Mongolia: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Mongolia's part time employment, female (% of total female employment) fell 1.36 percentage points on 2024 (from 7.57% to 6.21%).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was −0.97 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.12 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.23 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.45 percentage points in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.89 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 91% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Mongolia had the 44th highest value of the 45 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mongolia in the 2025 ranking

• Seychelles — 41st of 45: 8.85%
• Moldova — 42nd of 45: 7.86%
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 43rd of 45: 7.3%
• Poland — 45th of 45: 0.45%

What this measures

Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 20 values

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in nearby economies

• Australia — 46.64% (2021)
• Brunei Darussalam — 12.36% (2025)
• Cambodia — 31.02% (2025)
• Indonesia — 47.02% (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 35.45% (2025)
• Philippines — 28.48% (2024)
• Thailand — 17.8% (2025)
• Viet Nam — 20.96% (2024)

More social protection & labor data for Mongolia

• Net migration — 79 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 19.09% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 37.19% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 28.44% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 55.72% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 71.51% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 63.62% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Mongolia's part time employment, female (% of total female employment)?

6.21% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2003?

It is down 20.98 percentage points from 27.19% in 2003. The highest value was 27.19% in 2003 and the lowest 6.21% in 2025.

How does Mongolia rank?

44th highest of 45 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in part time employment, female (% of total female employment) unusual for Mongolia?

In 2025, Mongolia's part time employment, female (% of total female employment) fell 1.36 percentage points on 2024 (from 7.57% to 6.21%). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was −0.97 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.12 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.PART.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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