Mexican Demographics

Mexican Demographics shows Mexican census data over time. All data is from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI).

Population

 * 1930: 16,552,722
 * 1940: 19,653,552
 * 1950: 25,791,017
 * 1960: 34,923,129
 * 1970: 48,225,238
 * 1980: 66,846,833
 * 1990: 81,249,645
 * 2000: 97,483,412
 * 2010: 112,336,538

Breakdown By Sex

 * 1930: 8,119,004 male; 8,433,718 female
 * 1940: 9,695,787 male; 9,957,765 female
 * 1950: 12,696,935 male; 13,094,082 female
 * 1960: 17,415,320 male; 17,507,809 female
 * 1970: 24,065,614 male; 24,159,624 female
 * 1980: 33,039,307 male; 33,807,526 female
 * 1990: 39,893,969 male; 41,355,676 female
 * 2000: 47,592,253 male; 49,891,159 female
 * 2010: 54,855,231 male; 57,481,307 female

Economically Active Population Over 12
This shows the raw number of Mexicans over age 12 who were "economically active" (i.e. working or looking for work).


 * 1930: 5,150,667 (4,912,109 male; 238,558 female)
 * 1940: 5,858,115 (5,425,658 male; 432,457 female)
 * 1950: 8,345,240 (7,207,594 male; 1,137,646 female)
 * 1960: 11,332,016 (9,296,723 male; 2,035,293 female)
 * 1970: 12,909,540 (10,255,248 male; 2,654,292 female)
 * 1980: 22,066,084 (15,924,806 male; 6,141,278 female)
 * 1990: 24,063,283 (18,418,695 male; 5,644,588 female)
 * 2000: 34,154,854 (23,404,454 male; 10,750,400 female)
 * 2010: 44,701,044 (30,045,138 male; 14,655,906 female)

Employed Population Over 12
This shows the raw number of Mexicans over age 12 who were employed.
 * 1940: 5,798,877
 * 1950: 8,240,063
 * 1960: 10,871,209
 * 1970: 12,424,353
 * 1980: 21,942,693
 * 1990: 23,403,413
 * 2000: 33,730,210
 * 2010: 42,699,571

Employment by Sex This shows the raw number of Mexican men and women who were employed as well as the percent of the workforce that each sex made up.


 * 1940: 5,370,413 male; 428,464 female (92.6% male; 7.4% female)
 * 1950: 7,116,499 male; 1,123,564 female (86.4% male; 13.6% female)
 * 1960: 8,874,875 male; 1,996,334 female (81.6% male; 18.4% female)
 * 1970: 9,968,315 male; 2,456,038 female (80.2% male; 19.8% female)
 * 1980: 15,837,272 male; 6,104,421 female (72.2% male; 27.8% female)
 * 1990: 17,882,142 male; 5,521,271 female (76.4% male; 23.6% female)
 * 2000: 23,075,220 male; 10,654,990 female (68.4% male; 31.6% female)
 * 2010: 28,447,257 male; 14,222,418 female (66.7% male; 33.3% female)

Unemployed Population
This shows the raw number of Mexicans over age 12 who were unemployed and the percent of economically active Mexicans over age 12 who were unemployed.


 * 1930: 89,690
 * 1940: 59,238 (1.0%)
 * 1950: 105,177 (1.3%)
 * 1960: 182,088 (1.7%)
 * 1970: 485,187 (3.8%)
 * 1980: 124,391 (0.6%)
 * 1990: 659,870 (2.7%)
 * 2000: 424,644 (1.2%)
 * 2010: 2,031,369 (4.5%)

Unemployed Men This shows the raw number of Mexican men over age 12 who were unemployed and the percent of economically active Mexican men over age 12 who were unemployed.


 * 1930: 89,690
 * 1940: 55,245 (1.0%)
 * 1950: 91,095 (1.3%)
 * 1960: 160,147 (1.8%)
 * 1970: 286,933 (2.8%)
 * 1980: 87,534 (0.6%)
 * 1990: 536,553 (2.9%)
 * 2000: 329,234 (1.4%)
 * 2010: 1,597,881 (5.3%)

Unemployed Women This shows the raw number of Mexican women over age 12 who were unemployed and the percent of economically active Mexican women over age 12 who were unemployed.


 * 1940: 3,993 (0.9%)
 * 1950: 14,082 (1.2%)
 * 1960: 21,941 (1.1%)
 * 1970: 198,254 (7.5%)
 * 1980: 36,857 (0.6%)
 * 1990: 123,317 (2.2%)
 * 2000: 95,410 (0.9%)
 * 2010: 433,488 (3.0%)

Agriculture
Mexicans Employed in Agriculture This shows the raw number of Mexican people employed in agriculture as well as the percent of employed Mexicans who work in agriculture.


 * 1930: 3,634,713
 * 1940: 3,830,871 (66.1%)
 * 1950: 4,823,901 (58.5%)
 * 1960: 6,144,930 (56.5%)
 * 1970: 5,103,519 (41.1%)
 * 1980: 5,700,860 (26.0%)
 * 1990: 5,300,114 (22.6%)
 * 2000: 5,338,299 (15.8%)
 * 2010: 4,508,558 (10.6%)

Mexican Men Employed in Agriculture This shows the raw number of men employed in agriculture as well as the percent of employed men who work in agriculture.


 * 1930: 3,608,979
 * 1940: 3,791,007 (70.6%)
 * 1950: No data available.
 * 1960: 5,481,354 (61.8%)
 * 1970: 4,836,865 (48.5%)
 * 1980: 4,958,146 (31.3%)
 * 1990: 5,110,964 (28.6%)
 * 2000: 4,846,900 (21.0%
 * 2010: 4,190,186 (14.7%)

Mexican Women Employed in Agriculture This shows the raw number of women employed in agriculture as well as the percent of employed women who work in agriculture.
 * 1930: 25,734
 * 1940: 39,864 (9.3%)
 * 1950: No data available.
 * 1960: 663,576 (33.2%)
 * 1970: 266,654 (10.9%)
 * 1980: 742,714 (12.2%)
 * 1990: 189,150 (3.4%)
 * 2000: 491,399 (4.6%)
 * 2010: 318,372 (2.2%)