Mongolia Population (LIVE)

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Mongolia Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Mongolia is 3,549,340 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Mongolia 2026 population is estimated at 3,556,798 people at mid-year.
  • Mongolia population is equivalent to 0.043% of the total world population.
  • Mongolia ranks number 133 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Mongolia is 2 per Km² (6 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 1,553,560 Km² (599,833 sq. miles).
  • 67.30% of the population is urban (2,393,655 people in 2026)
  • The median age in Mongolia is 27 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Mongolia (2026 and historical)

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Mongolia Global Rank
2026 3,556,798 1.13% 39,698 12 27 2.54 2 67.3% 2,393,655 0.043% 8,300,678,395 133
2025 3,517,100 1.2% 41,560 79 26.9 2.58 2 67.2% 2,362,934 0.043% 8,231,613,070 133
2024 3,475,540 1.27% 43,608 83 26.9 2.63 2 67.1% 2,331,884 0.043% 8,161,972,572 133
2023 3,431,932 1.36% 45,917 0 26.8 2.69 2 67% 2,300,479 0.042% 8,091,734,930 133
2022 3,386,015 1.44% 47,615 0 26.6 2.75 2 67% 2,268,638 0.042% 8,021,407,192 134
2020 3,290,785 2.03% 62,852 0 26.4 2.95 2 67% 2,203,469 0.042% 7,887,001,292 135
2015 2,976,526 1.96% 54,959 4,307 25.7 3.01 2 68.2% 2,031,123 0.040% 7,470,491,872 137
2010 2,701,732 1.06% 27,654 −6,444 24.4 2.52 2 67.8% 1,832,856 0.038% 7,021,732,148 141
2005 2,563,461 0.87% 21,656 −8,924 22.7 1.99 2 61.6% 1,578,882 0.039% 6,586,970,132 139
2000 2,455,182 1% 23,893 −11,241 20.7 2.25 2 55.8% 1,369,725 0.040% 6,171,702,993 138
1995 2,335,715 1.53% 34,228 −7,346 19 2.74 2 55.9% 1,305,410 0.041% 5,758,878,982 137
1990 2,164,573 2.41% 48,612 −11,881 17.9 4.21 1 57.5% 1,245,674 0.041% 5,327,803,110 136
1985 1,921,514 2.46% 44,036 −1,719 17.4 5.26 1 55.1% 1,057,810 0.039% 4,868,943,465 138
1980 1,701,335 2.71% 42,608 −1,268 16.6 6.21 1 51.7% 880,007 0.038% 4,447,606,236 138
1975 1,488,296 2.82% 38,605 6,556 15.9 7.07 1 48.4% 719,938 0.037% 4,070,735,277 138
1970 1,295,272 2.75% 32,819 3,263 16.4 7.31 1 44.5% 576,139 0.035% 3,694,683,794 139
1965 1,131,177 2.96% 30,716 5,610 19.3 7.38 1 41.2% 466,259 0.034% 3,334,533,703 139
1960 977,595 2.87% 25,782 10,334 21.7 6.82 1 34.9% 340,919 0.032% 3,015,470,894 139
1955 848,684 1.66% 13,399 0 22.8 6.06 1 26.8% 227,618 0.031% 2,740,213,792 140

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Mongolia Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Mongolia Global Rank
2030 3,705,231 1.05% 37,626 35 27 2.39 2 67.9% 2,514,445 0.043% 8,569,124,911 133
2035 3,889,776 0.98% 36,909 −320 27.3 2.25 3 68.5% 2,666,400 0.044% 8,885,210,181 131
2040 4,095,554 1.04% 41,156 −181 28.5 2.14 3 69% 2,827,310 0.045% 9,177,190,203 131
2045 4,308,779 1.02% 42,645 923 30.2 2.05 3 69.6% 2,998,412 0.046% 9,439,639,668 131
2050 4,501,493 0.88% 38,543 −253 32 1.99 3 70.4% 3,167,269 0.047% 9,664,378,587 132

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Mongolia Demographics (2026)

Life Expectancy
72.5 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
8.1

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
10.0

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Mongolia

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025)
1 Ulaanbaatar 1,596,556
2 Erdenet 88,490
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Notes

The Mongolia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Mongolia delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Mongolia (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Mongolia in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.