Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Mongolia, 2003–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Mongolia is 4.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Mongolia peaked at 22.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2025.
Mongolia ranks 113th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.5% | — |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +28.5% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -25.5% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | -21.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 4.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 21% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 4.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.9%, 21% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 17.6% | 22.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 7.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 4.8% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 110 Barbados 6.4% compare
- 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.7% compare
- 112 Montenegro 5.0% compare
- 114 United Arab Emirates 3.0% compare
- 115 Poland 0.4% 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 part time employment, total in Mongolia?
- Part time employment, total in Mongolia was 4.8% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2025.
- How does Mongolia rank for part time employment, total?
- Mongolia ranks 113th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.