Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Mexico

Labor force in Mexico in 2025 — 61,707,262 people. Ranked 11 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 110.3%.

2025 61.71M people +1.35% vs 2024
World rank 11of 182
Period maximum 61.71M people2025
Period minimum 29.35M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Mexico, 1990–202520M30M40M50M60M70M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 29,345,631 people1991: 30,270,005 people1992: 31,407,743 people1993: 32,566,874 people1994: 33,420,497 people1995: 34,294,154 people1996: 35,163,744 people1997: 36,800,377 people1998: 37,464,290 people1999: 37,826,980 people2000: 38,588,417 people2001: 39,007,360 people2002: 39,513,494 people2003: 40,580,596 people2004: 41,810,127 people2005: 43,213,356 people2006: 44,671,073 people2007: 45,655,255 people2008: 46,418,411 people2009: 47,339,853 people2010: 48,189,452 people2011: 49,262,430 people2012: 50,764,169 people2013: 51,511,392 people2014: 51,907,743 people2015: 52,800,736 people2016: 53,498,509 people2017: 54,114,274 people2018: 55,142,830 people2019: 56,614,536 people2020: 52,956,486 people2021: 56,864,048 people2022: 58,544,385 people2023: 60,144,623 people2024: 60,887,761 people2025: 61,707,262 people
Change over the period: +32.36M (+110.28%) Average annual rate: 2.15 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 61.71M people
World 3.74B people
Central America computed 84.94M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 61.71M +819,501 +1.35%
2024 60.89M +743,138 +1.24%
2023 60.14M +1.6M +2.73%
2022 58.54M +1.68M +2.96%
2021 56.86M +3.91M +7.38%
2020 52.96M −3.66M −6.46%
2019 56.61M +1.47M +2.67%
2018 55.14M +1.03M +1.9%
2017 54.11M +615,765 +1.15%
2016 53.5M +697,773 +1.32%
2015 52.8M +892,993 +1.72%
2014 51.91M +396,351 +0.77%
2013 51.51M +747,223 +1.47%
2012 50.76M +1.5M +3.05%
2011 49.26M +1.07M +2.23%
2010 48.19M +849,599 +1.79%
2009 47.34M +921,442 +1.99%
2008 46.42M +763,156 +1.67%
2007 45.66M +984,182 +2.2%
2006 44.67M +1.46M +3.37%
2005 43.21M +1.4M +3.36%
2004 41.81M +1.23M +3.03%
2003 40.58M +1.07M +2.7%
2002 39.51M +506,134 +1.3%
2001 39.01M +418,943 +1.09%
2000 38.59M +761,437 +2.01%
1999 37.83M +362,690 +0.97%
1998 37.46M +663,913 +1.8%
1997 36.8M +1.64M +4.65%
1996 35.16M +869,590 +2.54%
1995 34.29M +873,657 +2.61%
1994 33.42M +853,623 +2.62%
1993 32.57M +1.16M +3.69%
1992 31.41M +1.14M +3.76%
1991 30.27M +924,374 +3.15%
1990 29.35M

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.