Employment in services (% of total employment) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 49.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Mongolia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 49.9% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Mongolia peaked at 50.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1998.
Mongolia ranks 130th 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 (% of total employment) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 34.8% | — |
| 1992 | 33.9% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 33.8% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 31.6% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 31.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.2% | 30.0% | 34.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 31.7% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 43.9% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 48.3% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 127 Timor-Leste 50.2% compare
- 128 Indonesia 50.2% compare
- 129 Solomon Islands 50.0% compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 49.5% compare
- 132 Georgia 49.5% compare
- 133 Nigeria 49.5% 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 (% of total employment) in Mongolia?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Mongolia was 49.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1998.
- How does Mongolia rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Mongolia ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 (% of total 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).