Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages) … national in Mongolia
Mongolia: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages) … national was 10.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth total (% of total 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 total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Mongolia is 10.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Mongolia peaked at 21.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2005.
That places Mongolia 103rd out of 160 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 total (% of total labor force ages) … national in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.8% | — |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -66.1% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +254.6% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +45.9% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +31.5% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +58.8% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -29.5% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -30.8% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +24.0% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | -27.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 10.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.9%, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 10.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.5%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth total (% of total 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 | +254.6% | 3.3% | 11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 3.3% | 11.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 8.3% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 10.5% | 16.5% | 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 total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Mongolia?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Mongolia was 10.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2005.
- How does Mongolia rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Mongolia ranks 103rd out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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 total (% of total 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.