Youth employees in Mexico
Mexico: Youth employees was 12,311 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Youth employees in Mexico, 2002–2026
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 12,311 for youth employees in 2026.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employees in Mexico peaked at 12,877 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,450, in 2002.
That places Mexico 4th out of 95 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.
Youth employees in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10,450 | — |
| 2003 | 10,472 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 10,536 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 10,829 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 11,129 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 11,239 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 11,375 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 11,188 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 11,486 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 11,422 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 11,687 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 11,594 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 11,454 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 11,648 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 11,892 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 12,060 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 12,281 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 12,517 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 11,274 | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 11,743 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 12,644 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 12,877 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 12,872 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 12,446 | -3.3% |
| 2026 | 12,311 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,902 | 10,450 | 11,375 | 8 |
| 2010s | 11,804 | 11,422 | 12,517 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,310 | 11,274 | 12,877 | 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 youth employees in Mexico?
- Youth employees in Mexico was 12,311 in 2026, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest youth employees recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 12,877 in 2023.
- What is the lowest youth employees recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,450 in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for youth employees?
- Mexico ranks 4th out of 95 countries with data for 2026.
- Is youth employees rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Youth employees (15-29). 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. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.