ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Mongolia
Mongolia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 20.3 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Mongolia, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Mongolia is 20.3 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Mongolia peaked at 45 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20.3 %, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 26th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 45 % | — |
| 2006 | 40.2 % | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 40.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39.2 % | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 38.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 32.2 % | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 32.5 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 34.2 % | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 28.4 % | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 26.3 % | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 27.1 % | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 28 % | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 26.2 % | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 24.6 % | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 30.3 % | +23.2% |
| 2020 | 27.6 % | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 26.9 % | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 25.9 % | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 25.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.3 % | -21.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 20.3 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.95 %, 2.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 20.3 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.35 %, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.66 % | 38.7 % | 45 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.98 % | 24.6 % | 34.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.32 % | 20.3 % | 27.6 % | 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 ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Mongolia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Mongolia was 20.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 45 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3 % in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Mongolia ranks 26th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — 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. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.