Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 42.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mongolia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mongolia is 42.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mongolia peaked at 62.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2025.
Mongolia ranks 72nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 55.9% | — |
| 1992 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 56.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 56.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 57.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 60.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 42.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.6% | 55.9% | 57.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 57.1% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 46.2% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 42.9% | 47.7% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Mongolia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mongolia was 42.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2025.
- How does Mongolia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Mongolia ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, male (% of male 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.