Young people between 15 and 34 make up 38.5 percent of the population in Mongolia.

Recent studies show that 228.5 thousand (24.1 percent) of the nation's youth are unemployed. While 125.9 thousand young people work in animal husbandry, they represent only 13.1 percent of the younger generation.

The Government of Mongolia and Ministry for Population Development and Social Welfare have created the Youth Department, for the first time in the past two decades, to be in charge of youth issues and focusing on youth development.

In the scope of youth development issues, the government will put greater effort towards meeting with non-governmental youth organizations to discuss youth issues and consider incorporating them into government programs.

Through the “Youth Development Project” with support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Government of Mongolia has established Youth Development  Centers in nine provinces in Mongolia.