Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Mexico
Mexico: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 41,026 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Mexico, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 41,026 Persons for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Mexico peaked at 41,062 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,231 Persons, in 1970.
That places Mexico 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,231 Persons | — |
| 1980 | 9,771 Persons | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 15,936 Persons | +63.1% |
| 1991 | 16,351 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 16,976 Persons | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 17,615 Persons | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 18,253 Persons | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 18,916 Persons | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 20,075 Persons | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 20,928 Persons | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 22,314 Persons | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 22,799 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 24,065 Persons | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 23,949 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 24,361 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 24,646 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 25,524 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 27,104 Persons | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 28,312 Persons | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 29,002 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 29,842 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 29,847 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30,719 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 31,275 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 32,649 Persons | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 33,023 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 33,512 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 34,374 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 35,262 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 35,498 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 36,416 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 37,232 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 35,426 Persons | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 37,609 Persons | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 39,068 Persons | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 40,430 Persons | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 41,062 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 41,026 Persons | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,231 Persons | 8,231 Persons | 8,231 Persons | 1 |
| 1980s | 9,771 Persons | 9,771 Persons | 9,771 Persons | 1 |
| 1990s | 19,016 Persons | 15,936 Persons | 22,799 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,665 Persons | 23,949 Persons | 29,847 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,996 Persons | 30,719 Persons | 37,232 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,103 Persons | 35,426 Persons | 41,062 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 2 Poland 13,946 Persons compare
- 2 Brazil 71,469 Persons compare
- 3 Netherlands 8,290 Persons compare
- 3 Russian Federation 65,833 Persons compare
- 3 Croatia 1,478 Persons compare
- 4 Japan 61,850 Persons compare
- 4 Lithuania 1,294 Persons compare
- 5 Slovenia 858.15 Persons compare
- 6 Germany 38,822 Persons compare
- 6 Latvia 755.08 Persons compare
- 7 Estonia 615.5 Persons compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29,586 Persons compare
- 8 France 25,340 Persons compare
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 number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Mexico?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Mexico was 41,026 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 41,062 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,231 Persons in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Mexico ranks 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3