Annual working hours vs. productivity in Mexico
Mexico: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,629 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,629 hours per worker
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
99th
of 129 countries
All-time high
1,817 hours per worker
in 1950
All-time low
1,587 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Mexico, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1,629 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Mexico peaked at 1,817 hours per worker in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1,587 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Mexico 99th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Mexico, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,817 hours per worker | — |
| 1951 | 1,817 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 1,816 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 1,816 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 1,816 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 1,815 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 1,815 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1,815 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 1,814 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 1,814 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 1,814 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 1,806 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 1,799 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1,792 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1,785 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1,778 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1,771 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 1,764 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 1,757 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1,750 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1,743 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 1,741 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,740 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,739 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,737 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,736 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,735 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,734 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,733 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,731 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,730 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,731 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,732 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,732 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,733 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,734 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,735 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,735 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,736 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,737 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,803 hours per worker | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1,784 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1,784 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,751 hours per worker | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,714 hours per worker | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1,649 hours per worker | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1,655 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,655 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,670 hours per worker | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1,724 hours per worker | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1,713 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,685 hours per worker | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1,633 hours per worker | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,643 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,660 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,661 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,653 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,636 hours per worker | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,645 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,633 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,633 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,635 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,632 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,636 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,633 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,637 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,645 hours per worker | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,649 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,649 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,639 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,587 hours per worker | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,627 hours per worker | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1,640 hours per worker | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,629 hours per worker | -0.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1,629 hours per worker is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063 hours per worker, 79% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1,629 hours per worker is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,965 hours per worker, 83% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,816 hours per worker | 1,814 hours per worker | 1,817 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,782 hours per worker | 1,750 hours per worker | 1,814 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,737 hours per worker | 1,731 hours per worker | 1,743 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,734 hours per worker | 1,730 hours per worker | 1,737 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,719 hours per worker | 1,649 hours per worker | 1,803 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,656 hours per worker | 1,633 hours per worker | 1,713 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,639 hours per worker | 1,632 hours per worker | 1,649 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,621 hours per worker | 1,587 hours per worker | 1,640 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 11.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 85.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 43.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 326.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Mexico?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Mexico was 1,629 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,817 hours per worker in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,587 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Mexico ranks 99th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours vs. productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.