Mexico vs United Kingdom: Public sector employees

Mexico
5,908
in 2026
United Kingdom
8,168
in 2025
Mexico rank
3rd
United Kingdom rank
2nd

Public sector employees over time

  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 8,168 against 5,908 in Mexico, a difference of 2,260.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 64 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 5,846 7,071 1,225 United Kingdom
2010s 6,139 6,950 810.53 United Kingdom
2020s 5,865 7,761 1,896 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector employees, Mexico or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 8,168 against 5,908 in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector employees between Mexico and United Kingdom?
2,260, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United Kingdom?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Mexico and United Kingdom rank globally for public sector employees?
Mexico ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 64 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Public sector employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Public sector employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
64 places, 943 data points, 1987–2026
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. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.