Employers, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 2.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 2.8% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia peaked at 3.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2012.
Mongolia ranks 119th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.4% | — |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +23.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +39.1% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Mongolia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0999 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,167 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 908.11 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,756 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,763 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,519 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2012.
- How does Mongolia rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mongolia ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).