Low pay rate in Mongolia
Mongolia: Low pay rate was 11.83 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in Mongolia, 2008–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 11.83 for low pay rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.8% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Mongolia peaked at 29.34 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.83, in 2025.
That places Mongolia 65th out of 84 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29.34 | — |
| 2009 | 23.75 | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 26.82 | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 27.5 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 29.22 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 26.32 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 24.48 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 24 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 24.2 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.51 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 17.51 | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 16.8 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 14.88 | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 17.16 | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 19.05 | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 17.34 | -9.0% |
| 2025 | 11.83 | -31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.54 | 23.75 | 29.34 | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.95 | 17.51 | 29.22 | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.18 | 11.83 | 19.05 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 33,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 33,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 34,641 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Mongolia?
- Low pay rate in Mongolia was 11.83 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.34 in 2008.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.83 in 2025.
- How does Mongolia rank for low pay rate?
- Mongolia ranks 65th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.