Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages) … national in Mongolia
Mongolia: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages) … national was 10.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Mongolia, 2003–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Mongolia is 10.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Mongolia peaked at 21.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2005.
That places Mongolia 97th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages) … national in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.1% | — |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -70.9% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +274.5% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +57.8% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -26.6% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +63.4% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -24.9% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +32.5% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -33.4% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -29.6% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | -20.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 10.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 10.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.3%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages) … national 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 | +274.5% | 2.9% | 10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 2.9% | 11.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 7.7% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 10.4% | 15.3% | 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, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Mongolia?
- Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Mongolia was 10.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2005.
- How does Mongolia rank for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24)?
- Mongolia ranks 97th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.