SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Mongolia
Mongolia: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 10,418 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Mongolia, 2008–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Mongolia stood at 10,418. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 225.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Mongolia peaked at 10,418 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 927.03, in 2008.
That places Mongolia 6th out of 68 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 927.03 | — |
| 2009 | 1,273 | +37.4% |
| 2010 | 1,464 | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 1,737 | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 2,223 | +28.0% |
| 2013 | 2,683 | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 3,055 | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 3,198 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 3,150 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3,300 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 3,500 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 4,008 | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 4,582 | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 4,846 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 5,586 | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 6,579 | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 8,675 | +31.9% |
| 2025 | 10,418 | +20.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 10,418 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.09, 110.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 10,418 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,983, 2.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,100 | 927.03 | 1,273 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,832 | 1,464 | 4,008 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,781 | 4,582 | 10,418 | 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 sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Mongolia?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Mongolia was 10,418 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,418 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 927.03 in 2008.
- How does Mongolia rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Mongolia ranks 6th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.