Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Mongolia

Female labor force participation rate in Mongolia in 2025 — 51.46%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.02 pp.

2025 51.46% −0.64 pp vs 2024
World rank 109of 182
Period maximum 57.9%2019
Period minimum 51.43%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Mongolia, 1990–2025505254565819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 51.43%1991: 51.97%1992: 52.49%1993: 52.8%1994: 52.97%1995: 53.02%1996: 53.2%1997: 53.34%1998: 53.49%1999: 53.65%2000: 53.83%2001: 53.93%2002: 53.97%2003: 53.95%2004: 53.88%2005: 53.89%2006: 53.93%2007: 54.03%2008: 53.37%2009: 53.54%2010: 53.2%2011: 53.9%2012: 53.79%2013: 53.65%2014: 53.53%2015: 53.43%2016: 52.09%2017: 52.69%2018: 51.72%2019: 57.9%2020: 56.05%2021: 53.16%2022: 54.63%2023: 52.47%2024: 52.1%2025: 51.46%
Change over the period: +0.02 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mongolia 51.46%
World 48.94%
Eastern Asia computed 59.08%
Female labor force participation rate — Mongolia, by year Mongolia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 51.46 −0.64 pp
2024 52.1 −0.37 pp
2023 52.47 −2.16 pp
2022 54.63 +1.47 pp
2021 53.16 −2.89 pp
2020 56.05 −1.85 pp
2019 57.9 +6.19 pp
2018 51.72 −0.97 pp
2017 52.69 +0.59 pp
2016 52.09 −1.34 pp
2015 53.43 −0.1 pp
2014 53.53 −0.12 pp
2013 53.65 −0.14 pp
2012 53.79 −0.12 pp
2011 53.9 +0.7 pp
2010 53.2 −0.34 pp
2009 53.54 +0.17 pp
2008 53.37 −0.66 pp
2007 54.03 +0.1 pp
2006 53.93 +0.04 pp
2005 53.89 +0.01 pp
2004 53.88 −0.07 pp
2003 53.95 −0.02 pp
2002 53.97 +0.04 pp
2001 53.93 +0.1 pp
2000 53.83 +0.18 pp
1999 53.65 +0.16 pp
1998 53.49 +0.16 pp
1997 53.34 +0.14 pp
1996 53.2 +0.18 pp
1995 53.02 +0.05 pp
1994 52.97 +0.17 pp
1993 52.8 +0.31 pp
1992 52.49 +0.52 pp
1991 51.97 +0.54 pp
1990 51.43

Eastern Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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