Mongolia sees 60% decline in foreign workers
In the second quarter of 2020, 3,900 citizens of 92 foreign countries were working in Mongolia for the purpose of earning wages and income under employment contracts, or doing volunteer work without the purpose of earning income. Compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of foreign employees decreased by 5,800 people (60 percent).
Some 3,200 (82.3 percent) of employed foreigners are men and 700 (17.7 percent) are women. Some 34.5 percent of foreign workers employed in Mongolia are from China, 8 percent are from Russia, 7.3 percent are from Australia, 6 percent are from South Korea, 5.1 percent are from the United States, 4.9 percent are from Vietnam, 3.9 percent are from South Africa, 3.8 percent are from the Philippines, 2.8 percent are from the United Kingdom, 2.8 percent are from Canada, and 20.9 percent are from other countries.
By age group, 16.5 percent are 45 to 49 years old, 15.3 percent are 35 to 39 years old, 14.4 percent are 40 to 44 years old, and 0.3 percent is under 20 years old. About 1,800 or 46.5 percent of foreigners working in Mongolia work in Ulaanbaatar, 1,000 or 25.7 percent in the central region, 700 or 18.6 percent in the eastern region, about 200 in the Khangai region, and about 100 in the western region.
In terms of occupations, 1,600 (40.6 percent) of the employed foreign workers are specialists, and the least number of foreign workers or 0.03 percent are working in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
The number of employed foreigners decreased by 435 (10.1 percent) from the previous quarter. For instance, foreign workers in wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle maintenance decreased by 137 (18.4 percent), construction by 19 (14.6 percent), education by 133 (13.6 percent), and mining by 5 (0.3 percent).
Foreign workers in Mongolia by industry
1,500 (40.2 percent) are working in mining and quarrying 846 (21.8 percent) are working in education
606 (15.6 percent) are working in wholesale and retail, car and motorcycle maintenance
247 (6.4 percent) are working in manufacturing
130 (3.3 percent) are working management and support activities 125 (3.2 percent) are working in transportation and warehousing 111 (2.9 percent) are working in construction
200 (6.6 percent) are working in other sectors