Labor force participation rate, total (%) … population modeled in Mongolia
Mongolia: Labor force participation rate, total (%) … population modeled was 63.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mongolia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mongolia is 63.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mongolia peaked at 68.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 1990.
Mongolia ranks 127th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (%) … population modeled in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.1% | — |
| 1991 | 60.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 61.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 61.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 61.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 63.6% | -0.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 63.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.8%, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 63.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 70.5%, 90% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.3% | 60.1% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 60.8% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 61.3% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 63.6% | 66.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 124 Democratic Republic of Congo 64.6% compare
- 125 Cuba 63.8% compare
- 126 Philippines 63.7% compare
- 128 Malawi 63.2% compare
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63.1% compare
- 130 Uzbekistan 62.9% compare
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, total (% of total population ages) in Mongolia?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mongolia was 63.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Mongolia ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO 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 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.