Mexico (2025)
61,707,262
persons
+1.3% YoY
YoY Change
+1.3%
persons
Trend
up
Series length
36
years of data

Data

Mexico Total Labor Force (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year persons YoY Change
2025 61,707,262 +1.3%
2024 60,887,761 +1.2%
2023 60,144,623 +2.7%
2022 58,544,385 +3.0%
2021 56,864,048 +7.4%
2020 52,956,486 -6.5%
2019 56,614,536 +2.7%
2018 55,142,830 +1.9%
2017 54,114,274 +1.2%
2016 53,498,509 +1.3%
2015 52,800,736 +1.7%
2014 51,907,743 +0.8%
2013 51,511,392 +1.5%
2012 50,764,169 +3.0%
2011 49,262,430 +2.2%
2010 48,189,452 +1.8%
2009 47,339,853 +2.0%
2008 46,418,411 +1.7%
2007 45,655,255 +2.2%
2006 44,671,073 +3.4%

About this Dataset

Mexico recorded 61,707,262 persons in 2025. The latest change was +819,501. Across 1990–2025 the series ranges from 29,345,631 in 1990 to 61,707,262 in 2025.

This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in Mexico from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in Mexico from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2025 (36 observations).

The series peaked at 61,707,262 persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 29,345,631 in 1990. The latest reading of 61,707,262 in 2025 represents a change of +819,501.