Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Mongolia
Mongolia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 27.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia, 1998–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia stood at 27.1%.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia peaked at 52.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2017.
That places Mongolia 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.8% | — |
| 2000 | 40.8% | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | +34.8% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 27.1% | -3.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 27.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.6%, 70% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 27.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.7%, 72% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national 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 | +34.8% | 28.9% | 38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.8% | 52.8% | 52.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 32.0% | 47.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 26.9% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 27.1% | 36.2% | 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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Mongolia was 27.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 52.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2017.
- How does Mongolia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Mongolia ranks 151st out of 176 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 7.5%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.