60% -88.8%
2nd Kuwait 0.70% 0.9%
3rd Chad 0.70% -7.3%
4th Myanmar 0.75% -0.1%
5th Qatar 0.87% 0.0%
6th Cambodia 0.96% -1.0%
7th Maldives 1.02% 29.0%
8th Thailand 1.07% -37.0%
9th Bahrain 1.18% 12.7%
10th Benin 1.25% -4.5%
11th Bhutan 1.39% -0.6%
12th Mali 1.42% -2.9%
13th Niger 1.50% 0.3%
14th Kyrgyz Republic 1.65% -71.3%
15th United Arab Emirates 1.84% 2.0%
16th Solomon Islands 1.88% 1.8%
17th Viet Nam 1.93% -66.8%
18th Korea 2.05% -0.9%
19th Guatemala 2.16% 1.8%
20th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.38% -10.8%
21st Liberia 2.40% -7.4%
22nd Tonga 2.40% 21.0%
23rd Burkina Faso 2.45% -3.4%
24th Lao PDR 2.45% -5.8%
25th Bangladesh 2.51% 2.8%
26th Malaysia 2.52% -19.8%
27th Papua New Guinea 2.73% 4.8%
28th Mozambique 2.76% 0.2%
29th Kenya 2.77% -2.6%
30th Hong Kong SAR, China 2.83% -11.2%
31st Senegal 2.83% -0.5%
32nd Guinea-Bissau 2.99% -4.2%
33rd Burundi 3.10% 0.0%
34th Cyprus 3.10% 19.2%
35th China 3.12% 4.0%
36th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.15% 1.3%
37th Congo, Democratic Republic of 3.16% -3.9%
38th Uganda 3.17% -0.8%
39th Luxembourg 3.29% 11.0%
40th Timor-Leste 3.37% 0.7%
41st Japan 3.38% 7.4%
42nd Tanzania 3.48% -5.4%
43rd Samoa 3.52% 8.4%
44th Singapore 3.57% 104.0%
45th Iceland 3.60% -31.4%
46th Togo 3.61% -9.6%
47th Philippines 3.61% -62.1%
48th Switzerland 3.68% -13.0%
49th Czechia 3.85% -3.7%
50th Côte d'Ivoire 4.04% -1.5%
51st Nigeria 4.04% -2.6%
52nd Tajikistan 4.05% 17.4%
53rd Oman 4.25% 2.1%
54th Macao SAR, China 4.26% 19.0%
55th Sierra Leone 4.31% -0.1%
56th Honduras 4.37% 34.9%
57th Ecuador 4.42% -19.5%
58th Guinea 4.51% 0.3%
59th Fiji 4.62% -33.0%
60th Comoros 4.77% 2.1%
61st Indonesia 4.86% -34.5%
62nd Peru 4.93% -30.6%
63rd Malawi 4.94% 0.9%
64th Norway 5.04% 2.6%
65th Brunei Darussalam 5.15% 1.7%
66th Austria 5.28% 24.5%
67th Eritrea 5.31% -0.7%
68th United States 5.45% -2.5%
69th Mexico 5.47% -12.3%
70th Mongolia 5.53% 0.5%
71st Saudi Arabia 5.80% -8.8%
72nd Central African Republic 5.84% -0.5%
73rd Madagascar 6.09% 0.0%
74th Zimbabwe 6.15% 10.5%
75th Costa Rica 6.16% 18.5%
76th New Zealand 6.29% -2.5%
77th Malta 6.33% 29.2%
78th Netherlands 6.42% -17.0%
79th Dominican Republic 6.49% -11.0%
80th Jamaica 6.61% -59.2%
81st Türkiye 6.63% -6.8%
82nd Panama 6.73% -52.0%
83rd Romania 6.74% -31.8%
84th Denmark 6.84% 1.3%
85th Slovenia 6.88% -1.7%
86th Channel Islands 6.90% -1.1%
87th Ghana 7.09% 9.4%
88th Nicaragua 7.12% -57.9%
89th Aruba 7.17% 19.8%
90th Equatorial Guinea 7.22% 0.8%
91st Syrian Arab Republic 7.22% 0.3%
92nd Portugal 7.30% -7.8%
93rd Haiti 7.30% -2.7%
94th Chile 7.41% 0.5%
95th Seychelles 7.45% -3.2%
96th India 7.54% -0.4%
97th Cuba 7.61% -8.0%
98th Ukraine 7.65% -48.3%
99th El Salvador 7.68% -0.8%
100th Afghanistan 7.88% 0.1%
101st Moldova 7.90% -45.1%
102nd Brazil 8.04% 13.3%
103rd Cameroon 8.06% -6.3%
104th Vanuatu 8.09% -0.5%
105th Azerbaijan 8.10% 12.5%
106th Paraguay 8.15% 147.0%
107th United Kingdom 8.19% -5.1%
108th Guam 8.28% 4.8%
109th Lebanon 8.41% -0.3%
110th Israel 8.46% 23.2%
111th Australia 8.51% 0.3%
112th Iraq 8.52% 1.0%
113th Germany 8.82% 7.2%
114th Egypt, Arab Republic of 9.00% -19.5%
115th Iran, Islamic Republic of 9.10% -9.0%
116th Armenia 9.30% 38.8%
117th Belgium 9.48% -2.1%
118th Mauritius 9.50% 85.8%
119th Sweden 9.55% -8.4%
120th Yemen, Republic of 9.59% 6.6%
121st Canada 9.62% 1.6%
122nd Russian Federation 9.67% 16.4%
123rd Croatia 9.68% -33.2%
124th Mauritania 9.76% 0.0%
125th Estonia 9.92% 2.8%
126th Hungary 10.02% -1.5%
127th Gambia, The 10.19% 0.4%
128th Turkmenistan 10.30% 24.1%
129th Greece 10.40% 4.0%
130th Nepal 10.45% -0.3%
131st Virgin Islands (US) 10.65% 0.3%
132nd Uzbekistan 10.70% 37.2%
133rd West Bank and Gaza 10.73% -42.7%
134th Suriname 10.88% 29.2%
135th European Union 11.14% 0.3%
136th Slovak Republic 11.34% -17.2%
137th Sri Lanka 11.35% -7.5%
138th Bahamas, The 11.46% 5.1%
139th Georgia 11.50% 51.3%
140th Rwanda 11.51% -3.6%
141st Guyana 11.54% -0.2%
142nd Ireland 11.69% -17.1%
143rd Colombia 11.81% 109.1%
144th Italy 11.86% 6.4%
145th French Polynesia 11.92% -0.2%
146th Uruguay 11.93% 15.8%
147th South Sudan 12.31% -0.2%
148th France 12.37% 17.7%
149th Bulgaria 12.50% 9.9%
150th Poland 12.68% -4.9%
151st Cabo Verde 12.84% -50.6%
152nd Kazakhstan 12.96% 18.0%
153rd Serbia 13.20% -1.5%
154th Morocco 13.36% -16.5%
155th Puerto Rico (US) 13.64% -0.4%
156th Jordan 13.70% -11.0%
157th Belize 13.82% 10.6%
158th Albania 13.93% 8.0%
159th São Tomé and Principe 14.33% -0.2%
160th Barbados 14.71% -25.0%
161st Zambia 15.30% -9.1%
162nd Finland 15.57% 0.5%
163rd Sudan 15.61% 6.8%
164th Lesotho 15.71% -0.6%
165th Tunisia 16.06% -0.7%
166th Angola 16.18% -4.7%
167th Trinidad and Tobago 16.25% -5.3%
168th St. Lucia 16.33% 3.2%
169th Lithuania 16.40% -6.5%
170th Argentina 17.11% -9.5%
171st Gabon 17.33% -0.4%
172nd New Caledonia 18.64% 0.1%
173rd Libya 19.21% -0.6%
174th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 19.46% -0.6%
175th Congo, Republic of 20.05% -0.9%
176th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 20.34% 1.7%
177th Latvia 20.70% 197.8%
178th Botswana 21.59% 0.9%
179th Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.68% -69.0%
180th Eswatini 22.07% 2.0%
181st Spain 22.14% -3.3%
182nd South Africa 22.50% 36.4%
183rd Namibia 22.84% 7.0%
184th Belarus 24.40% 216.8%
185th Djibouti 27.17% -0.5%
186th Algeria 28.27% 0.6%
187th Montenegro 30.17% -0.1%
188th North Macedonia 38.80% 9.0%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS)

FAQ

What was Mexico's unemployment rate in 1996?▾

Mexico's unemployment rate in 1996 was 5.47%. This ranked 69th globally.

How did Mexico's unemployment rate change in 1996?▾

Mexico's unemployment rate decreased by 12.3% in 1996 compared to 1995.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 1996?▾

North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 1996 at 38.80%.

What is the unemployment rate of Mexico in 1996?▾

The unemployment rate of Mexico in 1996 was 5.47%. This ranked 69th globally.

How does 1996 compare to 1995 for Mexico's unemployment rate?▾

Mexico's unemployment rate went from 7.10% in 1995 to 5.47% in 1996, a 12.3% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Mexico matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 1996. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 15.9%. View full analysis →

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