Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) was 58.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Mongolia, 1998–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Mongolia stood at 58.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Mongolia peaked at 59.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2002.
That places Mongolia 100th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55.9% | — |
| 2000 | 50.4% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | -29.0% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +56.5% |
| 2004 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 55.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 57.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 58.2% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 58.1% | -0.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 58.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.4%, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 58.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.7%, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +56.5% | 35.8% | 56.0% |
| 2002 | -29.0% | 50.4% | 35.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.9% | 55.9% | 55.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 35.8% | 56.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 54.5% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 56.2% | 59.1% | 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 employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Mongolia?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Mongolia was 58.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2002.
- How does Mongolia rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Mongolia ranks 100th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.