Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia
Mongolia: Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector was 14.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia, 2008–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia stood at 14.2.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.8% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia peaked at 42.5 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.4, 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.
Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.78 | — |
| 2009 | 12.04 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 42.5 | +253.1% |
| 2014 | 38.45 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 37.21 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 35.6 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 41.94 | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 37.29 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 19.6 | -47.4% |
| 2020 | 18.63 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 11.4 | -38.8% |
| 2022 | 16.94 | +48.5% |
| 2023 | 15.19 | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 19.94 | +31.3% |
| 2025 | 14.2 | -28.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 14.2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 408.06, 3% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 14.2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 479.72, 3% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +253.1% | 12.04 | 42.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.91 | 11.78 | 12.04 | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.08 | 19.6 | 42.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.05 | 11.4 | 19.94 | 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 tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia?
- Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Mongolia was 14.2 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5 in 2013.
- What is the lowest tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4 in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for tourism sector employment outside the formal sector?
- Mongolia ranks 22nd out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tourism sector employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. 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 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.