Mongolia — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Mongolia, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Mongolia was 59.69% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 65.60% in 2019. The lowest was 57.20% in 1990 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.12% per year.
Mongolia ranks 105 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 56%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 64.35%, so Mongolia sits below it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 20 of 29 economies; Vanuatu (58.11%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 10% in 2019. That is 2% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 127th of 187 in 1990 → 111th of 187 in 2000 → 122nd of 187 in 2010 → 64th of 187 in 2020 → 104th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.69% | -0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 60.31% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 60.83% | -1.8 pp |
| 2022 | 62.61% | +1.4 pp |
| 2021 | 61.2% | -2.2 pp |
| 2020 | 63.43% | -2.2 pp |
| 2019 | 65.6% | +5.9 pp |
| 2018 | 59.75% | +0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 59.14% | +0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 58.4% | -1.3 pp |
| 2015 | 59.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 59.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 59.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 59.65% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 59.81% | +1.0 pp |
| 2010 | 58.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 58.68% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 58.45% | -0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 59.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 59.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 59.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 59.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 59.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 59.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 59.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 59.51% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 59.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 59.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 59.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 58.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 58.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 58.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 58.7% | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 58.4% | +0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 57.83% | +0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 57.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mongolia’s Labor participation in 1991?
57.83% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mongolia’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +4.4% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 59.69%; 2024: 60.31%; 2023: 60.83%; 2022: 62.61%; 2021: 61.2%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.