Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector was 17.16 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia, 2008–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 17.16 for share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in 2025.
That represents a change of down 22.5% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia peaked at 53.56 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.88, in 2021.
That places Mongolia 22nd out of 24 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 25.65 | — |
| 2009 | 24.15 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 53.56 | +121.8% |
| 2014 | 43.39 | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 40.42 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 42.41 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 48.56 | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 40.17 | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 22.31 | -44.5% |
| 2020 | 24.44 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 16.88 | -30.9% |
| 2022 | 23.1 | +36.8% |
| 2023 | 20.77 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 22.15 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 17.16 | -22.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 17.16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.74, 33% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 17.16 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.74, 33% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9 | 24.15 | 25.65 | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.55 | 22.31 | 53.56 | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.75 | 16.88 | 24.44 | 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 share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia?
- Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia was 17.16 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.56 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.88 in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector?
- Mongolia ranks 22nd out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.