Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 34.78 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 34.78 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mongolia peaked at 60.42 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34.78 %, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 29th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.2 % | — |
| 2003 | 58.04 % | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 59.21 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 60.42 % | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 59.29 % | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 52.96 % | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 52.63 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 50.31 % | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 48.15 % | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 47.28 % | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 48.36 % | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 45.65 % | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 46.56 % | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 45.98 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 42.51 % | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 40.06 % | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 38.19 % | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 39.26 % | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 38.67 % | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 34.78 % | -10.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 34.78 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.13 %, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 34.78 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.75 %, 85% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.63 % | 56.2 % | 60.42 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.04 % | 42.51 % | 52.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.19 % | 34.78 % | 40.06 % | 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 share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mongolia?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mongolia was 34.78 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.42 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.78 % in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Mongolia ranks 29th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.