Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Mongolia
Mongolia: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national was 24.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia is 24.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia peaked at 45.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2017.
That places Mongolia 125th out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.8% | — |
| 2003 | 34.9% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 24.3% | +1.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 24.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.6%, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 24.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.5%, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 28.7% | 45.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 22.1% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 24.0% | 30.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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, ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia was 24.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2017.
- How does Mongolia rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Mongolia ranks 125th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, ages 15-24, 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.