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

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The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,568,978 in 2025 vs 29,618,118 people in Nepal in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,630,744 people compared to 29,619,950 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 8.16 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.71% per year vs +0.62% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.57M people to 3.63M (41.4% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.5% growth).

Mongolia vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mongolia Nepal
2100 5,630,532 31,916,191
2099 5,624,298 32,104,658
2098 5,616,442 32,291,766
2097 5,607,739 32,478,376
2096 5,598,366 32,662,029
2095 5,587,141 32,842,809
2094 5,575,743 33,023,754
2093 5,563,600 33,200,660
2092 5,550,506 33,375,774
2091 5,537,031 33,547,026
2090 5,522,419 33,714,253
2089 5,507,083 33,878,299
2088 5,491,226 34,037,329
2087 5,475,425 34,190,255
2086 5,459,661 34,337,807
2085 5,442,388 34,483,366
2084 5,424,928 34,620,498
2083 5,406,747 34,750,155
2082 5,388,623 34,872,031
2081 5,369,593 34,987,218
2080 5,349,817 35,095,973
2079 5,329,240 35,198,820
2078 5,307,283 35,292,530
2077 5,286,383 35,377,971
2076 5,264,220 35,456,092
2075 5,241,700 35,525,668
2074 5,218,897 35,588,497
2073 5,195,622 35,642,802
2072 5,172,532 35,686,332
2071 5,149,066 35,725,442
2070 5,124,853 35,755,056
2069 5,101,195 35,774,677
2068 5,077,035 35,785,895
2067 5,052,818 35,789,572
2066 5,027,552 35,785,710
2065 5,002,655 35,774,308
2064 4,978,185 35,753,136
2063 4,953,806 35,725,408
2062 4,929,364 35,685,285
2061 4,904,690 35,638,790
2060 4,878,877 35,583,129
2059 4,852,963 35,518,416
2058 4,826,761 35,442,760
2057 4,799,120 35,360,939
2056 4,771,151 35,268,910
2055 4,742,184 35,170,656
2054 4,711,735 35,065,508
2053 4,679,745 34,951,722
2052 4,646,658 34,831,085
2051 4,612,090 34,699,347
2050 4,576,701 34,561,226
2049 4,539,215 34,415,794
2048 4,500,638 34,265,080
2047 4,460,511 34,106,257
2046 4,419,188 33,936,663
2045 4,376,222 33,762,505
2044 4,333,010 33,581,319
2043 4,289,776 33,394,849
2042 4,245,757 33,200,691
2041 4,201,838 33,001,382
2040 4,158,320 32,795,384
2039 4,115,023 32,583,834
2038 4,072,646 32,363,750
2037 4,030,644 32,138,947
2036 3,989,867 31,906,773
2035 3,950,239 31,667,683
2034 3,911,316 31,421,060
2033 3,873,353 31,165,782
2032 3,836,311 30,904,004
2031 3,800,027 30,636,967
2030 3,763,374 30,362,343
2029 3,726,490 30,081,388
2028 3,688,767 29,793,481
2027 3,650,012 29,640,694
2026 3,610,395 29,598,041
2025 3,568,978 29,618,118
2024 3,524,788 29,651,054
2023 3,481,145 29,694,614
2022 3,433,748 29,715,436
2021 3,383,741 29,475,010
2020 3,327,204 28,966,574
2019 3,267,673 28,414,064
2018 3,208,189 28,079,689
2017 3,148,917 28,011,258
2016 3,088,856 27,955,462
2015 3,026,864 27,823,629
2014 2,963,113 27,672,370
2013 2,899,011 27,589,996
2012 2,839,705 27,534,915
2011 2,786,317 27,464,494
2010 2,738,622 27,341,952
2009 2,691,115 27,173,035
2008 2,643,201 26,990,037
2007 2,601,850 26,788,492
2006 2,567,168 26,565,425
2005 2,536,407 26,309,458
2004 2,508,412 26,016,656
2003 2,480,374 25,688,758
2002 2,449,027 25,328,981
2001 2,417,751 24,946,748
2000 2,388,299 24,546,509
1999 2,356,813 24,125,199
1998 2,323,809 23,680,357
1997 2,291,750 23,219,463
1996 2,259,507 22,741,862
1995 2,224,945 22,245,439
1994 2,189,395 21,717,479
1993 2,165,130 21,180,159
1992 2,167,790 20,609,707
1991 2,165,342 20,036,500
1990 2,098,710 19,524,573
1989 2,124,185 19,057,807
1988 2,076,322 18,638,661
1987 2,022,800 18,250,505
1986 1,970,965 17,868,124
1985 1,921,514 17,477,692
1984 1,874,349 17,085,242
1983 1,829,092 16,689,119
1982 1,785,364 16,297,987
1981 1,742,857 15,922,423
1980 1,701,335 15,553,105
1979 1,660,659 15,190,590
1978 1,619,468 14,839,695
1977 1,576,245 14,499,175
1976 1,531,945 14,177,649
1975 1,488,296 13,870,695
1974 1,446,050 13,568,435
1973 1,405,502 13,275,239
1972 1,366,821 12,989,099
1971 1,330,071 12,710,061
1970 1,295,272 12,436,190
1969 1,262,284 12,167,036
1968 1,229,930 11,906,266
1967 1,196,996 11,652,716
1966 1,163,754 11,408,710
1965 1,131,177 11,173,411
1964 1,100,234 10,946,392
1963 1,071,362 10,729,818
1962 1,041,444 10,521,116
1961 1,009,284 10,318,396
1960 977,595 10,123,658

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mongolia increased by 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mongolia gained 541,888 people (a 17.5% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,664,488 people (a 5.95% growth).

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

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mongolia's population will grow by 26.1% to 4,576,701 people with a rank change from 132nd to 130th. The population of Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,561,226 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mongolia Nepal
2100 0.11% -0.59%
2099 0.14% -0.58%
2098 0.16% -0.57%
2097 0.17% -0.56%
2096 0.2% -0.55%
2095 0.2% -0.55%
2094 0.22% -0.53%
2093 0.24% -0.52%
2092 0.24% -0.51%
2091 0.26% -0.5%
2090 0.28% -0.48%
2089 0.29% -0.47%
2088 0.29% -0.45%
2087 0.29% -0.43%
2086 0.32% -0.42%
2085 0.32% -0.4%
2084 0.34% -0.37%
2083 0.34% -0.35%
2082 0.35% -0.33%
2081 0.37% -0.31%
2080 0.39% -0.29%
2079 0.41% -0.27%
2078 0.4% -0.24%
2077 0.42% -0.22%
2076 0.43% -0.2%
2075 0.44% -0.18%
2074 0.45% -0.15%
2073 0.45% -0.12%
2072 0.46% -0.11%
2071 0.47% -0.08%
2070 0.46% -0.05%
2069 0.48% -0.03%
2068 0.48% -0.01%
2067 0.5% 0.01%
2066 0.5% 0.03%
2065 0.49% 0.06%
2064 0.49% 0.08%
2063 0.5% 0.11%
2062 0.5% 0.13%
2061 0.53% 0.16%
2060 0.53% 0.18%
2059 0.54% 0.21%
2058 0.58% 0.23%
2057 0.59% 0.26%
2056 0.61% 0.28%
2055 0.65% 0.3%
2054 0.68% 0.33%
2053 0.71% 0.35%
2052 0.75% 0.38%
2051 0.77% 0.4%
2050 0.83% 0.42%
2049 0.86% 0.44%
2048 0.9% 0.47%
2047 0.94% 0.5%
2046 0.98% 0.52%
2045 1% 0.54%
2044 1.01% 0.56%
2043 1.04% 0.58%
2042 1.05% 0.6%
2041 1.05% 0.63%
2040 1.05% 0.65%
2039 1.04% 0.68%
2038 1.04% 0.7%
2037 1.02% 0.73%
2036 1% 0.75%
2035 1% 0.78%
2034 0.98% 0.82%
2033 0.97% 0.85%
2032 0.95% 0.87%
2031 0.97% 0.9%
2030 0.99% 0.93%
2029 1.02% 0.97%
2028 1.06% 0.52%
2027 1.1% 0.14%
2026 1.16% -0.07%
2025 1.25% -0.11%
2024 1.25% -0.15%
2023 1.38% -0.07%
2022 1.48% 0.82%
2021 1.7% 1.76%
2020 1.82% 1.94%
2019 1.85% 1.19%
2018 1.88% 0.24%
2017 1.94% 0.2%
2016 2.05% 0.47%
2015 2.15% 0.55%
2014 2.21% 0.3%
2013 2.09% 0.2%
2012 1.92% 0.26%
2011 1.74% 0.45%
2010 1.77% 0.62%
2009 1.81% 0.68%
2008 1.59% 0.75%
2007 1.35% 0.84%
2006 1.21% 0.97%
2005 1.12% 1.13%
2004 1.13% 1.28%
2003 1.28% 1.42%
2002 1.29% 1.53%
2001 1.23% 1.63%
2000 1.34% 1.75%
1999 1.42% 1.88%
1998 1.4% 1.98%
1997 1.43% 2.1%
1996 1.55% 2.23%
1995 1.62% 2.43%
1994 1.12% 2.54%
1993 -0.12% 2.77%
1992 0.11% 2.86%
1991 3.17% 2.62%
1990 -1.2% 2.45%
1989 2.31% 2.25%
1988 2.65% 2.13%
1987 2.63% 2.14%
1986 2.57% 2.23%
1985 2.52% 2.3%
1984 2.47% 2.37%
1983 2.45% 2.4%
1982 2.44% 2.36%
1981 2.44% 2.37%
1980 2.45% 2.39%
1979 2.54% 2.36%
1978 2.74% 2.35%
1977 2.89% 2.27%
1976 2.93% 2.21%
1975 2.92% 2.23%
1974 2.88% 2.21%
1973 2.83% 2.2%
1972 2.76% 2.2%
1971 2.69% 2.2%
1970 2.61% 2.21%
1969 2.63% 2.19%
1968 2.75% 2.18%
1967 2.86% 2.14%
1966 2.88% 2.11%
1965 2.81% 2.07%
1964 2.69% 2.02%
1963 2.87% 1.98%
1962 3.19% 1.96%
1961 3.24% 1.92%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Mongolia grew by 1.25%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Mongolia Nepal
Current population
3630744
29619950
Population rank 132/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.36%
One net population change
11.9 minutes
16 minutes
One birth every
8.82 minutes
56.1 seconds
One death every
27.1 minutes
2.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +121 -90
Annual growth/decline +44,190 -32,936
Annual growth/decline rate +1.25% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 81/197 167/197
One migration net change every
4.63 days
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change +79 -364,699
Net migration rank 74/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 22,589 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 169/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 171/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mongolia
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mongolia Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 79 - -364,699
2024 40,182 83 355,516 -401,282
2023 46,995 0 368,450 -409,782
2022 47,730 0 379,021 -379,321
2021 52,109 0 351,165 130,001
2020 60,888 0 373,553 162,139
2019 61,433 8,660 387,113 182,203
2018 60,635 7,811 394,576 -295,151
2017 57,940 6,831 406,219 -368,787
2016 62,086 5,633 415,921 -341,748
2015 64,473 4,307 410,565 -221,062
2014 66,078 2,921 423,166 -310,156
2013 62,618 1,505 424,804 -373,064
2012 55,942 351 430,151 -371,707
2011 50,711 -505 429,957 -347,552
2010 44,914 -6,444 432,631 -269,963
2009 48,876 -15,007 441,290 -266,144
2008 45,843 -17,277 452,353 -261,540
2007 39,636 -15,220 464,780 -252,526
2006 33,609 -11,934 475,335 -241,455
2005 29,290 -8,924 489,093 -211,024
2004 28,418 -8,148 504,853 -197,336
2003 28,827 -7,986 516,575 -168,314
2002 30,439 -8,934 525,045 -153,730
2001 32,052 -10,244 542,118 -148,973
2000 32,753 -11,241 554,506 -147,193
1999 32,283 -13,481 557,847 -122,551
1998 31,757 -10,315 562,787 -108,400
1997 32,403 -9,132 565,882 -98,454
1996 33,741 -8,626 580,099 -92,307
1995 34,473 -7,346 591,283 -86,232
1994 34,711 -5,449 578,293 -27,415
1993 36,924 -5,429 561,549 -37,782
1992 42,437 -8,404 533,029 84,113
1991 47,884 -11,427 512,233 17,056
1990 49,443 -11,881 495,202 -640
1989 51,420 -9,757 478,771 -39,808
1988 51,588 2,459 463,581 -64,246
1987 51,140 1,855 449,400 -72,437
1986 50,329 354 434,802 -47,017
1985 49,944 -1,719 423,240 -30,154
1984 48,562 -2,452 411,122 -19,300
1983 46,919 -2,522 399,103 1,304
1982 45,179 -2,132 385,741 -3,898
1981 43,588 -1,615 374,145 -4,855
1980 42,343 -1,268 364,254 5,084
1979 41,568 -1,296 355,597 88
1978 40,276 1,833 345,765 346
1977 38,995 5,354 332,843 2,108
1976 37,670 6,577 323,222 -15,119
1975 36,490 6,556 312,479 -6,686
1974 35,297 6,153 303,078 -4,361
1973 33,993 5,647 288,750 -1,076
1972 32,727 4,999 286,708 -2,107
1971 31,536 4,238 280,752 -7,284
1970 30,558 3,263 272,439 1,847
1969 29,781 2,366 264,560 -527
1968 29,017 3,535 258,259 -746
1967 28,178 5,139 249,240 347
1966 27,338 5,837 241,716 -3,306
1965 26,364 5,610 233,726 -1,551
1964 25,317 4,599 227,948 -6,087
1963 24,142 3,687 219,586 -8,303
1962 22,960 9,049 215,368 -9,249
1961 21,873 10,440 209,917 -10,601
1960 20,726 10,334 203,374 -13,223

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 94.3% of the population change in Mongolia is from natural causes (a gain of 554,471 people) and 5.67% is from migration (a gain of 33,325 people). In Nepal 66.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,842,099 people) and 33.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,942,790 people).

As of 2024, 22,589 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Mongolia, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

Biggest cities by population

Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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