Share of employment in agriculture in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of employment in agriculture was 27.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Mongolia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 27.0% for share of employment in agriculture in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Mongolia peaked at 55.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2025.
That places Mongolia 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 48.1% | — |
| 1992 | 50.1% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 54.3% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 54.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 27.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 48.1% | 55.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 42.7% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 32.3% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.0% | 29.6% | 6 |
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 employment in agriculture in Mongolia?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Mongolia was 27.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2025.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Mongolia ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.