Mongolia Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Mongolia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 21.01%, a 3.36% increase from 2020.
  • Mongolia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 17.65%, a 1.23% increase from 2019.
  • Mongolia youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 16.42%, a 0.12% decline from 2018.
  • Mongolia youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 16.53%, a 0.97% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Djibouti 79.91%
Eswatini 50.90%
Republic of Congo 42.33%
West Bank and Gaza 39.62%
Tunisia 38.32%
Lesotho 37.44%
Sudan 35.62%
Cabo Verde 34.30%
Georgia 28.30%
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Morocco 27.20%
Sri Lanka 26.06%
Zambia 26.05%
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Mongolia 21.01%
Nigeria 19.61%
Kyrgyz Republic 19.28%
Bhutan 18.75%
Angola 18.52%
Bolivia 17.44%
Ukraine 16.45%
Indonesia 16.05%
Uzbekistan 15.95%
Honduras 15.50%
Bangladesh 14.71%
Kenya 13.84%
Timor-Leste 13.84%
El Salvador 13.74%
Nicaragua 11.60%
Ghana 9.59%
Pakistan 9.41%
Moldova 8.60%
Philippines 7.31%
Vietnam 7.24%
Cameroon 6.64%
Myanmar 6.40%
Vanuatu 5.40%
Papua New Guinea 5.25%
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Solomon Islands 1.93%
Cambodia 1.82%
Mongolia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 21.01% 3.36%
2020 17.65% 1.23%
2019 16.42% -0.12%
2018 16.53% -0.97%
2017 17.50% -2.70%
2016 20.20% 7.44%
2015 12.76% 0.78%
2014 11.98% 1.39%
2013 10.59% 2.23%
2012 8.35% -1.91%
2011 10.27% -4.24%
2010 14.51% 4.48%
2009 10.03% 0.35%
2008 9.67% -2.75%
2007 12.42% 0.15%
2006 12.28% 0.15%
2005 12.12% 0.30%
2004 11.82% 0.06%
2003 11.76% 1.08%
2002 10.69% -0.04%
2001 10.73% -0.04%
2000 10.78% 0.05%
1999 10.72% 0.01%
1998 10.71% 0.03%
1997 10.68% -0.03%
1996 10.71% 0.14%
1995 10.57% -0.10%
1994 10.67% -0.16%
1993 10.83% -0.21%
1992 11.04% -0.04%
1991 11.08% -0.04%