Informal employment in Mongolia
Mongolia: Informal employment was 95.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Informal employment in Mongolia, 2019–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total agricultural employment.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 95.6% for informal employment in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
That places Mongolia 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Informal employment in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 97.4% | — |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 92.7% | 98.3% | 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 informal employment in Mongolia?
- Informal employment in Mongolia was 95.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for informal employment?
- Mongolia ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% of total 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 agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons 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).