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

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The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,568,978 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,630,744 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 72 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.19% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.71% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.57M people to 3.63M (41.4% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Mongolia vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mongolia Pakistan
2100 5,630,532 514,639,086
2099 5,624,298 513,762,873
2098 5,616,442 512,834,641
2097 5,607,739 511,842,588
2096 5,598,366 510,743,323
2095 5,587,141 509,544,194
2094 5,575,743 508,236,117
2093 5,563,600 506,871,405
2092 5,550,506 505,433,117
2091 5,537,031 503,929,591
2090 5,522,419 502,369,089
2089 5,507,083 500,764,988
2088 5,491,226 499,040,109
2087 5,475,425 497,294,229
2086 5,459,661 495,416,407
2085 5,442,388 493,469,269
2084 5,424,928 491,457,322
2083 5,406,747 489,327,293
2082 5,388,623 487,086,584
2081 5,369,593 484,774,651
2080 5,349,817 482,358,125
2079 5,329,240 479,913,540
2078 5,307,283 477,377,443
2077 5,286,383 474,692,907
2076 5,264,220 471,877,807
2075 5,241,700 468,953,317
2074 5,218,897 465,972,364
2073 5,195,622 462,907,667
2072 5,172,532 459,752,452
2071 5,149,066 456,518,761
2070 5,124,853 453,190,545
2069 5,101,195 449,749,441
2068 5,077,035 446,219,879
2067 5,052,818 442,632,987
2066 5,027,552 438,970,919
2065 5,002,655 435,260,675
2064 4,978,185 431,484,424
2063 4,953,806 427,665,121
2062 4,929,364 423,724,764
2061 4,904,690 419,759,602
2060 4,878,877 415,724,868
2059 4,852,963 411,662,239
2058 4,826,761 407,514,159
2057 4,799,120 403,318,028
2056 4,771,151 399,031,614
2055 4,742,184 394,728,055
2054 4,711,735 390,385,410
2053 4,679,745 386,003,289
2052 4,646,658 381,568,312
2051 4,612,090 377,096,921
2050 4,576,701 372,554,619
2049 4,539,215 367,986,189
2048 4,500,638 363,386,382
2047 4,460,511 358,734,325
2046 4,419,188 354,003,639
2045 4,376,222 349,228,953
2044 4,333,010 344,443,561
2043 4,289,776 339,631,894
2042 4,245,757 334,801,403
2041 4,201,838 329,944,530
2040 4,158,320 325,107,264
2039 4,115,023 320,203,920
2038 4,072,646 315,273,196
2037 4,030,644 310,377,446
2036 3,989,867 305,472,156
2035 3,950,239 300,604,245
2034 3,911,316 295,748,602
2033 3,873,353 290,911,874
2032 3,836,311 286,130,352
2031 3,800,027 281,410,647
2030 3,763,374 276,766,735
2029 3,726,490 272,246,760
2028 3,688,767 267,784,548
2027 3,650,012 263,445,027
2026 3,610,395 259,285,315
2025 3,568,978 255,219,554
2024 3,524,788 251,269,164
2023 3,481,145 247,504,495
2022 3,433,748 243,700,667
2021 3,383,741 239,477,801
2020 3,327,204 235,001,746
2019 3,267,673 230,800,899
2018 3,208,189 226,928,892
2017 3,148,917 223,273,967
2016 3,088,856 220,138,869
2015 3,026,864 217,290,883
2014 2,963,113 214,264,647
2013 2,899,011 211,073,978
2012 2,839,705 207,667,125
2011 2,786,317 203,746,065
2010 2,738,622 199,239,047
2009 2,691,115 194,376,534
2008 2,643,201 189,499,113
2007 2,601,850 184,493,231
2006 2,567,168 179,682,690
2005 2,536,407 175,453,212
2004 2,508,412 171,286,000
2003 2,480,374 167,110,248
2002 2,449,027 163,222,549
2001 2,417,751 159,270,907
2000 2,388,299 154,879,127
1999 2,356,813 150,565,377
1998 2,323,809 146,522,356
1997 2,291,750 142,531,804
1996 2,259,507 138,557,092
1995 2,224,945 134,582,253
1994 2,189,395 130,748,083
1993 2,165,130 127,020,117
1992 2,167,790 123,546,848
1991 2,165,342 120,060,406
1990 2,098,710 116,155,576
1989 2,124,185 112,336,629
1988 2,076,322 108,724,739
1987 2,022,800 105,130,717
1986 1,970,965 101,606,764
1985 1,921,514 98,229,285
1984 1,874,349 95,164,936
1983 1,829,092 92,227,711
1982 1,785,364 89,089,246
1981 1,742,857 85,802,049
1980 1,701,335 82,291,010
1979 1,660,659 78,997,039
1978 1,619,468 76,307,379
1977 1,576,245 73,901,827
1976 1,531,945 71,620,254
1975 1,488,296 69,461,175
1974 1,446,050 67,415,487
1973 1,405,502 65,461,912
1972 1,366,821 63,583,194
1971 1,330,071 61,847,899
1970 1,295,272 60,166,719
1969 1,262,284 58,460,939
1968 1,229,930 56,810,507
1967 1,196,996 55,214,768
1966 1,163,754 53,678,667
1965 1,131,177 52,209,010
1964 1,100,234 50,799,999
1963 1,071,362 49,447,776
1962 1,041,444 48,156,128
1961 1,009,284 46,921,277
1960 977,595 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mongolia increased by 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mongolia gained 541,888 people (a 17.5% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Mongolia was ranked 137th most populous country in 2006 and is 132nd in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mongolia Pakistan
2100 0.11% 0.17%
2099 0.14% 0.18%
2098 0.16% 0.19%
2097 0.17% 0.22%
2096 0.2% 0.24%
2095 0.2% 0.26%
2094 0.22% 0.27%
2093 0.24% 0.28%
2092 0.24% 0.3%
2091 0.26% 0.31%
2090 0.28% 0.32%
2089 0.29% 0.35%
2088 0.29% 0.35%
2087 0.29% 0.38%
2086 0.32% 0.39%
2085 0.32% 0.41%
2084 0.34% 0.44%
2083 0.34% 0.46%
2082 0.35% 0.48%
2081 0.37% 0.5%
2080 0.39% 0.51%
2079 0.41% 0.53%
2078 0.4% 0.57%
2077 0.42% 0.6%
2076 0.43% 0.62%
2075 0.44% 0.64%
2074 0.45% 0.66%
2073 0.45% 0.69%
2072 0.46% 0.71%
2071 0.47% 0.73%
2070 0.46% 0.77%
2069 0.48% 0.79%
2068 0.48% 0.81%
2067 0.5% 0.83%
2066 0.5% 0.85%
2065 0.49% 0.88%
2064 0.49% 0.89%
2063 0.5% 0.93%
2062 0.5% 0.94%
2061 0.53% 0.97%
2060 0.53% 0.99%
2059 0.54% 1.02%
2058 0.58% 1.04%
2057 0.59% 1.07%
2056 0.61% 1.09%
2055 0.65% 1.11%
2054 0.68% 1.14%
2053 0.71% 1.16%
2052 0.75% 1.19%
2051 0.77% 1.22%
2050 0.83% 1.24%
2049 0.86% 1.27%
2048 0.9% 1.3%
2047 0.94% 1.34%
2046 0.98% 1.37%
2045 1% 1.39%
2044 1.01% 1.42%
2043 1.04% 1.44%
2042 1.05% 1.47%
2041 1.05% 1.49%
2040 1.05% 1.53%
2039 1.04% 1.56%
2038 1.04% 1.58%
2037 1.02% 1.61%
2036 1% 1.62%
2035 1% 1.64%
2034 0.98% 1.66%
2033 0.97% 1.67%
2032 0.95% 1.68%
2031 0.97% 1.68%
2030 0.99% 1.66%
2029 1.02% 1.67%
2028 1.06% 1.65%
2027 1.1% 1.6%
2026 1.16% 1.59%
2025 1.25% 1.57%
2024 1.25% 1.52%
2023 1.38% 1.56%
2022 1.48% 1.76%
2021 1.7% 1.9%
2020 1.82% 1.82%
2019 1.85% 1.71%
2018 1.88% 1.64%
2017 1.94% 1.42%
2016 2.05% 1.31%
2015 2.15% 1.41%
2014 2.21% 1.51%
2013 2.09% 1.64%
2012 1.92% 1.92%
2011 1.74% 2.26%
2010 1.77% 2.5%
2009 1.81% 2.57%
2008 1.59% 2.71%
2007 1.35% 2.68%
2006 1.21% 2.41%
2005 1.12% 2.43%
2004 1.13% 2.5%
2003 1.28% 2.38%
2002 1.29% 2.48%
2001 1.23% 2.84%
2000 1.34% 2.87%
1999 1.42% 2.76%
1998 1.4% 2.8%
1997 1.43% 2.87%
1996 1.55% 2.95%
1995 1.62% 2.93%
1994 1.12% 2.93%
1993 -0.12% 2.81%
1992 0.11% 2.9%
1991 3.17% 3.36%
1990 -1.2% 3.4%
1989 2.31% 3.32%
1988 2.65% 3.42%
1987 2.63% 3.47%
1986 2.57% 3.44%
1985 2.52% 3.22%
1984 2.47% 3.18%
1983 2.45% 3.52%
1982 2.44% 3.83%
1981 2.44% 4.27%
1980 2.45% 4.17%
1979 2.54% 3.52%
1978 2.74% 3.26%
1977 2.89% 3.19%
1976 2.93% 3.11%
1975 2.92% 3.03%
1974 2.88% 2.98%
1973 2.83% 2.95%
1972 2.76% 2.81%
1971 2.69% 2.79%
1970 2.61% 2.92%
1969 2.63% 2.91%
1968 2.75% 2.89%
1967 2.86% 2.86%
1966 2.88% 2.81%
1965 2.81% 2.77%
1964 2.69% 2.73%
1963 2.87% 2.68%
1962 3.19% 2.63%
1961 3.24% 2.65%

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

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In 2025, the population of Mongolia grew by 1.25%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Mongolia Pakistan
Current population
3630744
261421997
Population rank 132/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 3.15%
One net population change
11.9 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
8.82 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
27.1 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +121 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +44,190 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +1.25% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 81/197 66/197
One migration net change every
4.63 days
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +79 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 74/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 22,589 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 169/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 171/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mongolia
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mongolia Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 79 - -1,235,336
2024 40,182 83 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 46,995 0 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 47,730 0 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 52,109 0 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 60,888 0 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 61,433 8,660 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 60,635 7,811 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 57,940 6,831 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 62,086 5,633 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 64,473 4,307 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 66,078 2,921 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 62,618 1,505 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 55,942 351 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 50,711 -505 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 44,914 -6,444 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 48,876 -15,007 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 45,843 -17,277 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 39,636 -15,220 4,690,187 576,349
2006 33,609 -11,934 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 29,290 -8,924 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 28,418 -8,148 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 28,827 -7,986 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 30,439 -8,934 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 32,052 -10,244 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 32,753 -11,241 4,281,169 252,869
1999 32,283 -13,481 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 31,757 -10,315 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 32,403 -9,132 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 33,741 -8,626 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 34,473 -7,346 3,977,175 11,534
1994 34,711 -5,449 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 36,924 -5,429 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 42,437 -8,404 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 47,884 -11,427 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 49,443 -11,881 3,731,730 275,242
1989 51,420 -9,757 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 51,588 2,459 3,554,755 38,139
1987 51,140 1,855 3,448,813 146,364
1986 50,329 354 3,341,643 111,045
1985 49,944 -1,719 3,233,315 68,860
1984 48,562 -2,452 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 46,919 -2,522 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 45,179 -2,132 2,934,689 294,252
1981 43,588 -1,615 2,790,454 555,032
1980 42,343 -1,268 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 41,568 -1,296 2,461,311 450,003
1978 40,276 1,833 2,356,601 111,386
1977 38,995 5,354 2,257,849 85,250
1976 37,670 6,577 2,171,812 48,238
1975 36,490 6,556 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 35,297 6,153 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 33,993 5,647 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 32,727 4,999 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 31,536 4,238 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 30,558 3,263 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 29,781 2,366 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 29,017 3,535 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 28,178 5,139 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 27,338 5,837 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 26,364 5,610 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 25,317 4,599 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 24,142 3,687 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 22,960 9,049 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 21,873 10,440 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 20,726 10,334 1,217,147 0

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

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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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 22,589 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Mongolia, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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