Annual working hours per worker in Mexico
Mexico: Annual working hours per worker was 1,629 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,629
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
100th
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,817
in 1950
All-time low
1,587
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Mexico, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1,629 for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Mexico peaked at 1,817 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1,587, in 2020.
Mexico ranks 100th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,817 | — |
| 1951 | 1,817 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 1,816 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 1,816 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 1,816 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 1,815 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 1,815 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1,815 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 1,814 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 1,814 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 1,814 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 1,806 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 1,799 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1,792 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1,785 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1,778 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1,771 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 1,764 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 1,757 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1,750 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1,743 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 1,741 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,740 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,739 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,737 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,736 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,735 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,734 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,733 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,731 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,730 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,731 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,732 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,732 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,733 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,734 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,735 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,735 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,736 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,737 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,803 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1,784 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1,784 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,751 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,714 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1,649 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1,655 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,655 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,670 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1,724 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1,713 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,685 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1,633 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,643 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,660 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,661 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,653 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,636 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,645 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,633 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,633 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,635 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,632 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,636 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,633 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,637 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,645 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,649 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,649 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,639 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,587 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,627 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1,640 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,629 | -0.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1,629 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063, 79% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1,629 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,965, 83% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,816 | 1,814 | 1,817 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,782 | 1,750 | 1,814 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,737 | 1,731 | 1,743 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,734 | 1,730 | 1,737 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,719 | 1,649 | 1,803 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,656 | 1,633 | 1,713 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,639 | 1,632 | 1,649 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,621 | 1,587 | 1,640 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More work & labour data for Mexico
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5539 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5363 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 144,910 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,369 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 65,616 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 64,633 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 130,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Mexico?
- Annual working hours per worker in Mexico was 1,629 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,817 in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,587 in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Mexico ranks 100th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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