Mongolia Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Mongolia is 3,620,317 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 3,524,788 in 2024.

Mongolia is projected to reach 5.63M people in 2100.
Mongolia accounts for 0.04% of the world's population.
Mongolia is ranked 132/197 by population and was ranked 137th in 2006.
For the last 20 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of 2.05% per year.
Since 2006, population has increased from 2.57M people to 3.62M (41% growth in 20 years).

Mongolia population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	5,629,299	0.11%
2099	5,623,066	0.14%
2098	5,615,212	0.16%
2097	5,606,511	0.17%
2096	5,597,140	0.2%
2095	5,585,917	0.2%
2094	5,574,522	0.22%
2093	5,562,381	0.24%
2092	5,549,290	0.24%
2091	5,535,819	0.26%
2090	5,521,210	0.28%
2089	5,505,877	0.29%
2088	5,490,024	0.29%
2087	5,474,226	0.29%
2086	5,458,465	0.32%
2085	5,441,196	0.32%
2084	5,423,740	0.34%
2083	5,405,563	0.34%
2082	5,387,443	0.35%
2081	5,368,417	0.37%
2080	5,348,645	0.39%
2079	5,328,073	0.41%
2078	5,306,120	0.4%
2077	5,285,225	0.42%
2076	5,263,067	0.43%
2075	5,240,553	0.44%
2074	5,217,755	0.45%
2073	5,194,484	0.45%
2072	5,171,399	0.46%
2071	5,147,939	0.47%
2070	5,123,730	0.46%
2069	5,100,078	0.48%
2068	5,075,923	0.48%
2067	5,051,712	0.5%
2066	5,026,451	0.5%
2065	5,001,559	0.49%
2064	4,977,095	0.49%
2063	4,952,721	0.5%
2062	4,928,284	0.5%
2061	4,903,616	0.53%
2060	4,877,808	0.53%
2059	4,851,900	0.54%
2058	4,825,704	0.58%
2057	4,798,069	0.59%
2056	4,770,106	0.61%
2055	4,741,145	0.65%
2054	4,710,703	0.68%
2053	4,678,720	0.71%
2052	4,645,641	0.75%
2051	4,611,080	0.77%
2050	4,575,698	0.83%
2049	4,538,221	0.86%
2048	4,499,652	0.9%
2047	4,459,534	0.94%
2046	4,418,220	0.98%
2045	4,375,263	1%
2044	4,332,061	1.01%
2043	4,288,836	1.04%
2042	4,244,827	1.05%
2041	4,200,917	1.05%
2040	4,157,409	1.05%
2039	4,114,122	1.04%
2038	4,071,754	1.04%
2037	4,029,761	1.02%
2036	3,988,994	1%
2035	3,949,374	1%
2034	3,910,459	0.98%
2033	3,872,505	0.97%
2032	3,835,471	0.95%
2031	3,799,194	0.97%
2030	3,762,550	0.99%
2029	3,725,673	1.02%
2028	3,687,959	1.06%
2027	3,649,213	1.1%
2026	3,609,604	1.16%
2025	3,568,196	1.23%
2024	3,524,788	1.25%
2023	3,481,145	1.38%
2022	3,433,748	1.48%
2021	3,383,741	1.7%
2020	3,327,204	1.82%
2019	3,267,673	1.85%
2018	3,208,189	1.88%
2017	3,148,917	1.94%
2016	3,088,856	2.05%
2015	3,026,864	2.15%
2014	2,963,113	2.21%
2013	2,899,011	2.09%
2012	2,839,705	1.92%
2011	2,786,317	1.74%
2010	2,738,622	1.77%
2009	2,691,115	1.81%
2008	2,643,201	1.59%
2007	2,601,850	1.35%
2006	2,567,168	1.21%
2005	2,536,407	1.12%
2004	2,508,412	1.13%
2003	2,480,374	1.28%
2002	2,449,027	1.29%
2001	2,417,751	1.23%
2000	2,388,299	1.34%
1999	2,356,813	1.42%
1998	2,323,809	1.4%
1997	2,291,750	1.43%
1996	2,259,507	1.55%
1995	2,224,945	1.62%
1994	2,189,395	1.12%
1993	2,165,130	-0.12%
1992	2,167,790	0.11%
1991	2,165,342	3.17%
1990	2,098,710	-1.2%
1989	2,124,185	2.31%
1988	2,076,322	2.65%
1987	2,022,800	2.63%
1986	1,970,965	2.57%
1985	1,921,514	2.52%
1984	1,874,349	2.47%
1983	1,829,092	2.45%
1982	1,785,364	2.44%
1981	1,742,857	2.44%
1980	1,701,335	2.45%
1979	1,660,659	2.54%
1978	1,619,468	2.74%
1977	1,576,245	2.89%
1976	1,531,945	2.93%
1975	1,488,296	2.92%
1974	1,446,050	2.88%
1973	1,405,502	2.83%
1972	1,366,821	2.76%
1971	1,330,071	2.69%
1970	1,295,272	2.61%
1969	1,262,284	2.63%
1968	1,229,930	2.75%
1967	1,196,996	2.86%
1966	1,163,754	2.88%
1965	1,131,177	2.81%
1964	1,100,234	2.69%
1963	1,071,362	2.87%
1962	1,041,444	3.19%
1961	1,009,284	3.24%
1960	977,595	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Mongolia has a population of 3.62M as of 2026, compared to 3.09M in 2016, 2.57M in 2006, and 2.26M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.72% per year. Mongolia is ranked 68th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Mongolia will have 4,418,220 people (22% growth) with a rank change from 132nd to 130th.

By the year 2100, Mongolia's population is projected to grow by 55.5% from its current level to 5.63M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	79
2024	-	-	83
2023	46,995	46,995	0
2022	47,730	47,730	0
2021	52,109	52,109	0
2020	60,888	60,888	0
2019	70,093	61,433	8,660
2018	68,446	60,635	7,811
2017	64,771	57,940	6,831
2016	67,719	62,086	5,633
2015	68,780	64,473	4,307
2014	68,999	66,078	2,921
2013	64,123	62,618	1,505
2012	56,293	55,942	351
2011	50,206	50,711	-505
2010	38,470	44,914	-6,444
2009	33,869	48,876	-15,007
2008	28,566	45,843	-17,277
2007	24,416	39,636	-15,220
2006	21,675	33,609	-11,934
2005	20,366	29,290	-8,924
2004	20,270	28,418	-8,148
2003	20,841	28,827	-7,986
2002	21,505	30,439	-8,934
2001	21,808	32,052	-10,244
2000	21,512	32,753	-11,241
1999	18,802	32,283	-13,481
1998	21,442	31,757	-10,315
1997	23,271	32,403	-9,132
1996	25,115	33,741	-8,626
1995	27,127	34,473	-7,346
1994	29,262	34,711	-5,449
1993	31,495	36,924	-5,429
1992	34,033	42,437	-8,404
1991	36,457	47,884	-11,427
1990	37,562	49,443	-11,881
1989	41,663	51,420	-9,757
1988	54,047	51,588	2,459
1987	52,995	51,140	1,855
1986	50,683	50,329	354
1985	48,225	49,944	-1,719
1984	46,110	48,562	-2,452
1983	44,397	46,919	-2,522
1982	43,047	45,179	-2,132
1981	41,973	43,588	-1,615
1980	41,075	42,343	-1,268
1979	40,272	41,568	-1,296
1978	42,109	40,276	1,833
1977	44,349	38,995	5,354
1976	44,247	37,670	6,577
1975	43,046	36,490	6,556
1974	41,450	35,297	6,153
1973	39,640	33,993	5,647
1972	37,726	32,727	4,999
1971	35,774	31,536	4,238
1970	33,821	30,558	3,263
1969	32,147	29,781	2,366
1968	32,552	29,017	3,535
1967	33,317	28,178	5,139
1966	33,175	27,338	5,837
1965	31,974	26,364	5,610
1964	29,916	25,317	4,599
1963	27,829	24,142	3,687
1962	32,009	22,960	9,049
1961	32,313	21,873	10,440
1960	31,060	20,726	10,334

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 94.1% of the population change in Mongolia is from natural causes (a gain of 580,367 people) and 5.87% is from migration (a gain of 36,163 people).

As of 2024, 22,589 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Mongolia, compared to 16,062 and 0.6% in 2010.

Mongolia population clock

	Mongolia	Rank
Current population	3620317	132/197
Percent of world population	0.04%	132/197
One net population change	12 minutes	112/197
One birth every	7.95 minutes	121/196
One death every	27.5 minutes	140/196
Daily growth/decline	+120	112/197
Annual growth/decline	+43,643	112/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.25%	86/197
One migration net change every	4.63 days	74/196
Annual migration change	+79	74/196
Foreign-born residents	22,589	169/195
Foreign-born share of population	0.6%	171/195

Mongolia population statistics

	Mongolia	World
Life expectancy	72.5 years	73.8 years
Average age	29.6 years	33.8 years
Median age	27.8 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.9:50.1	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.7 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	6 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Mongolia.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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