The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,524,788 in 2024 vs 5,572,272 people in Norway in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,599,274 people compared to 5,642,662 in Norway.
Population statistics:
- Norway's population is 1.57 times bigger than Mongolia's.
- Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
- The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 0.07% for Norway.
- For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.79% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
- Since 2005, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.54M people to 3.6M (41.9% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.62M to 5.64M (22% growth).
- Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.6M people compared to the peak of 5.9M people in 2050 for Norway.
Mongolia vs Norway: live population counter
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| Current population |
3599274
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5642662
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| Population rank | 132/197 | 119/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
12 minutes
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9.98 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.95 minutes
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
27.5 minutes
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12.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.4 days
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11.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +83 | +44,356 |
| Daily growth/decline | +120 | +144 |
| Annual growth/decline | +43,643 | +52,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.25% | +0.95% |
| Population growth rate rank | 88/197 | 107/197 |
Mongolia and Norway: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 977,595 | 3,581,239 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,009,284 | 3,609,800 | 3.24% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 1,041,444 | 3,638,918 | 3.19% | 0.81% |
| 1963 | 1,071,362 | 3,666,537 | 2.87% | 0.76% |
| 1964 | 1,100,234 | 3,694,339 | 2.69% | 0.76% |
| 1965 | 1,131,177 | 3,723,168 | 2.81% | 0.78% |
| 1966 | 1,163,754 | 3,753,012 | 2.88% | 0.8% |
| 1967 | 1,196,996 | 3,784,539 | 2.86% | 0.84% |
| 1968 | 1,229,930 | 3,816,486 | 2.75% | 0.84% |
| 1969 | 1,262,284 | 3,847,707 | 2.63% | 0.82% |
| 1970 | 1,295,272 | 3,875,763 | 2.61% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 1,330,071 | 3,903,039 | 2.69% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 1,366,821 | 3,933,004 | 2.76% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 1,405,502 | 3,960,612 | 2.83% | 0.7% |
| 1974 | 1,446,050 | 3,985,258 | 2.88% | 0.62% |
| 1975 | 1,488,296 | 4,007,313 | 2.92% | 0.55% |
| 1976 | 1,531,945 | 4,026,152 | 2.93% | 0.47% |
| 1977 | 1,576,245 | 4,043,205 | 2.89% | 0.42% |
| 1978 | 1,619,468 | 4,058,671 | 2.74% | 0.38% |
| 1979 | 1,660,659 | 4,072,517 | 2.54% | 0.34% |
| 1980 | 1,701,335 | 4,085,620 | 2.45% | 0.32% |
| 1981 | 1,742,857 | 4,099,702 | 2.44% | 0.34% |
| 1982 | 1,785,364 | 4,114,787 | 2.44% | 0.37% |
| 1983 | 1,829,092 | 4,128,432 | 2.45% | 0.33% |
| 1984 | 1,874,349 | 4,140,099 | 2.47% | 0.28% |
| 1985 | 1,921,514 | 4,152,516 | 2.52% | 0.3% |
| 1986 | 1,970,965 | 4,167,354 | 2.57% | 0.36% |
| 1987 | 2,022,800 | 4,186,905 | 2.63% | 0.47% |
| 1988 | 2,076,322 | 4,209,488 | 2.65% | 0.54% |
| 1989 | 2,124,185 | 4,226,901 | 2.31% | 0.41% |
| 1990 | 2,098,710 | 4,241,473 | -1.2% | 0.34% |
| 1991 | 2,165,342 | 4,261,732 | 3.17% | 0.48% |
| 1992 | 2,167,790 | 4,286,401 | 0.11% | 0.58% |
| 1993 | 2,165,130 | 4,311,991 | -0.12% | 0.6% |
| 1994 | 2,189,395 | 4,336,613 | 1.12% | 0.57% |
| 1995 | 2,224,945 | 4,359,184 | 1.62% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 2,259,507 | 4,381,336 | 1.55% | 0.51% |
| 1997 | 2,291,750 | 4,405,157 | 1.43% | 0.54% |
| 1998 | 2,323,809 | 4,431,464 | 1.4% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 2,356,813 | 4,461,913 | 1.42% | 0.69% |
| 2000 | 2,388,299 | 4,490,967 | 1.34% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 2,417,751 | 4,513,751 | 1.23% | 0.51% |
| 2002 | 2,449,027 | 4,538,159 | 1.29% | 0.54% |
| 2003 | 2,480,374 | 4,564,855 | 1.28% | 0.59% |
| 2004 | 2,508,412 | 4,591,910 | 1.13% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 2,536,407 | 4,623,291 | 1.12% | 0.68% |
| 2006 | 2,567,168 | 4,660,677 | 1.21% | 0.81% |
| 2007 | 2,601,850 | 4,709,153 | 1.35% | 1.04% |
| 2008 | 2,643,201 | 4,768,212 | 1.59% | 1.25% |
| 2009 | 2,691,115 | 4,828,726 | 1.81% | 1.27% |
| 2010 | 2,738,622 | 4,889,252 | 1.77% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 2,786,317 | 4,953,088 | 1.74% | 1.31% |
| 2012 | 2,839,705 | 5,018,573 | 1.92% | 1.32% |
| 2013 | 2,899,011 | 5,079,623 | 2.09% | 1.22% |
| 2014 | 2,963,113 | 5,137,232 | 2.21% | 1.13% |
| 2015 | 3,026,864 | 5,188,607 | 2.15% | 1% |
| 2016 | 3,088,856 | 5,234,519 | 2.05% | 0.88% |
| 2017 | 3,148,917 | 5,276,968 | 1.94% | 0.81% |
| 2018 | 3,208,189 | 5,311,916 | 1.88% | 0.66% |
| 2019 | 3,267,673 | 5,347,896 | 1.85% | 0.68% |
| 2020 | 3,327,204 | 5,379,475 | 1.82% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | 3,383,741 | 5,408,320 | 1.7% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | 3,433,748 | 5,457,127 | 1.48% | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 3,481,145 | 5,519,594 | 1.38% | 1.14% |
| 2024 | 3,524,788 | 5,572,272 | 1.25% | 0.95% |
| 2025 | 3,566,934 | 5,618,653 | 1.2% | 0.83% |
| 2026 | 3,607,194 | 5,648,542 | 1.13% | 0.53% |
| 2027 | 3,646,133 | 5,669,085 | 1.08% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 3,684,133 | 5,688,775 | 1.04% | 0.35% |
| 2029 | 3,721,196 | 5,707,206 | 1.01% | 0.32% |
| 2030 | 3,757,736 | 5,724,586 | 0.98% | 0.3% |
| 2031 | 3,793,979 | 5,741,140 | 0.96% | 0.29% |
| 2032 | 3,830,403 | 5,756,663 | 0.96% | 0.27% |
| 2033 | 3,867,674 | 5,771,048 | 0.97% | 0.25% |
| 2034 | 3,905,872 | 5,784,408 | 0.99% | 0.23% |
| 2035 | 3,944,896 | 5,796,851 | 1% | 0.22% |
| 2036 | 3,984,836 | 5,808,721 | 1.01% | 0.2% |
| 2037 | 4,025,966 | 5,819,995 | 1.03% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 4,067,894 | 5,830,604 | 1.04% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 4,110,455 | 5,840,493 | 1.05% | 0.17% |
| 2040 | 4,153,587 | 5,849,273 | 1.05% | 0.15% |
| 2041 | 4,197,027 | 5,857,345 | 1.05% | 0.14% |
| 2042 | 4,240,723 | 5,864,766 | 1.04% | 0.13% |
| 2043 | 4,284,073 | 5,870,957 | 1.02% | 0.11% |
| 2044 | 4,327,016 | 5,876,291 | 1% | 0.09% |
| 2045 | 4,369,833 | 5,881,391 | 0.99% | 0.09% |
| 2046 | 4,411,717 | 5,885,772 | 0.96% | 0.07% |
| 2047 | 4,452,180 | 5,889,156 | 0.92% | 0.06% |
| 2048 | 4,491,289 | 5,892,131 | 0.88% | 0.05% |
| 2049 | 4,529,071 | 5,894,300 | 0.84% | 0.04% |
| 2050 | 4,565,277 | 5,895,192 | 0.8% | 0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mongolia increased by 490,457 people (a 19.3% growth), while Norway gained 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mongolia gained 572,410 (a 18.9% growth), while Norway's population increased by 454,055 (a 8.75% growth).
Mongolia was ranked 137th most populous country in 2005 and is 132nd in 2025. Norway was ranked 116th in 2005 and ranked 119th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Mongolia's population will grow by 26.8% to 4,565,277 people with a rank change from 132nd to 130th. The population of Norway will increase by 4.48% to 5,895,192 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Ulaanbaatar | 1.4M |
| Bulgan | 12.3K |
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Population differences between Mongolia and Norway
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| Life expectancy | 72.2 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 41.3 years |
| Median age | 27.8 years | 40.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.7 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman |
| Population density | 5.86 ppl/mi² | 39.6 ppl/mi² |
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