ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Mongolia
Mongolia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 116.29 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Mongolia, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 116.29 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.3% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mongolia peaked at 248.53 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 116.29 1000 No, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 62nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 221.23 1000 No | — |
| 2006 | 217.2 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 225.73 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 225.5 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 229.2 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 223.6 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 242.25 1000 No | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 225.96 1000 No | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 214.51 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 226.21 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 225.08 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 236.22 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 235.24 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 248.53 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 231.22 1000 No | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 220.1 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 229.04 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 243.71 1000 No | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 116.29 1000 No | -52.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 116.29 1000 No is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 479.9 1000 No, 24% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 116.29 1000 No is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,397 1000 No, 2% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -52.3% | 243.71 1000 No | 116.29 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 222.41 1000 No | 217.2 1000 No | 225.73 1000 No | 4 |
| 2010s | 230.68 1000 No | 214.51 1000 No | 248.53 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 208.07 1000 No | 116.29 1000 No | 243.71 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More economy & growth data for Mongolia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.08 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.17 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 55.47 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.78 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 23.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 789.32 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mongolia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mongolia was 116.29 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 248.53 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.29 1000 No in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Mongolia ranks 62nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, total, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.