Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 60.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mongolia, 2006–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 60.1% for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.3% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mongolia peaked at 98.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 44th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 88.5% | — |
| 2008 | 79.9% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | -35.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 72.3% | 88.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.1% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 60.1% | 98.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2885 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mongolia?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mongolia was 60.1% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Mongolia ranks 44th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).