Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia

Mongolia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
50th
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2011
All-time low
0.6%
in 2006
Years of data
14
2002–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia, 2002–2021

00.20.40.60.812002201120212002: 0.689 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.606 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.732 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.62 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.773 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.965 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.97 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.965 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.954 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.693 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.696 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.771 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.762 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.765 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 0.8% for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia peaked at 1.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2006.

Mongolia ranks 50th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Mongolia, 2002 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2002 0.7%
2006 0.6% -12.1%
2007 0.7% +20.8%
2008 0.6% -15.3%
2009 0.8% +24.7%
2010 1.0% +24.8%
2011 1.0% +0.5%
2014 1.0% -0.6%
2016 1.0% -1.1%
2017 0.7% -27.4%
2018 0.7% +0.4%
2019 0.8% +10.8%
2020 0.8% -1.1%
2021 0.8% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 7
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

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  4. 51 Kosovo 0.8% compare
  5. 51 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% compare
  6. 53 Philippines 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Mongolia was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
How does Mongolia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Mongolia ranks 50th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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