Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 82.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Mongolia, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 82.5% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Mongolia peaked at 147.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2023.
That places Mongolia 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 137.8% | — |
| 1992 | 137.2% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 137.2% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 137.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 138.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 132.1% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 126.7% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 121.6% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 116.7% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 112.1% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 107.7% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 103.6% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 92.6% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 102.0% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 111.5% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 121.4% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 107.4% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 110.8% | +35.2% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 115.9% | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 147.6% | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 107.6% | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 114.4% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 107.8% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 145.3% | +34.8% |
| 2018 | 114.4% | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 100.4% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 116.1% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 121.7% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 115.1% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | -31.9% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 82.5% | +5.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 82.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 66% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 82.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.5%, 77% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131.7% | 116.7% | 138.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 105.1% | 82.0% | 121.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.4% | 92.6% | 147.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 78.4% | 121.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Mongolia?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Mongolia was 82.5% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 147.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Mongolia ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.