Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mongolia
Mongolia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 5.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mongolia, 1993–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mongolia is 5.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mongolia peaked at 9.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2005.
Mongolia ranks 81st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 8.6% | — |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -38.2% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | -22.7% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -46.7% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +118.6% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -22.6% |
| 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 | 5.8% | +12.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 5.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 100% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 5.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 4.7% | 9.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.2% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mongolia?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mongolia was 5.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2005.
- How does Mongolia rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Mongolia ranks 81st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. 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. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.