Employees in Mexico
Mexico: Employees was 41,322 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Employees in Mexico, 2002–2026
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees in Mexico is 41,322, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in Mexico peaked at 41,322 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 24,553, in 2002.
That places Mexico 7th out of 114 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Employees in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24,553 | — |
| 2003 | 24,985 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 25,743 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 27,104 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 28,312 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 29,002 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 29,842 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 29,847 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30,719 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 30,781 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 32,129 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 32,514 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 33,021 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 33,900 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 34,826 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 35,498 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 36,416 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 37,232 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 35,410 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 36,298 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 39,038 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 40,404 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 41,039 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 41,008 | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 41,322 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,423 | 24,553 | 29,847 | 8 |
| 2010s | 33,704 | 30,719 | 37,232 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,217 | 35,410 | 41,322 | 7 |
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 employees in Mexico?
- Employees in Mexico was 41,322 in 2026, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 41,322 in 2026.
- What is the lowest employees recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,553 in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for employees?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 114 countries with data for 2026.
- Is employees rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.