Unemployment in Mongolia
Mongolia: Unemployment was 78.21 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment in Mongolia, 2006–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment in Mongolia is 78.21, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment in Mongolia peaked at 128.01 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.93, in 2012.
Mongolia ranks 48th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 69.68 | — |
| 2008 | 53.02 | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 58.13 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 72.45 | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 51.97 | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 42.93 | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 48.76 | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 55.98 | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 58.82 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 89.53 | +52.2% |
| 2017 | 84.1 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 71.2 | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 128.01 | +79.8% |
| 2020 | 88.92 | -30.5% |
| 2021 | 106.94 | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 84.25 | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 71.93 | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 84.55 | +17.5% |
| 2025 | 78.21 | -7.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 78.21 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 320.73, 24% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.28 | 53.02 | 69.68 | 3 |
| 2010s | 70.37 | 42.93 | 128.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8 | 71.93 | 106.94 | 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 in Mongolia?
- Unemployment in Mongolia was 78.21 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest unemployment recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 128.01 in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.93 in 2012.
- How does Mongolia rank for unemployment?
- Mongolia ranks 48th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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. The unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.