LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Mongolia
Mongolia: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 5.51 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Mongolia, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Mongolia is 5.51, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Mongolia peaked at 10.13 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.96, in 2013.
That places Mongolia 75th out of 90 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.94 | — |
| 2011 | 5.94 | -25.2% |
| 2012 | 5.36 | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 4.96 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 5.47 | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 5.5 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.08 | +46.8% |
| 2017 | 7.38 | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 6.39 | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 10.13 | +58.6% |
| 2020 | 7.22 | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 8.74 | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 6.52 | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 5.83 | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 6.09 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 5.51 | -9.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 5.51 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.3, 53% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 5.51 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.19, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.71 | 4.96 | 10.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.65 | 5.51 | 8.74 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 72 El Salvador 6.1 compare
- 73 Paraguay 6.09 compare
- 74 Bangladesh 6.02 compare
- 76 South Korea 5.28 compare
- 77 Hungary 5.19 compare
- 78 Hong Kong 5.11 compare
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 5.51 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 10.13 in 2019.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.96 in 2013.
- How does Mongolia rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Mongolia ranks 75th out of 90 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 up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCED. For more information, refer to the Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) database description.