Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) was 5.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Mongolia, 1993–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Mongolia stood at 5.9%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Mongolia peaked at 9.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2005.
That places Mongolia 71st out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 7.8% | — |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -37.5% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +25.4% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -25.5% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +48.9% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -53.7% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +145.2% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -28.8% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +55.8% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +68.4% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 5.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 5.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +145.2% | 3.0% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 4.1% | 8.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.0% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 8.3% | 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 unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Mongolia?
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Mongolia was 5.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, male (% of male labor force) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment, male (% of male labor force) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2005.
- How does Mongolia rank for unemployment, male (% of male labor force)?
- Mongolia ranks 71st out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, male (% of male labor force) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.