Labor force, total, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4085 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Mongolia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Mongolia is 0.4085 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.4441 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3354 units per person, in 1990.
Mongolia ranks 128th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3354 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3414 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3474 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3521 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3559 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.359 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3633 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3677 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3727 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3786 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3857 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3929 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3996 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4057 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4106 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4156 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4197 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4229 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4203 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.423 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4238 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4305 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4287 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4257 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4239 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4205 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4076 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4086 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4086 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4441 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4265 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4105 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4202 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4098 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.409 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4085 units per person | -0.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.4085 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 87% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.4085 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 80% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3573 units per person | 0.3354 units per person | 0.3786 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4096 units per person | 0.3857 units per person | 0.423 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4222 units per person | 0.4076 units per person | 0.4441 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4141 units per person | 0.4085 units per person | 0.4265 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,342 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 129,476 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 412,877 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 379,647 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5431 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Mongolia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Mongolia was 0.4085 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4441 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3354 units per person in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.