Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 39.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 39.0% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia peaked at 59.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2025.
That places Mongolia 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 55.8% | — |
| 1992 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 55.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 55.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 55.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 55.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 39.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.9% | 55.8% | 56.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 55.7% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 44.3% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 39.0% | 41.9% | 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia was 39.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2025.
- How does Mongolia rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Mongolia ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.