Japan vs Mexico: Employees

Japan
60,461
in 2023
Mexico
41,322
in 2026
Japan rank
5th
Mexico rank
6th

Employees over time

  • Japan
  • Mexico
020.0k40.0k60.0k200020132026

How they compare

Japan currently reports 60,461 against 41,322 in Mexico, a difference of 19,139.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Mexico's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 6th of 73 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 54,209 28,821 25,388 Japan
2010s 56,166 33,704 22,463 Japan
2020s 59,831 37,788 22,043 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employees, Japan or Mexico?
Japan, at 60,461 against 41,322 in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in employees between Japan and Mexico?
19,139, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for employees?
Japan ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 6th of 73 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Employees (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Employees (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
73 places, 872 data points, 1993–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.