The current population of Mongolia is 3,599,274 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 3,524,788 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 2.54M people to 3.6M (41.9% growth in 20 years).
- Mongolia is ranked 132/197 by population and was ranked 137th in 2005.
- Mongolia accounts for 0.04% of the world's population.
- For the last 20 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of 2.1% per year.
- Mongolia is projected to reach 5.6M people in 2100.
Mongolia population clock
Mongolia
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
3599274
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 132/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | N/A |
| One net population change |
12 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
7.95 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
27.5 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +120 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +43,643 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.25% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 88/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
4.4 days
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +83 | N/A |
Mongolia population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 977,595 | - |
| 1961 | 1,009,284 | 3.24% |
| 1962 | 1,041,444 | 3.19% |
| 1963 | 1,071,362 | 2.87% |
| 1964 | 1,100,234 | 2.69% |
| 1965 | 1,131,177 | 2.81% |
| 1966 | 1,163,754 | 2.88% |
| 1967 | 1,196,996 | 2.86% |
| 1968 | 1,229,930 | 2.75% |
| 1969 | 1,262,284 | 2.63% |
| 1970 | 1,295,272 | 2.61% |
| 1971 | 1,330,071 | 2.69% |
| 1972 | 1,366,821 | 2.76% |
| 1973 | 1,405,502 | 2.83% |
| 1974 | 1,446,050 | 2.88% |
| 1975 | 1,488,296 | 2.92% |
| 1976 | 1,531,945 | 2.93% |
| 1977 | 1,576,245 | 2.89% |
| 1978 | 1,619,468 | 2.74% |
| 1979 | 1,660,659 | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 1,701,335 | 2.45% |
| 1981 | 1,742,857 | 2.44% |
| 1982 | 1,785,364 | 2.44% |
| 1983 | 1,829,092 | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 1,874,349 | 2.47% |
| 1985 | 1,921,514 | 2.52% |
| 1986 | 1,970,965 | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 2,022,800 | 2.63% |
| 1988 | 2,076,322 | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 2,124,185 | 2.31% |
| 1990 | 2,098,710 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 2,165,342 | 3.17% |
| 1992 | 2,167,790 | 0.11% |
| 1993 | 2,165,130 | -0.12% |
| 1994 | 2,189,395 | 1.12% |
| 1995 | 2,224,945 | 1.62% |
| 1996 | 2,259,507 | 1.55% |
| 1997 | 2,291,750 | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 2,323,809 | 1.4% |
| 1999 | 2,356,813 | 1.42% |
| 2000 | 2,388,299 | 1.34% |
| 2001 | 2,417,751 | 1.23% |
| 2002 | 2,449,027 | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 2,480,374 | 1.28% |
| 2004 | 2,508,412 | 1.13% |
| 2005 | 2,536,407 | 1.12% |
| 2006 | 2,567,168 | 1.21% |
| 2007 | 2,601,850 | 1.35% |
| 2008 | 2,643,201 | 1.59% |
| 2009 | 2,691,115 | 1.81% |
| 2010 | 2,738,622 | 1.77% |
| 2011 | 2,786,317 | 1.74% |
| 2012 | 2,839,705 | 1.92% |
| 2013 | 2,899,011 | 2.09% |
| 2014 | 2,963,113 | 2.21% |
| 2015 | 3,026,864 | 2.15% |
| 2016 | 3,088,856 | 2.05% |
| 2017 | 3,148,917 | 1.94% |
| 2018 | 3,208,189 | 1.88% |
| 2019 | 3,267,673 | 1.85% |
| 2020 | 3,327,204 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | 3,383,741 | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 3,433,748 | 1.48% |
| 2023 | 3,481,145 | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 3,524,788 | 1.25% |
| 2025 | 3,566,934 | 1.2% |
| 2026 | 3,607,194 | 1.13% |
| 2027 | 3,646,133 | 1.08% |
| 2028 | 3,684,133 | 1.04% |
| 2029 | 3,721,196 | 1.01% |
| 2030 | 3,757,736 | 0.98% |
| 2031 | 3,793,979 | 0.96% |
| 2032 | 3,830,403 | 0.96% |
| 2033 | 3,867,674 | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 3,905,872 | 0.99% |
| 2035 | 3,944,896 | 1% |
| 2036 | 3,984,836 | 1.01% |
| 2037 | 4,025,966 | 1.03% |
| 2038 | 4,067,894 | 1.04% |
| 2039 | 4,110,455 | 1.05% |
| 2040 | 4,153,587 | 1.05% |
| 2041 | 4,197,027 | 1.05% |
| 2042 | 4,240,723 | 1.04% |
| 2043 | 4,284,073 | 1.02% |
| 2044 | 4,327,016 | 1% |
| 2045 | 4,369,833 | 0.99% |
| 2046 | 4,411,717 | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 4,452,180 | 0.92% |
| 2048 | 4,491,289 | 0.88% |
| 2049 | 4,529,071 | 0.84% |
| 2050 | 4,565,277 | 0.8% |
Mongolia has a population of 3.6M as of 2025, compared to 3.03M in 2015, 2.54M in 2005, and 2.22M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.89% 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 2045) Mongolia will have 4,369,833 people (21.4% growth) with a rank change from 132nd to 130th.
By the year 2100, Mongolia's population is projected to grow by 55.5% to 5.6M people.
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Mongolia population statistics
|
Mongolia
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.2 years | 73.5 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 | 5.86 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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