Mexico vs United Kingdom: Employees
Employees over time
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 41,322 against 29,606 in United Kingdom, a difference of 11,716.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 73 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,847 | 25,128 | 4,720 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 33,704 | 26,258 | 7,446 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 38,866 | 28,529 | 10,337 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employees, Mexico or United Kingdom?
- Mexico, at 41,322 against 29,606 in United Kingdom as of 2026.
- What is the difference in employees between Mexico and United Kingdom?
- 11,716, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United Kingdom?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and United Kingdom rank globally for employees?
- Mexico ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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
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.