Labor force, total, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4677 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Mexico, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Mexico stood at 0.4677 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.4677 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3543 units per person, in 1990.
That places Mexico 90th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3754 units per person | 0.3543 units per person | 0.392 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4052 units per person | 0.3891 units per person | 0.4227 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.436 units per person | 0.4241 units per person | 0.4502 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4525 units per person | 0.4176 units per person | 0.4677 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 87 Costa Rica 0.471 units per person compare
- 88 El Salvador 0.4696 units per person compare
- 89 Botswana 0.4681 units per person compare
- 91 Liberia 0.4665 units per person compare
- 92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4637 units per person compare
- 93 France 0.4637 units per person compare
More education data for Mexico
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Mexico?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Mexico was 0.4677 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4677 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3543 units per person in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 90th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.