Mongolia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age in Mongolia, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Mongolia was 22.8 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 27.8 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 59th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Mongolia ranks 117th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Mongolia is expected to increase to 42.8 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Mongolia

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Mongolia
	Male	Female
80+	0.25%	0.49%
75-79	0.28%	0.48%
70-74	0.48%	0.76%
65-69	0.99%	1.41%
60-64	1.59%	2.02%
55-59	2.03%	2.39%
50-54	2.5%	2.71%
45-49	3%	3.04%
40-44	3.4%	3.35%
35-39	4.17%	4.05%
30-34	3.92%	3.74%
25-29	3.46%	3.29%
20-24	3.2%	3%
15-19	4.04%	3.77%
10-14	5.63%	5.27%
5-9	5.91%	5.56%
0-4	5.01%	4.81%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Mongolia has average demographic potential with 60.6% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 83/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Year	Working age share
	Mongolia	World
2100	60.2%	59.6%
2099	60.2%	59.6%
2098	60.3%	59.7%
2097	60.3%	59.7%
2096	60.4%	59.7%
2095	60.4%	59.7%
2094	60.4%	59.7%
2093	60.4%	59.8%
2092	60.4%	59.8%
2091	60.4%	59.8%
2090	60.5%	59.8%
2089	60.6%	59.8%
2088	60.7%	59.8%
2087	60.8%	59.8%
2086	61%	59.8%
2085	61.3%	59.9%
2084	61.6%	59.9%
2083	62%	60%
2082	62.4%	60.1%
2081	62.8%	60.3%
2080	63.4%	60.4%
2079	63.9%	60.6%
2078	64.5%	60.7%
2077	64.9%	60.9%
2076	65.3%	61%
2075	65.7%	61.1%
2074	66.1%	61.3%
2073	66.3%	61.4%
2072	66.4%	61.5%
2071	66.5%	61.6%
2070	66.4%	61.7%
2069	66.3%	61.8%
2068	66.1%	61.9%
2067	65.9%	62%
2066	65.7%	62%
2065	65.4%	62.1%
2064	65.1%	62.1%
2063	64.8%	62.1%
2062	64.6%	62.2%
2061	64.3%	62.2%
2060	64.1%	62.3%
2059	63.8%	62.3%
2058	63.6%	62.4%
2057	63.4%	62.4%
2056	63.4%	62.5%
2055	63.4%	62.7%
2054	63.4%	62.8%
2053	63.6%	62.9%
2052	63.8%	63.1%
2051	64%	63.2%
2050	64.3%	63.4%
2049	64.5%	63.5%
2048	64.8%	63.6%
2047	65.1%	63.8%
2046	65.4%	63.9%
2045	65.7%	64%
2044	66%	64.1%
2043	66.4%	64.2%
2042	66.7%	64.3%
2041	67.1%	64.4%
2040	67.3%	64.5%
2039	67.5%	64.7%
2038	67.7%	64.8%
2037	67.8%	64.9%
2036	67.7%	65.1%
2035	67.5%	65.2%
2034	67.3%	65.3%
2033	67%	65.4%
2032	66.6%	65.4%
2031	66%	65.4%
2030	65.4%	65.4%
2029	64.7%	65.4%
2028	64%	65.4%
2027	63.6%	65.4%
2026	63.2%	65.2%
2025	62.8%	65.1%
2024	62.7%	65.1%
2023	62.5%	65%
2022	62.5%	64.9%
2021	62.6%	64.9%
2020	62.9%	64.8%
2019	63.5%	64.9%
2018	64.3%	64.9%
2017	65.1%	65%
2016	65.9%	65.1%
2015	66.6%	65.1%
2014	67.3%	65.2%
2013	67.8%	65.2%
2012	68.1%	65.2%
2011	68.2%	65.2%
2010	68.3%	65.1%
2009	68.3%	65%
2008	68.1%	64.9%
2007	67.8%	64.7%
2006	67.3%	64.5%
2005	66.5%	64.3%
2004	65.7%	64%
2003	64.7%	63.7%
2002	63.6%	63.4%
2001	62.5%	63.1%
2000	61.4%	62.8%
1999	60.4%	62.5%
1998	59.5%	62.2%
1997	58.8%	61.9%
1996	58.1%	61.7%
1995	57.5%	61.5%
1994	57%	61.3%
1993	56.4%	61.2%
1992	55.8%	61.1%
1991	55.3%	61%
1990	54.8%	60.9%
1989	54.4%	60.8%
1988	54.1%	60.7%
1987	53.9%	60.5%
1986	53.7%	60.4%
1985	53.4%	60.1%
1984	53.1%	59.9%
1983	52.7%	59.6%
1982	52.4%	59.3%
1981	51.9%	59%
1980	51.5%	58.7%
1979	51.1%	58.4%
1978	50.6%	58%
1977	50.1%	57.7%
1976	49.7%	57.5%
1975	49.3%	57.4%
1974	49%	57.3%
1973	48.7%	57.3%
1972	48.6%	57.2%
1971	48.6%	57.1%
1970	48.6%	57%
1969	48.8%	56.9%
1968	49.2%	56.9%
1967	49.9%	56.9%
1966	50.7%	56.8%
1965	51.6%	56.9%
1964	52.5%	57%
1963	53.3%	57.2%
1962	54.2%	57.4%
1961	55.2%	57.5%
1960	56.3%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Mongolia changed from 65.7% to 62.7% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Mongolia increased from 52.3% to 59.6% between 2004 and 2024 with a increased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Mongolia	World
2100	16.3%	16.5%
2099	16.4%	16.6%
2098	16.4%	16.6%
2097	16.5%	16.7%
2096	16.6%	16.8%
2095	16.7%	16.8%
2094	16.8%	16.9%
2093	16.9%	17%
2092	17%	17%
2091	17.2%	17.1%
2090	17.3%	17.2%
2089	17.4%	17.2%
2088	17.6%	17.3%
2087	17.7%	17.4%
2086	17.9%	17.4%
2085	18%	17.5%
2084	18.1%	17.5%
2083	18.2%	17.6%
2082	18.3%	17.7%
2081	18.4%	17.7%
2080	18.5%	17.8%
2079	18.6%	17.8%
2078	18.6%	17.9%
2077	18.7%	17.9%
2076	18.7%	18%
2075	18.7%	18%
2074	18.7%	18.1%
2073	18.8%	18.2%
2072	18.8%	18.2%
2071	18.9%	18.3%
2070	18.9%	18.3%
2069	19%	18.4%
2068	19.1%	18.5%
2067	19.3%	18.6%
2066	19.4%	18.6%
2065	19.6%	18.7%
2064	19.8%	18.8%
2063	20.1%	18.9%
2062	20.4%	19.1%
2061	20.7%	19.2%
2060	21%	19.3%
2059	21.3%	19.4%
2058	21.6%	19.5%
2057	21.9%	19.6%
2056	22.2%	19.8%
2055	22.5%	19.9%
2054	22.7%	20%
2053	23%	20.1%
2052	23.1%	20.2%
2051	23.3%	20.3%
2050	23.3%	20.4%
2049	23.4%	20.5%
2048	23.4%	20.6%
2047	23.3%	20.7%
2046	23.3%	20.8%
2045	23.2%	20.9%
2044	23.1%	20.9%
2043	23%	21%
2042	22.9%	21.1%
2041	22.8%	21.2%
2040	22.8%	21.2%
2039	22.9%	21.3%
2038	23%	21.4%
2037	23.3%	21.5%
2036	23.6%	21.6%
2035	24%	21.8%
2034	24.6%	22%
2033	25.2%	22.2%
2032	25.9%	22.4%
2031	26.8%	22.7%
2030	27.8%	23%
2029	28.8%	23.3%
2028	29.7%	23.6%
2027	30.5%	23.9%
2026	31.2%	24.2%
2025	31.9%	24.6%
2024	32.2%	24.7%
2023	32.6%	25%
2022	32.9%	25.3%
2021	32.9%	25.6%
2020	32.8%	25.8%
2019	32.3%	26%
2018	31.6%	26.2%
2017	30.9%	26.4%
2016	30.2%	26.5%
2015	29.5%	26.6%
2014	28.9%	26.8%
2013	28.5%	26.9%
2012	28.1%	27%
2011	28%	27.1%
2010	27.9%	27.3%
2009	27.9%	27.5%
2008	28.1%	27.6%
2007	28.5%	27.9%
2006	29.1%	28.1%
2005	29.9%	28.5%
2004	30.8%	28.8%
2003	31.8%	29.2%
2002	32.9%	29.6%
2001	34.1%	30%
2000	35.2%	30.4%
1999	36.2%	30.8%
1998	37%	31.1%
1997	37.8%	31.5%
1996	38.4%	31.8%
1995	39%	32.1%
1994	39.5%	32.3%
1993	40%	32.5%
1992	40.5%	32.7%
1991	41%	32.9%
1990	41.4%	33%
1989	41.7%	33.2%
1988	41.8%	33.4%
1987	42%	33.6%
1986	42.1%	33.8%
1985	42.3%	34%
1984	42.5%	34.3%
1983	42.7%	34.6%
1982	43%	34.9%
1981	43.3%	35.2%
1980	43.7%	35.5%
1979	44.1%	35.9%
1978	44.5%	36.3%
1977	44.8%	36.7%
1976	45.2%	36.9%
1975	45.4%	37.1%
1974	45.6%	37.2%
1973	45.8%	37.3%
1972	45.8%	37.5%
1971	45.8%	37.6%
1970	45.6%	37.7%
1969	45.4%	37.8%
1968	44.9%	37.9%
1967	44.2%	38%
1966	43.3%	38%
1965	42.4%	38%
1964	41.4%	38%
1963	40.4%	37.8%
1962	39.6%	37.6%
1961	38.8%	37.5%
1960	38.1%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Mongolia increased from 30.8% to 32.2% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Mongolia	World
2100	23.5%	23.9%
2099	23.4%	23.8%
2098	23.3%	23.7%
2097	23.2%	23.6%
2096	23.1%	23.5%
2095	23%	23.4%
2094	22.8%	23.4%
2093	22.7%	23.3%
2092	22.6%	23.2%
2091	22.4%	23.1%
2090	22.2%	23.1%
2089	22%	23%
2088	21.7%	22.9%
2087	21.4%	22.8%
2086	21.1%	22.7%
2085	20.7%	22.6%
2084	20.2%	22.5%
2083	19.8%	22.4%
2082	19.3%	22.2%
2081	18.7%	22%
2080	18.1%	21.8%
2079	17.5%	21.6%
2078	16.9%	21.4%
2077	16.4%	21.2%
2076	16%	21%
2075	15.5%	20.8%
2074	15.2%	20.6%
2073	14.9%	20.4%
2072	14.8%	20.3%
2071	14.7%	20.1%
2070	14.6%	19.9%
2069	14.7%	19.8%
2068	14.7%	19.6%
2067	14.8%	19.5%
2066	14.9%	19.3%
2065	15%	19.2%
2064	15%	19.1%
2063	15.1%	18.9%
2062	15.1%	18.8%
2061	15%	18.6%
2060	15%	18.5%
2059	14.9%	18.3%
2058	14.8%	18.1%
2057	14.6%	17.9%
2056	14.4%	17.7%
2055	14.2%	17.5%
2054	13.8%	17.2%
2053	13.5%	17%
2052	13.1%	16.7%
2051	12.7%	16.4%
2050	12.4%	16.2%
2049	12.1%	16%
2048	11.9%	15.8%
2047	11.6%	15.5%
2046	11.4%	15.3%
2045	11.1%	15.1%
2044	10.9%	14.9%
2043	10.6%	14.8%
2042	10.4%	14.6%
2041	10.1%	14.4%
2040	9.83%	14.2%
2039	9.55%	14%
2038	9.27%	13.8%
2037	8.99%	13.5%
2036	8.7%	13.3%
2035	8.41%	13%
2034	8.12%	12.7%
2033	7.82%	12.4%
2032	7.52%	12.2%
2031	7.2%	11.9%
2030	6.88%	11.6%
2029	6.55%	11.3%
2028	6.22%	11%
2027	5.9%	10.7%
2026	5.58%	10.5%
2025	5.28%	10.3%
2024	5.14%	10.2%
2023	4.86%	9.98%
2022	4.62%	9.74%
2021	4.43%	9.53%
2020	4.31%	9.33%
2019	4.17%	9.1%
2018	4.05%	8.88%
2017	3.95%	8.65%
2016	3.89%	8.45%
2015	3.84%	8.26%
2014	3.81%	8.08%
2013	3.79%	7.92%
2012	3.79%	7.78%
2011	3.8%	7.66%
2010	3.8%	7.58%
2009	3.79%	7.52%
2008	3.76%	7.47%
2007	3.71%	7.41%
2006	3.66%	7.34%
2005	3.6%	7.26%
2004	3.55%	7.18%
2003	3.51%	7.1%
2002	3.48%	7.01%
2001	3.45%	6.92%
2000	3.43%	6.84%
1999	3.42%	6.76%
1998	3.44%	6.68%
1997	3.46%	6.61%
1996	3.48%	6.53%
1995	3.5%	6.45%
1994	3.54%	6.37%
1993	3.59%	6.29%
1992	3.66%	6.21%
1991	3.75%	6.14%
1990	3.83%	6.07%
1989	3.92%	6.01%
1988	4.03%	5.95%
1987	4.14%	5.91%
1986	4.25%	5.86%
1985	4.34%	5.82%
1984	4.43%	5.8%
1983	4.53%	5.79%
1982	4.62%	5.8%
1981	4.71%	5.81%
1980	4.79%	5.81%
1979	4.86%	5.77%
1978	4.95%	5.71%
1977	5.06%	5.65%
1976	5.16%	5.59%
1975	5.27%	5.53%
1974	5.37%	5.47%
1973	5.48%	5.42%
1972	5.59%	5.37%
1971	5.69%	5.32%
1970	5.78%	5.28%
1969	5.85%	5.24%
1968	5.89%	5.2%
1967	5.92%	5.16%
1966	5.98%	5.12%
1965	6.06%	5.08%
1964	6.16%	5.04%
1963	6.27%	5.02%
1962	6.2%	5.01%
1961	5.94%	4.99%
1960	5.69%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Mongolia increased from 3.55% to 5.14% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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