Informal employment, female in Mongolia
Mongolia: Informal employment, female was 16.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Informal employment, female in Mongolia, 2019–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment, female in Mongolia is 16.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
That places Mongolia 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment, female in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total female non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18.8% | — |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | -12.7% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +14.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 16.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 62% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 14.1% | 18.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 14 Georgia 19.5% compare
- 15 Russian Federation 17.5% compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.2%
- 18 Italy 10.8% compare
- 19 Armenia 9.4% compare
- 20 Hungary 6.8%
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 informal employment, female in Mongolia?
- Informal employment, female in Mongolia was 16.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest informal employment, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for informal employment, female?
- Mongolia ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Informal employment, female (% of total female non-agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).