Population and human capital

A country of young people

Mexico had a registered population of almost 107.5 million inhabitants in 2009, 55% of whom were under 30 years of age.

In 2009 the country’s registered Economically Active Population (EAP) was made up 46.2 million people, which exceeded the number of registered people in 2008 by 800 thousand people.

The ratio of economically dependent population will reach an estimated 46.1% historical low in 2025. It is estimated that in the next three decades, the number of individuals in working age in Mexico will reach 101 million, and that the economically active population will reach 62 millions.

Source: INEGI

A country with qualified labor

There are over 750,000 engineering and technology students.
Close to 90,000 new engineering and technical students graduate each year from Mexican universities.
The Mexican Higher Education System is made up of 2,539 institutions which offer educational services and, of course, international exchange opportunities.
Higher education in Mexico reaches a total enrollment (school and non-school) of almost 3 million students.

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