Mongolia — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Mongolia, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Mongolia was 5.23% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.02% in 2019. The lowest was 3.90% in 2012 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.23% per year.
Mongolia ranks 93 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 50%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.05%, so Mongolia sits above it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 42% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 8%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 6 of 29 economies; New Zealand (5.08%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 68% in 2019. That is 16% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 96th of 187 in 1991 → 107th of 187 in 2000 → 101st of 187 in 2010 → 92nd of 187 in 2020 → 88th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 5.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 5.18% | -0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 5.95% | -1.9 pp |
| 2021 | 7.87% | +1.5 pp |
| 2020 | 6.41% | -2.6 pp |
| 2019 | 9.02% | +3.6 pp |
| 2018 | 5.38% | -1.0 pp |
| 2017 | 6.36% | -0.9 pp |
| 2016 | 7.24% | +2.4 pp |
| 2015 | 4.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 4.23% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 3.91% | -0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 4.77% | -1.8 pp |
| 2010 | 6.55% | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 5.86% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 5.57% | -1.6 pp |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 7.19% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 7.02% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 6.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 6.77% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 6.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 5.99% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 5.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 5.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 5.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 5.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 5.71% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 5.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 5.86% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 5.67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mongolia’s Unemployment in 1992?
5.86% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mongolia’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -7.6% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 5.23%; 2024: 5.16%; 2023: 5.18%; 2022: 5.95%; 2021: 7.87%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.