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Population in Mongolia compared to Mozambique: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,524,788 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,620,317 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 10.2 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.79% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.57M people to 3.62M (41% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Mongolia vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mongolia Mozambique
2100 5,629,299 105,684,658
2099 5,623,066 105,291,198
2098 5,615,212 104,859,475
2097 5,606,511 104,428,679
2096 5,597,140 103,962,668
2095 5,585,917 103,480,514
2094 5,574,522 102,989,197
2093 5,562,381 102,464,565
2092 5,549,290 101,929,545
2091 5,535,819 101,410,418
2090 5,521,210 100,829,728
2089 5,505,877 100,211,758
2088 5,490,024 99,594,130
2087 5,474,226 98,943,096
2086 5,458,465 98,288,529
2085 5,441,196 97,609,760
2084 5,423,740 96,926,143
2083 5,405,563 96,193,441
2082 5,387,443 95,449,095
2081 5,368,417 94,708,064
2080 5,348,645 93,957,824
2079 5,328,073 93,171,561
2078 5,306,120 92,350,666
2077 5,285,225 91,530,198
2076 5,263,067 90,699,125
2075 5,240,553 89,848,943
2074 5,217,755 88,999,187
2073 5,194,484 88,113,398
2072 5,171,399 87,210,961
2071 5,147,939 86,283,286
2070 5,123,730 85,349,704
2069 5,100,078 84,361,565
2068 5,075,923 83,400,997
2067 5,051,712 82,437,397
2066 5,026,451 81,437,030
2065 5,001,559 80,446,244
2064 4,977,095 79,433,801
2063 4,952,721 78,430,632
2062 4,928,284 77,376,597
2061 4,903,616 76,274,806
2060 4,877,808 75,197,384
2059 4,851,900 74,082,771
2058 4,825,704 72,958,774
2057 4,798,069 71,828,186
2056 4,770,106 70,677,889
2055 4,741,145 69,542,373
2054 4,710,703 68,419,331
2053 4,678,720 67,306,817
2052 4,645,641 66,163,407
2051 4,611,080 65,032,770
2050 4,575,698 63,898,302
2049 4,538,221 62,731,532
2048 4,499,652 61,579,833
2047 4,459,534 60,424,101
2046 4,418,220 59,273,421
2045 4,375,263 58,132,244
2044 4,332,061 56,969,604
2043 4,288,836 55,814,906
2042 4,244,827 54,633,120
2041 4,200,917 53,476,191
2040 4,157,409 52,305,805
2039 4,114,122 51,136,087
2038 4,071,754 49,973,820
2037 4,029,761 48,827,661
2036 3,988,994 47,668,628
2035 3,949,374 46,520,419
2034 3,910,459 45,358,645
2033 3,872,505 44,229,218
2032 3,835,471 43,102,655
2031 3,799,194 41,993,535
2030 3,762,550 40,901,742
2029 3,725,673 39,818,379
2028 3,687,959 38,748,841
2027 3,649,213 37,696,739
2026 3,609,604 36,660,958
2025 3,568,196 35,650,681
2024 3,524,788 34,631,766
2023 3,481,145 33,635,160
2022 3,433,748 32,656,246
2021 3,383,741 31,707,800
2020 3,327,204 30,783,688
2019 3,267,673 29,884,380
2018 3,208,189 29,018,644
2017 3,148,917 28,166,393
2016 3,088,856 27,337,105
2015 3,026,864 26,547,572
2014 2,963,113 25,788,475
2013 2,899,011 25,051,611
2012 2,839,705 24,337,846
2011 2,786,317 23,649,039
2010 2,738,622 22,999,235
2009 2,691,115 22,391,745
2008 2,643,201 21,819,036
2007 2,601,850 21,287,635
2006 2,567,168 20,787,087
2005 2,536,407 20,304,569
2004 2,508,412 19,840,313
2003 2,480,374 19,392,475
2002 2,449,027 18,958,338
2001 2,417,751 18,537,729
2000 2,388,299 18,129,653
1999 2,356,813 17,734,506
1998 2,323,809 17,340,464
1997 2,291,750 16,949,982
1996 2,259,507 16,492,480
1995 2,224,945 15,960,530
1994 2,189,395 15,033,853
1993 2,165,130 14,051,192
1992 2,167,790 13,613,316
1991 2,165,342 13,352,090
1990 2,098,710 13,094,537
1989 2,124,185 12,906,842
1988 2,076,322 12,800,558
1987 2,022,800 12,822,574
1986 1,970,965 12,770,578
1985 1,921,514 12,548,949
1984 1,874,349 12,315,954
1983 1,829,092 12,073,822
1982 1,785,364 11,824,370
1981 1,742,857 11,568,127
1980 1,701,335 11,336,221
1979 1,660,659 11,028,809
1978 1,619,468 10,618,250
1977 1,576,245 10,224,975
1976 1,531,945 9,867,209
1975 1,488,296 9,540,817
1974 1,446,050 9,236,093
1973 1,405,502 8,954,242
1972 1,366,821 8,692,935
1971 1,330,071 8,456,317
1970 1,295,272 8,250,506
1969 1,262,284 8,066,951
1968 1,229,930 7,892,613
1967 1,196,996 7,724,550
1966 1,163,754 7,562,990
1965 1,131,177 7,406,421
1964 1,100,234 7,255,061
1963 1,071,362 7,109,828
1962 1,041,444 6,969,364
1961 1,009,284 6,834,936
1960 977,595 6,713,695

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

GeoRank.org/population/mongolia/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mongolia increased by 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mongolia gained 531,461 people (a 17.2% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Mongolia was ranked 137th most populous country in 2006 and is 132nd in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mongolia's population will grow by 26.4% to 4,575,698 people with a rank change from 132nd to 130th. The population of Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mongolia Mozambique
2100 0.11% 0.37%
2099 0.14% 0.41%
2098 0.16% 0.41%
2097 0.17% 0.45%
2096 0.2% 0.47%
2095 0.2% 0.48%
2094 0.22% 0.51%
2093 0.24% 0.52%
2092 0.24% 0.51%
2091 0.26% 0.58%
2090 0.28% 0.62%
2089 0.29% 0.62%
2088 0.29% 0.66%
2087 0.29% 0.67%
2086 0.32% 0.7%
2085 0.32% 0.71%
2084 0.34% 0.76%
2083 0.34% 0.78%
2082 0.35% 0.78%
2081 0.37% 0.8%
2080 0.39% 0.84%
2079 0.41% 0.89%
2078 0.4% 0.9%
2077 0.42% 0.92%
2076 0.43% 0.95%
2075 0.44% 0.95%
2074 0.45% 1.01%
2073 0.45% 1.03%
2072 0.46% 1.08%
2071 0.47% 1.09%
2070 0.46% 1.17%
2069 0.48% 1.15%
2068 0.48% 1.17%
2067 0.5% 1.23%
2066 0.5% 1.23%
2065 0.49% 1.27%
2064 0.49% 1.28%
2063 0.5% 1.36%
2062 0.5% 1.44%
2061 0.53% 1.43%
2060 0.53% 1.5%
2059 0.54% 1.54%
2058 0.58% 1.57%
2057 0.59% 1.63%
2056 0.61% 1.63%
2055 0.65% 1.64%
2054 0.68% 1.65%
2053 0.71% 1.73%
2052 0.75% 1.74%
2051 0.77% 1.78%
2050 0.83% 1.86%
2049 0.86% 1.87%
2048 0.9% 1.91%
2047 0.94% 1.94%
2046 0.98% 1.96%
2045 1% 2.04%
2044 1.01% 2.07%
2043 1.04% 2.16%
2042 1.05% 2.16%
2041 1.05% 2.24%
2040 1.05% 2.29%
2039 1.04% 2.33%
2038 1.04% 2.35%
2037 1.02% 2.43%
2036 1% 2.47%
2035 1% 2.56%
2034 0.98% 2.55%
2033 0.97% 2.61%
2032 0.95% 2.64%
2031 0.97% 2.67%
2030 0.99% 2.72%
2029 1.02% 2.76%
2028 1.06% 2.79%
2027 1.1% 2.83%
2026 1.16% 2.83%
2025 1.23% 2.94%
2024 1.25% 2.96%
2023 1.38% 3%
2022 1.48% 2.99%
2021 1.7% 3%
2020 1.82% 3.01%
2019 1.85% 2.98%
2018 1.88% 3.03%
2017 1.94% 3.03%
2016 2.05% 2.97%
2015 2.15% 2.94%
2014 2.21% 2.94%
2013 2.09% 2.93%
2012 1.92% 2.91%
2011 1.74% 2.83%
2010 1.77% 2.71%
2009 1.81% 2.62%
2008 1.59% 2.5%
2007 1.35% 2.41%
2006 1.21% 2.38%
2005 1.12% 2.34%
2004 1.13% 2.31%
2003 1.28% 2.29%
2002 1.29% 2.27%
2001 1.23% 2.25%
2000 1.34% 2.23%
1999 1.42% 2.27%
1998 1.4% 2.3%
1997 1.43% 2.77%
1996 1.55% 3.33%
1995 1.62% 6.16%
1994 1.12% 6.99%
1993 -0.12% 3.22%
1992 0.11% 1.96%
1991 3.17% 1.97%
1990 -1.2% 1.45%
1989 2.31% 0.83%
1988 2.65% -0.17%
1987 2.63% 0.41%
1986 2.57% 1.77%
1985 2.52% 1.89%
1984 2.47% 2.01%
1983 2.45% 2.11%
1982 2.44% 2.22%
1981 2.44% 2.05%
1980 2.45% 2.79%
1979 2.54% 3.87%
1978 2.74% 3.85%
1977 2.89% 3.63%
1976 2.93% 3.42%
1975 2.92% 3.3%
1974 2.88% 3.15%
1973 2.83% 3.01%
1972 2.76% 2.8%
1971 2.69% 2.49%
1970 2.61% 2.28%
1969 2.63% 2.21%
1968 2.75% 2.18%
1967 2.86% 2.14%
1966 2.88% 2.11%
1965 2.81% 2.09%
1964 2.69% 2.04%
1963 2.87% 2.02%
1962 3.19% 1.97%
1961 3.24% 1.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mongolia/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mongolia grew by 1.25%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Mongolia Mozambique
Current population
3620317
36941128
Population rank 132/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.45%
One net population change
12 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
7.95 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
27.5 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +120 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +43,643 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +1.25% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 86/197 16/197
One migration net change every
4.63 days
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +79 -65,573
Net migration rank 74/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 22,589 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 169/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 171/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mongolia
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mongolia Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 79 - -65,573
2024 - 83 - -38,940
2023 46,995 0 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 47,730 0 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 52,109 0 951,234 -23,103
2020 60,888 0 945,952 -25,864
2019 61,433 8,660 927,581 -49,080
2018 60,635 7,811 903,176 -50,224
2017 57,940 6,831 876,594 -25,043
2016 62,086 5,633 850,430 -43,398
2015 64,473 4,307 824,435 -52,374
2014 66,078 2,921 799,778 -53,625
2013 62,618 1,505 784,641 -57,067
2012 55,942 351 763,088 -63,131
2011 50,711 -505 741,303 -63,638
2010 44,914 -6,444 719,025 -97,079
2009 48,876 -15,007 693,673 -100,625
2008 45,843 -17,277 654,920 -102,534
2007 39,636 -15,220 610,913 -100,490
2006 33,609 -11,934 586,009 -95,333
2005 29,290 -8,924 570,132 -95,770
2004 28,418 -8,148 554,973 -100,824
2003 28,827 -7,986 540,992 -99,484
2002 30,439 -8,934 529,867 -103,102
2001 32,052 -10,244 519,594 -105,130
2000 32,753 -11,241 506,162 -104,476
1999 32,283 -13,481 491,814 -103,223
1998 31,757 -10,315 474,453 -74,952
1997 32,403 -9,132 461,209 -79,732
1996 33,741 -8,626 442,559 90,975
1995 34,473 -7,346 421,630 108,751
1994 34,711 -5,449 384,821 938,163
1993 36,924 -5,429 369,518 272,829
1992 42,437 -8,404 362,373 -128,960
1991 47,884 -11,427 357,676 -68,644
1990 49,443 -11,881 353,290 -127,215
1989 51,420 -9,757 348,833 -199,509
1988 51,588 2,459 349,480 -286,247
1987 51,140 1,855 334,438 -441,710
1986 50,329 354 332,609 -121,350
1985 49,944 -1,719 307,625 -75,642
1984 48,562 -2,452 304,524 -70,532
1983 46,919 -2,522 324,158 -73,899
1982 45,179 -2,132 321,493 -72,852
1981 43,588 -1,615 322,207 -58,347
1980 42,343 -1,268 349,586 -149,650
1979 41,568 -1,296 331,162 83,699
1978 40,276 1,833 310,403 95,859
1977 38,995 5,354 289,193 91,082
1976 37,670 6,577 273,924 61,326
1975 36,490 6,556 257,984 59,562
1974 35,297 6,153 240,665 51,238
1973 33,993 5,647 226,847 44,951
1972 32,727 4,999 215,793 35,023
1971 31,536 4,238 211,137 11,297
1970 30,558 3,263 207,385 -18,197
1969 29,781 2,366 202,174 -24,251
1968 29,017 3,535 197,623 -26,872
1967 28,178 5,139 193,044 -27,672
1966 27,338 5,837 189,218 -31,462
1965 26,364 5,610 185,931 -30,538
1964 25,317 4,599 182,334 -35,005
1963 24,142 3,687 180,867 -37,738
1962 22,960 9,049 176,297 -38,504
1961 21,873 10,440 171,236 -40,181
1960 20,726 10,334 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/mongolia/mozambique | CC BY

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). In Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 22,589 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Mongolia, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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