Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Mongolia
Mongolia: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female was 53.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mongolia, 1998–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mongolia is 53.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mongolia peaked at 58.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2002.
Mongolia ranks 107th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55.2% | — |
| 2000 | 45.6% | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +55.4% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 55.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 55.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 56.1% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | -1.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 53.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.0%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 53.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.1%, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female 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% | 36.1% | 56.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 36.1% | 57.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 52.2% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 52.7% | 56.1% | 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 labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mongolia?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mongolia was 53.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2002.
- How does Mongolia rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Mongolia ranks 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.