Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total … 15-24 modeled in Mongolia
Mongolia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total … 15-24 modeled was 28.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia is 28.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia peaked at 42.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2017.
That places Mongolia 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total … 15-24 modeled in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.6% | — |
| 1991 | 40.9% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 42.0% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 42.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 41.7% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 41.2% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 28.4% | -0.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 28.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.9%, 73% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 28.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.6%, 72% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total … 15-24 modeled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +33.9% | 29.0% | 38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4% | 39.6% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 32.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 26.8% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 28.4% | 36.2% | 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 for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia was 28.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2017.
- How does Mongolia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Mongolia ranks 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.