The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,524,788 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,607,619 people compared to 242,485,845 in Nigeria.
Population statistics:
- Nigeria's population is 67.2 times bigger than Mongolia's.
- Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
- The countries together account for 2.97% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 2.93% for Nigeria.
- For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.79% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
- Since 2006, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.57M people to 3.61M (40.5% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 242M (62.7% growth).
- Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.6M people compared to the peak of 477M people in 2100 for Nigeria.
Mongolia vs Nigeria: live population counter
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| Current population |
3607619
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242485845
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| Population rank | 132/197 | 6/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 2.93% |
| One net population change |
12 minutes
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6.58 seconds
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| One birth every |
7.95 minutes
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4.2 seconds
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| One death every |
27.5 minutes
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11.8 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
4.4 days
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14.9 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +83 | -35,202 |
| Daily growth/decline | +120 | +13,141 |
| Annual growth/decline | +43,643 | +4,796,533 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.25% | +2.1% |
| Population growth rate rank | 87/197 | 48/197 |
Mongolia and Nigeria: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 977,595 | 45,053,782 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,009,284 | 45,989,310 | 3.24% | 2.08% |
| 1962 | 1,041,444 | 46,965,292 | 3.19% | 2.12% |
| 1963 | 1,071,362 | 47,973,575 | 2.87% | 2.15% |
| 1964 | 1,100,234 | 49,012,016 | 2.69% | 2.16% |
| 1965 | 1,131,177 | 50,086,764 | 2.81% | 2.19% |
| 1966 | 1,163,754 | 51,188,234 | 2.88% | 2.2% |
| 1967 | 1,196,996 | 52,293,065 | 2.86% | 2.16% |
| 1968 | 1,229,930 | 53,432,783 | 2.75% | 2.18% |
| 1969 | 1,262,284 | 54,631,914 | 2.63% | 2.24% |
| 1970 | 1,295,272 | 55,893,838 | 2.61% | 2.31% |
| 1971 | 1,330,071 | 57,214,684 | 2.69% | 2.36% |
| 1972 | 1,366,821 | 58,601,748 | 2.76% | 2.42% |
| 1973 | 1,405,502 | 60,082,139 | 2.83% | 2.53% |
| 1974 | 1,446,050 | 61,679,144 | 2.88% | 2.66% |
| 1975 | 1,488,296 | 63,410,815 | 2.92% | 2.81% |
| 1976 | 1,531,945 | 65,258,009 | 2.93% | 2.91% |
| 1977 | 1,576,245 | 67,234,590 | 2.89% | 3.03% |
| 1978 | 1,619,468 | 69,326,532 | 2.74% | 3.11% |
| 1979 | 1,660,659 | 71,498,242 | 2.54% | 3.13% |
| 1980 | 1,701,335 | 73,764,641 | 2.45% | 3.17% |
| 1981 | 1,742,857 | 76,068,103 | 2.44% | 3.12% |
| 1982 | 1,785,364 | 78,378,701 | 2.44% | 3.04% |
| 1983 | 1,829,092 | 80,438,260 | 2.45% | 2.63% |
| 1984 | 1,874,349 | 82,526,443 | 2.47% | 2.6% |
| 1985 | 1,921,514 | 84,897,973 | 2.52% | 2.87% |
| 1986 | 1,970,965 | 87,235,953 | 2.57% | 2.75% |
| 1987 | 2,022,800 | 89,591,716 | 2.63% | 2.7% |
| 1988 | 2,076,322 | 92,020,090 | 2.65% | 2.71% |
| 1989 | 2,124,185 | 94,531,014 | 2.31% | 2.73% |
| 1990 | 2,098,710 | 97,120,925 | -1.2% | 2.74% |
| 1991 | 2,165,342 | 99,720,162 | 3.17% | 2.68% |
| 1992 | 2,167,790 | 102,372,770 | 0.11% | 2.66% |
| 1993 | 2,165,130 | 105,122,069 | -0.12% | 2.69% |
| 1994 | 2,189,395 | 107,935,714 | 1.12% | 2.68% |
| 1995 | 2,224,945 | 110,819,428 | 1.62% | 2.67% |
| 1996 | 2,259,507 | 113,754,779 | 1.55% | 2.65% |
| 1997 | 2,291,750 | 116,754,792 | 1.43% | 2.64% |
| 1998 | 2,323,809 | 119,846,254 | 1.4% | 2.65% |
| 1999 | 2,356,813 | 123,047,320 | 1.42% | 2.67% |
| 2000 | 2,388,299 | 126,382,494 | 1.34% | 2.71% |
| 2001 | 2,417,751 | 129,862,595 | 1.23% | 2.75% |
| 2002 | 2,449,027 | 133,471,989 | 1.29% | 2.78% |
| 2003 | 2,480,374 | 137,202,644 | 1.28% | 2.8% |
| 2004 | 2,508,412 | 141,057,045 | 1.13% | 2.81% |
| 2005 | 2,536,407 | 145,017,253 | 1.12% | 2.81% |
| 2006 | 2,567,168 | 149,077,334 | 1.21% | 2.8% |
| 2007 | 2,601,850 | 153,267,261 | 1.35% | 2.81% |
| 2008 | 2,643,201 | 157,595,014 | 1.59% | 2.82% |
| 2009 | 2,691,115 | 162,049,464 | 1.81% | 2.83% |
| 2010 | 2,738,622 | 166,642,886 | 1.77% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 2,786,317 | 171,379,598 | 1.74% | 2.84% |
| 2012 | 2,839,705 | 176,200,625 | 1.92% | 2.81% |
| 2013 | 2,899,011 | 181,049,443 | 2.09% | 2.75% |
| 2014 | 2,963,113 | 185,896,915 | 2.21% | 2.68% |
| 2015 | 3,026,864 | 190,671,878 | 2.15% | 2.57% |
| 2016 | 3,088,856 | 195,443,700 | 2.05% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 3,148,917 | 200,254,579 | 1.94% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 3,208,189 | 204,938,755 | 1.88% | 2.34% |
| 2019 | 3,267,673 | 209,485,641 | 1.85% | 2.22% |
| 2020 | 3,327,204 | 213,996,181 | 1.82% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 3,383,741 | 218,529,286 | 1.7% | 2.12% |
| 2022 | 3,433,748 | 223,150,896 | 1.48% | 2.11% |
| 2023 | 3,481,145 | 227,882,945 | 1.38% | 2.12% |
| 2024 | 3,524,788 | 232,679,478 | 1.25% | 2.1% |
| 2025 | 3,566,934 | 237,527,783 | 1.2% | 2.08% |
| 2026 | 3,607,194 | 242,431,830 | 1.13% | 2.06% |
| 2027 | 3,646,133 | 247,374,258 | 1.08% | 2.04% |
| 2028 | 3,684,133 | 252,346,128 | 1.04% | 2.01% |
| 2029 | 3,721,196 | 257,352,638 | 1.01% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 3,757,736 | 262,380,975 | 0.98% | 1.95% |
| 2031 | 3,793,979 | 267,421,079 | 0.96% | 1.92% |
| 2032 | 3,830,403 | 272,483,635 | 0.96% | 1.89% |
| 2033 | 3,867,674 | 277,555,116 | 0.97% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 3,905,872 | 282,622,388 | 0.99% | 1.83% |
| 2035 | 3,944,896 | 287,685,757 | 1% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 3,984,836 | 292,739,390 | 1.01% | 1.76% |
| 2037 | 4,025,966 | 297,773,236 | 1.03% | 1.72% |
| 2038 | 4,067,894 | 302,782,350 | 1.04% | 1.68% |
| 2039 | 4,110,455 | 307,764,754 | 1.05% | 1.65% |
| 2040 | 4,153,587 | 312,710,403 | 1.05% | 1.61% |
| 2041 | 4,197,027 | 317,607,237 | 1.05% | 1.57% |
| 2042 | 4,240,723 | 322,450,302 | 1.04% | 1.52% |
| 2043 | 4,284,073 | 327,243,941 | 1.02% | 1.49% |
| 2044 | 4,327,016 | 331,983,354 | 1% | 1.45% |
| 2045 | 4,369,833 | 336,662,502 | 0.99% | 1.41% |
| 2046 | 4,411,717 | 341,281,757 | 0.96% | 1.37% |
| 2047 | 4,452,180 | 345,844,004 | 0.92% | 1.34% |
| 2048 | 4,491,289 | 350,347,757 | 0.88% | 1.3% |
| 2049 | 4,529,071 | 354,792,418 | 0.84% | 1.27% |
| 2050 | 4,565,277 | 359,185,550 | 0.8% | 1.24% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mongolia increased by 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mongolia gained 518,763 (a 16.8% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 47,042,145 (a 24.1% growth).
Mongolia was ranked 137th most populous country in 2006 and is 132nd in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Mongolia's population will grow by 26.5% to 4,565,277 people with a rank change from 132nd to 130th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 48.1% to 359,185,550 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.
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Population differences between Mongolia and Nigeria
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| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 55 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 23.4 years |
| Median age | 27.8 years | 19 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 50.6:49.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.7 births per woman | 4.48 births per woman |
| Population density | 5.86 ppl/mi² | 662 ppl/mi² |
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