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Population density: Mongolia vs Ukraine compared

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Mongolia has a population density of 6 people per square mile compared to 179.4 people in Ukraine. Mongolia has 4,776,459 sq ft of land per person vs 171,593 sq ft in Ukraine. Mongolia and Ukraine rank 197th and 122nd 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 0.47% of the population and 0.39% of the land area for Ukraine, making the population density in Mongolia 96.7% lower than in Ukraine.

Population density by year

Mongolia
Ukraine

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Mongolia Ukraine
2026 6 179.4
2025 5.93 173
2024 5.86 169.2
2023 5.79 168.7
2022 5.71 183.5
2021 5.63 198
2020 5.53 199.7
2019 5.43 201
2018 5.34 202.1
2017 5.24 203.1
2016 5.14 204
2015 5.03 204.7
2014 4.93 205.5
2013 4.82 206.2
2012 4.72 206.6
2011 4.63 207
2010 4.55 207.7
2009 4.48 208.4
2008 4.4 209.3
2007 4.33 210.4
2006 4.27 211.4
2005 4.23 212.7
2004 4.18 214.5
2003 4.13 216
2002 4.1 217.6
2001 4.05 219.5
2000 4 221.5
1999 3.94 223.4
1998 3.89 225.2
1997 3.84 227
1996 3.78 229
1995 3.72 231
1994 3.66 232.8
1993 3.62 234
1992 3.63 233.9
1991 3.62 -
1990 3.51 -
1989 3.56 -
1988 3.48 -
1987 3.39 -
1986 3.3 -
1985 3.22 -
1984 3.14 -
1983 3.06 -
1982 2.99 -
1981 2.92 -
1980 2.85 -
1979 2.78 -
1978 2.71 -
1977 2.64 -
1976 2.56 -
1975 2.49 -
1974 2.42 -
1973 2.35 -
1972 2.29 -
1971 2.23 -
1970 2.17 -
1969 2.11 -
1968 2.06 -
1967 2 -
1966 1.95 -
1965 1.89 -
1964 1.84 -
1963 1.79 -
1962 1.74 -
1961 1.69 -

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 15.1% decline in Ukraine.

In 2006, Mongolia ranked 194th by population density and is 197th now. Ukraine was 91st in 2006 and ranks 122nd out of 197 currently.

Share of urban population by year

Mongolia
Ukraine
1x
Year Urban population
Mongolia Ukraine
2024 71% 69.5%
2023 70.4% 69.5%
2022 69.8% 69.4%
2021 69.2% 69.4%
2020 68.1% 69.4%
2019 67.8% 69.4%
2018 67.9% 69.3%
2017 67.9% 69.3%
2016 68% 69.2%
2015 68% 69.2%
2014 68% 69.1%
2013 68% 68.9%
2012 68% 68.8%
2011 67.9% 68.7%
2010 67.8% 68.6%
2009 67.4% 68.5%
2008 66.5% 68.4%
2007 65.3% 68.2%
2006 63.8% 68%
2005 62.3% 67.8%
2004 60.8% 67.6%
2003 59.4% 67.4%
2002 58.1% 67.3%
2001 57.2% 67.3%
2000 56.7% 67.4%
1999 56.6% 67.5%
1998 56.7% 67.6%
1997 56.7% 67.6%
1996 56.7% 67.7%
1995 56.8% 67.8%
1994 56.8% 67.9%
1993 56.9% 67.9%
1992 56.9% 67.9%
1991 57% 67.7%
1990 57% 67.4%
1989 57% 67.1%
1988 57% 66.6%
1987 56.8% 66.1%
1986 56.4% 65.5%
1985 55.9% 65%
1984 55.3% 64.4%
1983 54.6% 63.8%
1982 53.8% 63.2%
1981 53% 62.7%
1980 52.3% 62.2%
1979 51.6% 61.6%
1978 50.9% 61%
1977 50.2% 60.2%
1976 49.5% 59.6%
1975 48.7% 58.8%
1974 48% 58.1%
1973 47.2% 57.4%
1972 46.4% 56.6%
1971 45.7% 55.7%
1970 45% 54.9%
1969 44.3% 54.1%
1968 43.7% 53.3%
1967 43.2% 52.4%
1966 42.8% 51.7%
1965 42.3% 50.9%
1964 41.8% 50.1%
1963 41.2% 49.4%
1962 40.3% 48.8%
1961 38.8% 48.2%
1960 36.9% 47.4%

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 67.6% to 69.5% in Ukraine.

Densely populated cities

Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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 (2015–2024, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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