Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 40.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
The most recent figure for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia is 40.0%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia peaked at 44.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1991.
That places Mongolia 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.3% | — |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 18.6% | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +62.9% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | +84.6% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 11.3% | 18.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 16.5% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 36.9% | 44.3% | 7 |
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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)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Mongolia was 40.0% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1991.
- How does Mongolia rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Mongolia ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".