Mexico vs Vietnam: Labor force, total

Mexico
61.71 million
in 2025
Vietnam
57.04 million
in 2025
Mexico rank
11th
Vietnam rank
12th

Labor force, total over time

  • Mexico
  • Vietnam
020.0M40.0M60.0M199020072025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 61.71 million against 57.04 million in Vietnam, a difference of 4.67 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vietnam ahead.

Mexico ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force, total
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.