Mexico vs Philippines: Population by labor force status

Mexico

31.79 million people

in 2025

Philippines

31.69 million people

in 2025

Mexico rank

12th

Philippines rank

13th

Population by labor force status over time

Mexico currently reports 31.79 million people against 31.69 million people in Philippines, a difference of 92,800 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 13th of 186 countries.

Indicator: Population by labor force status
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population below working age (under 15 years old).