Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Mongolia

Employment in agriculture in Mongolia in 2025 — 27%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 21.1 pp.

2025 27% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 66of 182
Period maximum 55.1%1998
Period minimum 27%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Mongolia, 1991–2025203040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 48.1%1992: 50.1%1993: 50.2%1994: 50.4%1995: 51.7%1996: 52.1%1997: 54.3%1998: 55.1%1999: 55%2000: 54.6%2001: 53.9%2002: 50.8%2003: 52.4%2004: 51%2005: 49.5%2006: 47.9%2007: 47.9%2008: 44.9%2009: 42.7%2010: 39.9%2011: 39.5%2012: 37.7%2013: 36.1%2014: 34.3%2015: 34.8%2016: 36.7%2017: 35.1%2018: 32.8%2019: 32.3%2020: 29.5%2021: 29.6%2022: 28.8%2023: 28.4%2024: 27.3%2025: 27%
Change over the period: −21.1 pp Annual average: -0.62 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mongolia

Mongolia 27%
World 25.8%
Eastern Asia computed 20.2%
Employment in agriculture — Mongolia, by year Mongolia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27 −0.3 pp
2024 27.3 −1.1 pp
2023 28.4 −0.4 pp
2022 28.8 −0.8 pp
2021 29.6 +0.1 pp
2020 29.5 −2.8 pp
2019 32.3 −0.5 pp
2018 32.8 −2.3 pp
2017 35.1 −1.7 pp
2016 36.7 +1.9 pp
2015 34.8 +0.5 pp
2014 34.3 −1.8 pp
2013 36.1 −1.6 pp
2012 37.7 −1.8 pp
2011 39.5 −0.5 pp
2010 39.9 −2.8 pp
2009 42.7 −2.2 pp
2008 44.9 −3 pp
2007 47.9 −0 pp
2006 47.9 −1.6 pp
2005 49.5 −1.4 pp
2004 51 −1.4 pp
2003 52.4 +1.6 pp
2002 50.8 −3.1 pp
2001 53.9 −0.7 pp
2000 54.6 −0.4 pp
1999 55 −0.1 pp
1998 55.1 +0.8 pp
1997 54.3 +2.2 pp
1996 52.1 +0.4 pp
1995 51.7 +1.2 pp
1994 50.4 +0.2 pp
1993 50.2 +0.2 pp
1992 50.1 +2 pp
1991 48.1

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.