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Labor force participation rate — Mongolia

Labor force participation rate in Mongolia in 2025 — 59.69%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.49 pp.

2025 59.69% −0.62 pp vs 2024
World rank 104of 182
Period maximum 65.6%2019
Period minimum 57.2%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Mongolia, 1990–20255557.56062.56567.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 57.2%1991: 57.83%1992: 58.4%1993: 58.7%1994: 58.82%1995: 58.81%1996: 58.97%1997: 59.07%1998: 59.19%1999: 59.33%2000: 59.51%2001: 59.59%2002: 59.6%2003: 59.52%2004: 59.34%2005: 59.26%2006: 59.19%2007: 59.13%2008: 58.45%2009: 58.68%2010: 58.81%2011: 59.81%2012: 59.65%2013: 59.5%2014: 59.64%2015: 59.67%2016: 58.4%2017: 59.14%2018: 59.75%2019: 65.6%2020: 63.43%2021: 61.2%2022: 62.61%2023: 60.83%2024: 60.31%2025: 59.69%
Change over the period: +2.49 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mongolia 59.69%
World 60.98%
East Asia & Pacific 65.16%
Eastern Asia computed 64.7%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 58.73%
Labor force participation rate — Mongolia, by year Mongolia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 59.69 −0.62 pp
2024 60.31 −0.52 pp
2023 60.83 −1.78 pp
2022 62.61 +1.42 pp
2021 61.2 −2.23 pp
2020 63.43 −2.17 pp
2019 65.6 +5.85 pp
2018 59.75 +0.61 pp
2017 59.14 +0.74 pp
2016 58.4 −1.28 pp
2015 59.67 +0.03 pp
2014 59.64 +0.15 pp
2013 59.5 −0.16 pp
2012 59.65 −0.15 pp
2011 59.81 +1 pp
2010 58.81 +0.13 pp
2009 58.68 +0.23 pp
2008 58.45 −0.68 pp
2007 59.13 −0.05 pp
2006 59.19 −0.07 pp
2005 59.26 −0.07 pp
2004 59.34 −0.19 pp
2003 59.52 −0.08 pp
2002 59.6 +0.01 pp
2001 59.59 +0.09 pp
2000 59.51 +0.18 pp
1999 59.33 +0.13 pp
1998 59.19 +0.13 pp
1997 59.07 +0.1 pp
1996 58.97 +0.16 pp
1995 58.81 −0.01 pp
1994 58.82 +0.13 pp
1993 58.7 +0.3 pp
1992 58.4 +0.57 pp
1991 57.83 +0.63 pp
1990 57.2 —

Eastern Asia, 2025

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

KP North Korea 82.15 MO Macao 67.85 CN China 64.55 KR South Korea 64.35 JP Japan 63.45 MN Mongolia 59.69 HK Hong Kong 56.36
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About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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

Other indicators for Mongolia

Labor Female labor force participation rate

The share of women aged 15 and over who work or look for work — the main indicator of access to employment.

Mongolia by year Labor Labor force

The number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.

Mongolia by year Labor Employment-to-population ratio

The share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.

Mongolia by year Demography Age dependency ratio

How many dependents — children and older people — there are per 100 people of working age.

Mongolia by year
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