LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Mongolia
Mongolia: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 7.48 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Mongolia, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 7.48 for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.8% over ten years.
Mongolia ranks 38th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.79 | — |
| 2020 | 11.38 | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 13.15 | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 9.38 | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 7.99 | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 7.48 | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 7.48 | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 7.48 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.99, 68% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 7.48 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.52, 1.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.79 | 13.79 | 13.79 | 1 |
| 2020s | 9.48 | 7.48 | 13.15 | 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 lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Mongolia?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Mongolia was 7.48 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.79 in 2019.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.48 in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Mongolia ranks 38th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. 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 LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (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. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.