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Population density: Mongolia vs Poland compared

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Mongolia has a population density of 6 people per square mile compared to 303 people in Poland. Mongolia has 4,776,459 sq ft of land per person vs 92,061 sq ft in Poland. Mongolia and Poland rank 197th and 80th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Mongolia has 0.04% of the world's population and 1.05% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.45% of the population and 0.21% of the land area for Poland, making the population density in Mongolia 98% lower than in Poland.

Population density by year

Mongolia
Poland

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Mongolia Poland
2026 6 303
2025 5.93 306
2024 5.86 309
2023 5.79 310
2022 5.71 312
2021 5.63 313
2020 5.53 317
2019 5.43 321
2018 5.34 321
2017 5.24 321
2016 5.14 321
2015 5.03 321
2014 4.93 322
2013 4.82 322
2012 4.72 322
2011 4.63 322
2010 4.55 322
2009 4.48 323
2008 4.4 322
2007 4.33 322
2006 4.27 322
2005 4.23 323
2004 4.18 323
2003 4.13 323
2002 4.1 323
2001 4.05 323
2000 4 324
1999 3.94 327
1998 3.89 327
1997 3.84 327
1996 3.78 327
1995 3.72 326
1994 3.66 326
1993 3.62 325
1992 3.63 324
1991 3.62 323
1990 3.51 322
1989 3.56 321
1988 3.48 320
1987 3.39 319
1986 3.3 317
1985 3.22 315
1984 3.14 312
1983 3.06 309
1982 2.99 306
1981 2.92 304
1980 2.85 301
1979 2.78 298.1
1978 2.71 295.7
1977 2.64 293.3
1976 2.56 290.5
1975 2.49 287.6
1974 2.42 284.8
1973 2.35 282.1
1972 2.29 279.5
1971 2.23 277.2
1970 2.17 276.2
1969 2.11 275.2
1968 2.06 273.1
1967 2 270.5
1966 1.95 267.9
1965 1.89 265.9
1964 1.84 263.3
1963 1.79 259.7
1962 1.74 256.3
1961 1.69 253.4

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Mongolia increased by 40.5%, compared to a 6.1% decline in Poland.

In 2006, Mongolia ranked 194th by population density and is 197th now. Poland was 64th in 2006 and ranks 80th out of 197 currently.

Share of urban population by year

Mongolia
Poland
1x
Year Urban population
Mongolia Poland
2024 71% 60%
2023 70.4% 59.9%
2022 69.8% 59.8%
2021 69.2% 59.8%
2020 68.1% 59.9%
2019 67.8% 60%
2018 67.9% 60.1%
2017 67.9% 60.1%
2016 68% 60.2%
2015 68% 60.3%
2014 68% 60.4%
2013 68% 60.5%
2012 68% 60.6%
2011 67.9% 60.7%
2010 67.8% 60.8%
2009 67.4% 61%
2008 66.5% 61.1%
2007 65.3% 61.3%
2006 63.8% 61.4%
2005 62.3% 61.5%
2004 60.8% 61.7%
2003 59.4% 61.7%
2002 58.1% 61.8%
2001 57.2% 61.8%
2000 56.7% 61.7%
1999 56.6% 61.7%
1998 56.7% 61.7%
1997 56.7% 61.7%
1996 56.7% 61.6%
1995 56.8% 61.6%
1994 56.8% 61.5%
1993 56.9% 61.5%
1992 56.9% 61.4%
1991 57% 61.4%
1990 57% 61.3%
1989 57% 61.2%
1988 57% 61.1%
1987 56.8% 61%
1986 56.4% 60.7%
1985 55.9% 60.4%
1984 55.3% 60.1%
1983 54.6% 59.6%
1982 53.8% 59.2%
1981 53% 58.7%
1980 52.3% 58.2%
1979 51.6% 57.7%
1978 50.9% 57.2%
1977 50.2% 56.7%
1976 49.5% 56%
1975 48.7% 55.3%
1974 48% 54.6%
1973 47.2% 53.9%
1972 46.4% 53.2%
1971 45.7% 52.6%
1970 45% 52.1%
1969 44.3% 51.6%
1968 43.7% 51.2%
1967 43.2% 50.9%
1966 42.8% 50.6%
1965 42.3% 50.2%
1964 41.8% 49.9%
1963 41.2% 49.5%
1962 40.3% 49.1%
1961 38.8% 48.6%
1960 36.9% 48.1%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2004 to 2024, the share of urban population changed from 60.8% to 71% in Mongolia and from 61.7% to 60% in Poland.

Densely populated cities

Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2021–2024, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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