Population ages 15-64 in Mongolia
Mongolia: Population ages 15-64 was 63.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Mongolia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Mongolia stood at 63.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Mongolia peaked at 68.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 1971.
Mongolia ranks 135th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.2% | 48.8% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 48.6% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 51.5% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.4% | 54.8% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 61.4% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 63.5% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 62.5% | 63.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11,972 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 91.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.46 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9778 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Mongolia?
- Population ages 15-64 in Mongolia was 63.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 1971.
- How does Mongolia rank for population ages 15-64?
- Mongolia ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.