Labour force participation in Mongolia
The ILO estimates that 59.7% of people aged 15 and over in Mongolia were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017.
Mongolia, 2025
59.7%
Change from 2024
−0.6percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
104th of 181
Labour force participation in Mongolia over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Mongolia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.7% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 62.6% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 60.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 59.7%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Mongolia has the 104th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Mongolia
All statistics for Mongolia
Women's labour force participation
51.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
56.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
11.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
27.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
23.1%
2025 · World Bank