Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 61.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia stood at 61.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia peaked at 61.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1998.
Mongolia ranks 115th 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.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.1% | — |
| 1992 | 36.3% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 36.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 33.4% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 34.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 33.5% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 33.1% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 33.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 61.2% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.9% | 33.1% | 37.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 35.1% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 48.7% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 59.0% | 61.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 112 Haiti 62.9% compare
- 113 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.8% compare
- 114 Iran, Islamic Republic of 62.0% compare
- 116 Mauritania 60.5% compare
- 117 Tonga 60.4% compare
- 118 Ecuador 60.2% compare
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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia was 61.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1998.
- How does Mongolia rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Mongolia ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).