Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 59.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Mongolia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 59.7% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Mongolia peaked at 65.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 1990.
That places Mongolia 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 (% of total population ages 15+) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.2% | — |
| 1991 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 59.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 62.6% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 59.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 57.2% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 58.5% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 58.4% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 59.7% | 63.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Mongolia?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Mongolia was 59.7% 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 15+) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Mongolia ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.