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Unemployment Benefits in Mongolia
Insured workers who lose their job can get unemployment benefit from the social insurance fund (General Office of Social Insurance): 50% to 70% of their average pay, for 76 working days, if registered with the employment authority.
✓ From official pages ✓ Each part says when we checked
At a glance
General Office of Social Insurance (Нийгмийн даатгалын ерөнхий газар)
Social insurance help desk
The job market in Mongolia
The International Labour Organization's estimates put Mongolia 96th lowest of 183 countries for unemployment in 2025; the world's rate was 4.9%.
Mongolia's unemployment rate over the years · every country, ranked
What to do first
- Apply for Unemployment benefit (ажилгүйдлийн тэтгэмж): submit the application online (or on paper) with the employer's termination decision and a certificate of registration with the employment authority. Official page
- Keep up with the job-search rule while you claim (below), and keep a record of where you applied.
- Questions: call 7777-1289 (Social insurance help desk).
Unemployment benefit (ажилгүйдлийн тэтгэмж)
Who can get it. At least 24 months of unemployment insurance contributions in total, the last 9 months before unemployment paid continuously; registered with the employment authority, actively seeking work, below retirement age. A repeat claim needs 12 months of contributions including the 3 months before unemployment.
How much. Based on average pay over the 9 months before unemployment: 50% for 24-59 months of contributions, 55% for 60-119, 60% for 120-179, 70% for 180 or more.
For how long. 76 working days, starting the day after release from work.
How to claim. Submit the application online (or on paper) with the employer's termination decision and a certificate of registration with the employment authority.
From an official page, read October 26, 2026.
Looking for work while you claim
The claimant must be registered with the employment authority and actively seeking work.
From an official page, read October 26, 2026.
Keep my work search record for Mongolia
Free. It lists where you applied and what else you did to look for work, each line ready to copy into the form you report on. It is your own record: we send nothing to any government.
Who to call
Social insurance help desk: 7777-1289.
From an official page, read October 26, 2026.
Questions
Is there unemployment benefit in Mongolia?
Yes: Unemployment benefit (ажилгүйдлийн тэтгэмж), paid by General Office of Social Insurance (Нийгмийн даатгалын ерөнхий газар).
How much is unemployment benefit in Mongolia?
Based on average pay over the 9 months before unemployment: 50% for 24-59 months of contributions, 55% for 60-119, 60% for 120-179, 70% for 180 or more.
How long does unemployment benefit last in Mongolia?
76 working days, starting the day after release from work.
How do I claim unemployment benefit in Mongolia?
Submit the application online (or on paper) with the employer's termination decision and a certificate of registration with the employment authority.
Do I have to look for work while I claim in Mongolia?
The claimant must be registered with the employment authority and actively seeking work.
Who do I call about unemployment in Mongolia?
Social insurance help desk: 7777-1289.
Nearby countries
China
Hong Kong
Japan
Macao
South Korea
Taiwan
Where this comes from
Every part of this page was read on an official website, and each links the page it came from and the day we checked it. Rules and amounts change, so check that page before you rely on a figure. Jobareer is not part of any government and cannot see or change a claim.
See also: unemployment rate by country · Mongolia's unemployment rate · unemployment in the US, state by state.