Population and human capital

A country of young people

By the fourth quarter of 2012 Mexico summed a total population of 115.6 million of inhabitants and an Economically Active Population of 50.7 million people, as INEGI reported.

According to CONAPO’s forecasts, Mexico currently presents a demographic bonus that will last the next two decades.

Currently the population in working age represents 64% of the total population. It is estimated that during the next two decades Mexico’s population in working age will be of more than 80 million people and will continue to represent more than 60% of the population.

A country with qualified labor force

In 2012, according to CONACyT’s forecasts, 111.4 thousand engineering and technology students graduated from Mexican institutions. From UNESCO's 2010 data, in Mexico there are 18% more graduates in manufacturing, engineering and construction per capita than in the United States

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