LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Mongolia
Mongolia: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 5.55 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Mongolia, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 5.55 for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Mongolia ranks 47th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11.03 | — |
| 2020 | 7.64 | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 9.21 | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 6.97 | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 5.97 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 6.21 | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 5.55 | -10.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 5.55 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.93, 56% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 5.55 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.42, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.03 | 11.03 | 11.03 | 1 |
| 2020s | 6.93 | 5.55 | 9.21 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More work & labour data for Mongolia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0999 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,167 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 908.11 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,756 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,763 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,519 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Mongolia?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Mongolia was 5.55 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.03 in 2019.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.55 in 2025.
- How does Mongolia rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Mongolia ranks 47th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. 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 LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). 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 series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.