Fertility and female labor force participation in Mongolia
Mongolia: Fertility and female labor force participation was 54 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation in Mongolia, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 54 for fertility and female labor force participation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation in Mongolia peaked at 58.33 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.07, in 2002.
Mongolia ranks 104th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55.24 | — |
| 2000 | 45.64 | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 36.07 | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 56.04 | +55.4% |
| 2004 | 57.52 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 56.33 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 55.67 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 55.7 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 54.08 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 53.85 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.26 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 55.03 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 55.68 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 54.01 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 54.5 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 54.03 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 52.93 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 53.95 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 52.15 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 58.33 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 56.13 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 53.51 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 55.04 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 52.75 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 54 | +2.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 54 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.18, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 54 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.12, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility and female labor force participation 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 | +55.4% | 36.07 | 56.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.24 | 55.24 | 55.24 | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.32 | 36.07 | 57.52 | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.49 | 52.15 | 58.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.28 | 52.75 | 56.13 | 5 |
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 fertility and female labor force participation in Mongolia?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Mongolia was 54 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.33 in 2019.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.07 in 2002.
- How does Mongolia rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Mongolia ranks 104th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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