Mongolia: Labor force participation

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 Mongolia

Labor force participation rate

 Latest value 59.69
 Year 2025
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2025
 Average 59.63
 Min - Max 57.20 - 65.60
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 59.69 percent, a decline from 60.31 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 60.86 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Mongolia from 1990 to 2025 is 59.63 percent. The minimum value, 57.2 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 65.6 percent was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Mongolia: Labor force participation
 2025 59.69
 2024 60.31
 2023 60.83
 2022 62.61
 2021 61.20
 2020 63.43
 2019 65.60
 2018 59.75




The labor force participation rate is the percent of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active. That includes the employed and the unemployed individuals.
Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

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 Labor force 1.46 2025 million people
 Unemployment rate 5.23 2025 percent
 Female unemployment 4.50 2025 percent
 Male unemployment 5.81 2025 percent
 Youth unemployment 11.71 2025 percent
 Labor force participation 59.69 2025 percent
 Labor force: percent female 43.87 2025 percent
 Female labor force participation 51.46 2025 percent
 Male labor force participation 68.22 2025 percent
 Self-employment 41.18 2025 percent
 Employment 1.38 Q1/2025 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 5.40 Q1/2025 percent
 Labor cost 168.32 Q4/2023 index points
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