Youth unemployment rate — World Bank / ILO modeled estimate (15–24)

ILO modeled estimate published by World Bank: unemployed youth as a percentage of the labor force ages 15–24. Not the percentage of all youth or graduates without work. Separate from the count-based derived unemployment rate.

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Youth unemployment rate — World Bank / ILO modeled estimate (15–24)

Mongolia

Values and evidence for Mongolia. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12492 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 8.63 Exact value 8.6260000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12491 · revision 1 Value 8.6260000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.6260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 8.82 Exact value 8.8170000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12490 · revision 1 Value 8.8170000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.8170000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 8.82 Exact value 8.8220000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12489 · revision 1 Value 8.8220000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.8220000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 8.68 Exact value 8.6760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12488 · revision 1 Value 8.6760000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.6760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 8.47 Exact value 8.4740000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12487 · revision 1 Value 8.4740000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.4740000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 8.56 Exact value 8.5640000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12486 · revision 1 Value 8.5640000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.5640000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 8.71 Exact value 8.7130000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12485 · revision 1 Value 8.7130000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.7130000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 8.93 Exact value 8.9330000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12484 · revision 1 Value 8.9330000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.9330000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 9.10 Exact value 9.0950000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12483 · revision 1 Value 9.0950000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.0950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 9.31 Exact value 9.3120000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12482 · revision 1 Value 9.3120000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.3120000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 9.50 Exact value 9.5010000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12481 · revision 1 Value 9.5010000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.5010000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2002	9.66 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12480 · revision 1 Value 9.6600000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.6600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 10.61 Exact value 10.6050000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12479 · revision 1 Value 10.6050000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.6050000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 10.90 Exact value 10.9020000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12478 · revision 1 Value 10.9020000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.9020000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 11.28 Exact value 11.2810000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12477 · revision 1 Value 11.2810000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.2810000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 11.69 Exact value 11.6910000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12476 · revision 1 Value 11.6910000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.6910000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2007	12.04 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12475 · revision 1 Value 12.0400000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.0400000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 9.74 Exact value 9.7380000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12474 · revision 1 Value 9.7380000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.7380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 10.06 Exact value 10.0640000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12473 · revision 1 Value 10.0640000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.0640000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 14.56 Exact value 14.5590000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12472 · revision 1 Value 14.5590000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.5590000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 10.27 Exact value 10.2740000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12471 · revision 1 Value 10.2740000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.2740000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 8.37 Exact value 8.3660000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12470 · revision 1 Value 8.3660000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.3660000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 10.58 Exact value 10.5810000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12469 · revision 1 Value 10.5810000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.5810000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 11.96 Exact value 11.9610000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12468 · revision 1 Value 11.9610000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.9610000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 12.74 Exact value 12.7380000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12467 · revision 1 Value 12.7380000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.7380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2016	20.14 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12466 · revision 1 Value 20.1400000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 20.1400000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 17.44 Exact value 17.4350000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12465 · revision 1 Value 17.4350000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17.4350000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2018	16.46 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12464 · revision 1 Value 16.4600000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.4600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 21.13 Exact value 21.1280000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12463 · revision 1 Value 21.1280000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 21.1280000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 14.89 Exact value 14.8890000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12462 · revision 1 Value 14.8890000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.8890000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 16.51 Exact value 16.5080000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12461 · revision 1 Value 16.5080000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.5080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 11.43 Exact value 11.4340000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12460 · revision 1 Value 11.4340000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.4340000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 11.61 Exact value 11.6050000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12459 · revision 1 Value 11.6050000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.6050000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 11.54 Exact value 11.5420000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12458 · revision 1 Value 11.5420000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.5420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified
2025	11.71 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12457 · revision 1 Value 11.7100000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11.7100000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:26 · source revision unspecified

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