Unemployment rate in Mongolia
Mongolia: Unemployment rate was 5.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rate in Mongolia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Mongolia stood at 5.2%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Mongolia peaked at 9.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2012.
That places Mongolia 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Unemployment rate in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.7% | — |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -22.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -27.2% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +48.8% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +67.8% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -28.9% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | +1.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 5.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 93% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 5.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +67.8% | 5.4% | 9.0% |
| 2016 | +48.8% | 4.9% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 7.9% | 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 rate in Mongolia?
- Unemployment rate in Mongolia was 5.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2012.
- How does Mongolia rank for unemployment rate?
- Mongolia ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.