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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,524,788 in 2024 vs 10,701,636 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,599,274 people compared to 10,687,819 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Portugal's population is 2.97 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.79% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2005, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.54M people to 3.6M (41.9% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.76% growth).
  • Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.6M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.99M people by 2100.

Mongolia vs Portugal: live population counter

Mongolia Portugal
Current population
3599274
10687819
Population rank 132/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.13%
One net population change
12 minutes
4.26 minutes
One birth every
7.95 minutes
6.13 minutes
One death every
27.5 minutes
4.44 minutes
One migration net change every
4.4 days
25.5 minutes
Annual migration change +83 +20,648
Daily growth/decline +120 +338
Annual growth/decline +43,643 +123,462
Annual growth/decline rate +1.25% +1.17%
Population growth rate rank 88/197 94/197

Mongolia and Portugal: population history and growth rate by year chart

Mongolia
Population

Growth rate
Portugal
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Mongolia Portugal Mongolia Portugal
1960 977,595 8,857,716 - -
1961 1,009,284 8,929,316 3.24% 0.81%
1962 1,041,444 8,993,985 3.19% 0.72%
1963 1,071,362 9,030,355 2.87% 0.4%
1964 1,100,234 9,035,365 2.69% 0.06%
1965 1,131,177 8,998,595 2.81% -0.41%
1966 1,163,754 8,930,990 2.88% -0.75%
1967 1,196,996 8,874,520 2.86% -0.63%
1968 1,229,930 8,836,650 2.75% -0.43%
1969 1,262,284 8,757,705 2.63% -0.89%
1970 1,295,272 8,680,431 2.61% -0.88%
1971 1,330,071 8,643,756 2.69% -0.42%
1972 1,366,821 8,630,430 2.76% -0.15%
1973 1,405,502 8,633,100 2.83% 0.03%
1974 1,446,050 8,754,365 2.88% 1.4%
1975 1,488,296 9,093,470 2.92% 3.87%
1976 1,531,945 9,355,810 2.93% 2.88%
1977 1,576,245 9,455,675 2.89% 1.07%
1978 1,619,468 9,558,250 2.74% 1.08%
1979 1,660,659 9,661,265 2.54% 1.08%
1980 1,701,335 9,766,312 2.45% 1.09%
1981 1,742,857 9,851,362 2.44% 0.87%
1982 1,785,364 9,911,771 2.44% 0.61%
1983 1,829,092 9,957,865 2.45% 0.47%
1984 1,874,349 9,996,232 2.47% 0.39%
1985 1,921,514 10,023,613 2.52% 0.27%
1986 1,970,965 10,032,734 2.57% 0.09%
1987 2,022,800 10,030,031 2.63% -0.03%
1988 2,076,322 10,019,610 2.65% -0.1%
1989 2,124,185 10,005,000 2.31% -0.15%
1990 2,098,710 9,983,218 -1.2% -0.22%
1991 2,165,342 9,960,235 3.17% -0.23%
1992 2,167,790 9,952,494 0.11% -0.08%
1993 2,165,130 9,964,675 -0.12% 0.12%
1994 2,189,395 9,991,525 1.12% 0.27%
1995 2,224,945 10,026,176 1.62% 0.35%
1996 2,259,507 10,063,945 1.55% 0.38%
1997 2,291,750 10,108,977 1.43% 0.45%
1998 2,323,809 10,160,196 1.4% 0.51%
1999 2,356,813 10,217,828 1.42% 0.57%
2000 2,388,299 10,289,898 1.34% 0.71%
2001 2,417,751 10,362,722 1.23% 0.71%
2002 2,449,027 10,419,631 1.29% 0.55%
2003 2,480,374 10,458,821 1.28% 0.38%
2004 2,508,412 10,483,861 1.13% 0.24%
2005 2,536,407 10,503,330 1.12% 0.19%
2006 2,567,168 10,522,288 1.21% 0.18%
2007 2,601,850 10,542,964 1.35% 0.2%
2008 2,643,201 10,558,177 1.59% 0.14%
2009 2,691,115 10,568,247 1.81% 0.1%
2010 2,738,622 10,573,100 1.77% 0.05%
2011 2,786,317 10,557,560 1.74% -0.15%
2012 2,839,705 10,514,844 1.92% -0.4%
2013 2,899,011 10,457,295 2.09% -0.55%
2014 2,963,113 10,401,062 2.21% -0.54%
2015 3,026,864 10,358,076 2.15% -0.41%
2016 3,088,856 10,325,452 2.05% -0.31%
2017 3,148,917 10,300,300 1.94% -0.24%
2018 3,208,189 10,283,822 1.88% -0.16%
2019 3,267,673 10,286,263 1.85% 0.02%
2020 3,327,204 10,297,081 1.82% 0.11%
2021 3,383,741 10,361,831 1.7% 0.63%
2022 3,433,748 10,434,332 1.48% 0.7%
2023 3,481,145 10,578,174 1.38% 1.38%
2024 3,524,788 10,701,636 1.25% 1.17%
2025 3,566,934 10,687,819 1.2% -0.13%
2026 3,607,194 10,670,917 1.13% -0.16%
2027 3,646,133 10,653,073 1.08% -0.17%
2028 3,684,133 10,632,868 1.04% -0.19%
2029 3,721,196 10,611,484 1.01% -0.2%
2030 3,757,736 10,591,436 0.98% -0.19%
2031 3,793,979 10,571,418 0.96% -0.19%
2032 3,830,403 10,549,456 0.96% -0.21%
2033 3,867,674 10,526,482 0.97% -0.22%
2034 3,905,872 10,502,882 0.99% -0.22%
2035 3,944,896 10,478,843 1% -0.23%
2036 3,984,836 10,454,630 1.01% -0.23%
2037 4,025,966 10,430,128 1.03% -0.23%
2038 4,067,894 10,404,947 1.04% -0.24%
2039 4,110,455 10,377,968 1.05% -0.26%
2040 4,153,587 10,349,515 1.05% -0.27%
2041 4,197,027 10,321,577 1.05% -0.27%
2042 4,240,723 10,294,106 1.04% -0.27%
2043 4,284,073 10,264,596 1.02% -0.29%
2044 4,327,016 10,233,543 1% -0.3%
2045 4,369,833 10,201,832 0.99% -0.31%
2046 4,411,717 10,168,932 0.96% -0.32%
2047 4,452,180 10,135,159 0.92% -0.33%
2048 4,491,289 10,101,419 0.88% -0.33%
2049 4,529,071 10,066,064 0.84% -0.35%
2050 4,565,277 10,029,252 0.8% -0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mongolia increased by 490,457 people (a 19.3% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mongolia gained 572,410 (a 18.9% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

Mongolia was ranked 137th most populous country in 2005 and is 132nd in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

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