Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia

Mongolia: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban was 935,663 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
935,663
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
72nd
of 99 countries
All-time high
985,654
in 2019
All-time low
434,319
in 2002
Years of data
14
2002–2021

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia, 2002–2021

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2002201120212002: 434.3k2006: 496.4k2007: 612.0k2008: 565.2k2009: 596.7k2010: 641.1k2011: 664.9k2014: 737.9k2016: 753.6k2017: 918.0k2018: 893.1k2019: 985.7k2020: 827.3k2021: 935.7k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia stood at 935,663.

That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia peaked at 985,654 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 434,319, in 2002.

That places Mongolia 72nd out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia, 2002 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2002 434,319 —
2006 496,433 +14.3%
2007 611,975 +23.3%
2008 565,191 -7.6%
2009 596,672 +5.6%
2010 641,148 +7.5%
2011 664,912 +3.7%
2014 737,936 +11.0%
2016 753,584 +2.1%
2017 918,022 +21.8%
2018 893,066 -2.7%
2019 985,654 +10.4%
2020 827,304 -16.1%
2021 935,663 +13.1%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 935,663 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 41% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 935,663 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.17 million, 5% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 540,918 434,319 611,975 5
2010s 799,189 641,148 985,654 7
2020s 881,484 827,304 935,663 2

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 69 Malawi 1.10 million compare
  2. 70 Rwanda 1.04 million compare
  3. 71 Laos 978,290 compare
  4. 73 Kyrgyzstan 921,602 compare
  5. 74 Armenia 716,585 compare
  6. 75 Lithuania 683,989 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia was 935,663 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 985,654 in 2019.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 434,319 in 2002.
How does Mongolia rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban?
Mongolia ranks 72nd out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,377 data points, 1970–2021
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