Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 58.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia is 58.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia peaked at 58.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2006.
Mongolia ranks 112th 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, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.2% | — |
| 1992 | 44.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 43.8% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 43.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 58.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.7% | 43.5% | 44.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 39.3% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 45.8% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 54.9% | 58.8% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1076 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mongolia was 58.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2006.
- How does Mongolia rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mongolia ranks 112th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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, total (% of total 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.