Annual working hours per worker in Mexico
Mexico: Annual working hours per worker was 1,629 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Mexico, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1,629 hours per worker 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 hours per worker in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1,587 hours per worker, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,816 hours per worker | 1,814 hours per worker | 1,817 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,782 hours per worker | 1,750 hours per worker | 1,814 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,737 hours per worker | 1,731 hours per worker | 1,743 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,734 hours per worker | 1,730 hours per worker | 1,737 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,719 hours per worker | 1,649 hours per worker | 1,803 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,656 hours per worker | 1,633 hours per worker | 1,713 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,639 hours per worker | 1,632 hours per worker | 1,649 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,621 hours per worker | 1,587 hours per worker | 1,640 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More work & labour data for Mexico
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 61.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Mexico?
- Annual working hours per worker in Mexico was 1,629 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,817 hours per worker in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,587 hours per worker 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 Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by 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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Average working hours per worker in a given year.