Industry share of total emplyoment in Mongolia
Mongolia: Industry share of total emplyoment was 23.09 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23.09
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
56th
of 186 countries
All-time high
23.09
in 2025
All-time low
11.41
in 2003
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Industry share of total emplyoment in Mongolia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 23.09 for industry share of total emplyoment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Mongolia peaked at 23.09 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.41, in 2003.
Mongolia ranks 56th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Industry share of total emplyoment in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.09 | — |
| 1992 | 16.09 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 15.75 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 15.73 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 16.77 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 16.34 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 15.71 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 14.89 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 14.63 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 13.7 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 12.92 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 13.62 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 11.41 | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 11.92 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 12.38 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 12.96 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 12.96 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.96 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 14.57 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 15.56 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 16.6 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 18.1 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 19.63 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 19.84 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 19.39 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 18.11 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 18.53 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 19.95 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 20.08 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.78 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 21.88 | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 22.89 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 22.63 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 22.93 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 23.09 | +0.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 23.09 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.13, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 23.09 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.94, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.89 | 14.63 | 17.09 | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.04 | 11.41 | 14.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.58 | 15.56 | 20.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2 | 19.78 | 23.09 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 53 Tonga 23.34 compare
- 54 Japan 23.23 compare
- 55 El Salvador 23.14 compare
- 57 Saudi Arabia 23.07 compare
- 58 Cape Verde 23.07 compare
- 59 Guatemala 22.71 compare
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry share of total emplyoment in Mongolia?
- Industry share of total emplyoment in Mongolia was 23.09 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.09 in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.41 in 2003.
- How does Mongolia rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
- Mongolia ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Industry share of total emplyoment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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