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.
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 |
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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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About this data
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.