Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 57.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mongolia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 57.1% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mongolia peaked at 57.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2007.
Mongolia ranks 116th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.1% | — |
| 1992 | 43.9% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 43.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 43.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 42.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 41.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 57.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.9%, 84% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 57.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.4%, 94% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 42.9% | 44.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 37.9% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 43.6% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 52.3% | 57.1% | 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mongolia?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mongolia was 57.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2007.
- How does Mongolia rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Mongolia ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.