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

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The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,568,978 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,630,744 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 39.3 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.76% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.71% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.57M people to 3.63M (41.4% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Mongolia vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mongolia Russia
2100 5,630,532 125,631,984
2099 5,624,298 125,735,285
2098 5,616,442 125,835,990
2097 5,607,739 125,914,480
2096 5,598,366 126,004,709
2095 5,587,141 126,072,890
2094 5,575,743 126,125,529
2093 5,563,600 126,181,074
2092 5,550,506 126,256,091
2091 5,537,031 126,304,823
2090 5,522,419 126,360,262
2089 5,507,083 126,412,664
2088 5,491,226 126,463,022
2087 5,475,425 126,511,263
2086 5,459,661 126,579,534
2085 5,442,388 126,655,806
2084 5,424,928 126,730,694
2083 5,406,747 126,805,713
2082 5,388,623 126,889,471
2081 5,369,593 126,973,300
2080 5,349,817 127,070,546
2079 5,329,240 127,191,346
2078 5,307,283 127,331,975
2077 5,286,383 127,489,152
2076 5,264,220 127,641,749
2075 5,241,700 127,825,235
2074 5,218,897 128,023,096
2073 5,195,622 128,238,922
2072 5,172,532 128,465,870
2071 5,149,066 128,745,681
2070 5,124,853 129,020,076
2069 5,101,195 129,309,803
2068 5,077,035 129,589,275
2067 5,052,818 129,873,991
2066 5,027,552 130,184,092
2065 5,002,655 130,515,828
2064 4,978,185 130,852,649
2063 4,953,806 131,199,458
2062 4,929,364 131,530,725
2061 4,904,690 131,881,030
2060 4,878,877 132,209,377
2059 4,852,963 132,568,882
2058 4,826,761 132,933,515
2057 4,799,120 133,272,997
2056 4,771,151 133,615,325
2055 4,742,184 133,963,055
2054 4,711,735 134,288,366
2053 4,679,745 134,609,198
2052 4,646,658 134,876,558
2051 4,612,090 135,141,211
2050 4,576,701 135,386,454
2049 4,539,215 135,609,441
2048 4,500,638 135,818,840
2047 4,460,511 136,013,698
2046 4,419,188 136,185,098
2045 4,376,222 136,368,416
2044 4,333,010 136,568,234
2043 4,289,776 136,791,498
2042 4,245,757 137,015,033
2041 4,201,838 137,266,491
2040 4,158,320 137,531,851
2039 4,115,023 137,833,822
2038 4,072,646 138,146,863
2037 4,030,644 138,485,780
2036 3,989,867 138,835,731
2035 3,950,239 139,197,452
2034 3,911,316 139,573,272
2033 3,873,353 139,960,175
2032 3,836,311 140,359,785
2031 3,800,027 140,785,026
2030 3,763,374 141,182,418
2029 3,726,490 141,571,268
2028 3,688,767 141,946,979
2027 3,650,012 142,315,155
2026 3,610,395 142,643,173
2025 3,568,978 143,513,328
2024 3,524,788 143,669,648
2023 3,481,145 143,826,130
2022 3,433,748 144,236,933
2021 3,383,741 144,746,762
2020 3,327,204 145,245,148
2019 3,267,673 145,453,291
2018 3,208,189 145,398,106
2017 3,148,917 145,293,260
2016 3,088,856 145,015,460
2015 3,026,864 144,640,716
2014 2,963,113 144,237,223
2013 2,899,011 143,805,638
2012 2,839,705 143,378,447
2011 2,786,317 143,018,195
2010 2,738,622 142,849,468
2009 2,691,115 142,785,348
2008 2,643,201 142,742,366
2007 2,601,850 142,805,114
2006 2,567,168 143,049,637
2005 2,536,407 143,518,814
2004 2,508,412 144,067,316
2003 2,480,374 144,648,618
2002 2,449,027 145,306,497
2001 2,417,751 145,976,482
2000 2,388,299 146,596,869
1999 2,356,813 147,214,776
1998 2,323,809 147,670,784
1997 2,291,750 147,915,361
1996 2,259,507 148,160,129
1995 2,224,945 148,375,787
1994 2,189,395 148,407,912
1993 2,165,130 148,458,777
1992 2,167,790 148,538,197
1991 2,165,342 148,394,216
1990 2,098,710 147,969,406
1989 2,124,185 147,721,000
1988 2,076,322 146,857,000
1987 2,022,800 145,908,000
1986 1,970,965 144,894,000
1985 1,921,514 143,858,000
1984 1,874,349 142,745,000
1983 1,829,092 141,668,000
1982 1,785,364 140,823,000
1981 1,742,857 139,941,000
1980 1,701,335 139,010,000
1979 1,660,659 138,027,000
1978 1,619,468 137,060,000
1977 1,576,245 136,100,000
1976 1,531,945 135,147,000
1975 1,488,296 134,200,000
1974 1,446,050 133,432,000
1973 1,405,502 132,669,000
1972 1,366,821 131,909,000
1971 1,330,071 131,155,000
1970 1,295,272 130,404,000
1969 1,262,284 129,664,000
1968 1,229,930 128,928,000
1967 1,196,996 128,196,000
1966 1,163,754 127,468,000
1965 1,131,177 126,745,000
1964 1,100,234 125,345,000
1963 1,071,362 123,960,000
1962 1,041,444 122,591,000
1961 1,009,284 121,236,000
1960 977,595 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mongolia increased by 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mongolia gained 541,888 people (a 17.5% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Mongolia was ranked 137th most populous country in 2006 and is 132nd in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.63M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mongolia Russia
2100 0.11% -0.08%
2099 0.14% -0.08%
2098 0.16% -0.06%
2097 0.17% -0.07%
2096 0.2% -0.05%
2095 0.2% -0.04%
2094 0.22% -0.04%
2093 0.24% -0.06%
2092 0.24% -0.04%
2091 0.26% -0.04%
2090 0.28% -0.04%
2089 0.29% -0.04%
2088 0.29% -0.04%
2087 0.29% -0.05%
2086 0.32% -0.06%
2085 0.32% -0.06%
2084 0.34% -0.06%
2083 0.34% -0.07%
2082 0.35% -0.07%
2081 0.37% -0.08%
2080 0.39% -0.09%
2079 0.41% -0.11%
2078 0.4% -0.12%
2077 0.42% -0.12%
2076 0.43% -0.14%
2075 0.44% -0.15%
2074 0.45% -0.17%
2073 0.45% -0.18%
2072 0.46% -0.22%
2071 0.47% -0.21%
2070 0.46% -0.22%
2069 0.48% -0.22%
2068 0.48% -0.22%
2067 0.5% -0.24%
2066 0.5% -0.25%
2065 0.49% -0.26%
2064 0.49% -0.26%
2063 0.5% -0.25%
2062 0.5% -0.27%
2061 0.53% -0.25%
2060 0.53% -0.27%
2059 0.54% -0.27%
2058 0.58% -0.25%
2057 0.59% -0.26%
2056 0.61% -0.26%
2055 0.65% -0.24%
2054 0.68% -0.24%
2053 0.71% -0.2%
2052 0.75% -0.2%
2051 0.77% -0.18%
2050 0.83% -0.16%
2049 0.86% -0.15%
2048 0.9% -0.14%
2047 0.94% -0.13%
2046 0.98% -0.13%
2045 1% -0.15%
2044 1.01% -0.16%
2043 1.04% -0.16%
2042 1.05% -0.18%
2041 1.05% -0.19%
2040 1.05% -0.22%
2039 1.04% -0.23%
2038 1.04% -0.24%
2037 1.02% -0.25%
2036 1% -0.26%
2035 1% -0.27%
2034 0.98% -0.28%
2033 0.97% -0.28%
2032 0.95% -0.3%
2031 0.97% -0.28%
2030 0.99% -0.27%
2029 1.02% -0.26%
2028 1.06% -0.26%
2027 1.1% -0.23%
2026 1.16% -0.61%
2025 1.25% -0.11%
2024 1.25% -0.11%
2023 1.38% -0.28%
2022 1.48% -0.35%
2021 1.7% -0.34%
2020 1.82% -0.14%
2019 1.85% 0.04%
2018 1.88% 0.07%
2017 1.94% 0.19%
2016 2.05% 0.26%
2015 2.15% 0.28%
2014 2.21% 0.3%
2013 2.09% 0.3%
2012 1.92% 0.25%
2011 1.74% 0.12%
2010 1.77% 0.04%
2009 1.81% 0.03%
2008 1.59% -0.04%
2007 1.35% -0.17%
2006 1.21% -0.33%
2005 1.12% -0.38%
2004 1.13% -0.4%
2003 1.28% -0.45%
2002 1.29% -0.46%
2001 1.23% -0.42%
2000 1.34% -0.42%
1999 1.42% -0.31%
1998 1.4% -0.17%
1997 1.43% -0.17%
1996 1.55% -0.15%
1995 1.62% -0.02%
1994 1.12% -0.03%
1993 -0.12% -0.05%
1992 0.11% 0.1%
1991 3.17% 0.29%
1990 -1.2% 0.17%
1989 2.31% 0.59%
1988 2.65% 0.65%
1987 2.63% 0.7%
1986 2.57% 0.72%
1985 2.52% 0.78%
1984 2.47% 0.76%
1983 2.45% 0.6%
1982 2.44% 0.63%
1981 2.44% 0.67%
1980 2.45% 0.71%
1979 2.54% 0.71%
1978 2.74% 0.71%
1977 2.89% 0.71%
1976 2.93% 0.71%
1975 2.92% 0.58%
1974 2.88% 0.58%
1973 2.83% 0.58%
1972 2.76% 0.57%
1971 2.69% 0.58%
1970 2.61% 0.57%
1969 2.63% 0.57%
1968 2.75% 0.57%
1967 2.86% 0.57%
1966 2.88% 0.57%
1965 2.81% 1.12%
1964 2.69% 1.12%
1963 2.87% 1.12%
1962 3.19% 1.12%
1961 3.24% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

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

Live population counters

Mongolia Russia
Current population
3630744
142643173
Population rank 132/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.72%
One net population change
11.9 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
8.82 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
27.1 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +121 -428
Annual growth/decline +44,190 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.25% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 81/197 166/197
One migration net change every
4.63 days
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +79 -251,822
Net migration rank 74/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 22,589 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 169/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 171/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mongolia
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mongolia Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 79 - -251,822
2024 40,182 83 -574,678 -178,042
2023 46,995 0 -503,392 27,807
2022 47,730 0 -576,948 765,629
2021 52,109 0 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 60,888 0 -697,177 334,094
2019 61,433 8,660 -319,997 336,494
2018 60,635 7,811 -232,637 339,972
2017 57,940 6,831 -130,764 396,619
2016 62,086 5,633 0 447,645
2015 64,473 4,307 43,392 384,756
2014 66,078 2,921 28,848 264,698
2013 62,618 1,505 28,761 289,872
2012 55,942 351 0 285,977
2011 50,711 -505 -128,716 309,377
2010 44,914 -6,444 -242,844 307,555
2009 48,876 -15,007 -257,014 350,206
2008 45,843 -17,277 -356,856 360,840
2007 39,636 -15,220 -471,257 365,717
2006 33,609 -11,934 -686,638 308,370
2005 29,290 -8,924 -846,761 263,541
2004 28,418 -8,148 -792,370 261,519
2003 28,827 -7,986 -896,822 256,804
2002 30,439 -8,934 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 32,052 -10,244 -963,445 259,614
2000 32,753 -11,241 -967,540 550,401
1999 32,283 -13,481 -927,453 375,468
1998 31,757 -10,315 -694,053 528,135
1997 32,403 -9,132 -769,159 541,387
1996 33,741 -8,626 -785,248 587,171
1995 34,473 -7,346 -845,742 723,875
1994 34,711 -5,449 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 36,924 -5,429 -757,140 507,229
1992 42,437 -8,404 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 47,884 -11,427 103,876 125,505
1990 49,443 -11,881 325,533 299,863
1989 51,420 -9,757 576,112 89,400
1988 51,588 2,459 778,343 269,862
1987 51,140 1,855 977,583 275,611
1986 50,329 354 985,279 283,553
1985 49,944 -1,719 762,447 280,614
1984 48,562 -2,452 756,548 247,026
1983 46,919 -2,522 906,676 200,159
1982 45,179 -2,132 830,855 107,520
1981 43,588 -1,615 713,700 36,686
1980 42,343 -1,268 681,149 10,440
1979 41,568 -1,296 690,135 -5,791
1978 40,276 1,833 812,766 108,882
1977 38,995 5,354 832,932 122,316
1976 37,670 6,577 852,237 113,851
1975 36,490 6,556 843,850 80,069
1974 35,297 6,153 883,186 -51,759
1973 33,993 5,647 846,561 -107,568
1972 32,727 4,999 872,050 -111,168
1971 31,536 4,238 854,999 -134,968
1970 30,558 3,263 785,554 -264,464
1969 29,781 2,366 753,088 -64,643
1968 29,017 3,535 787,621 -83,221
1967 28,178 5,139 854,554 -116,029
1966 27,338 5,837 989,279 -111,360
1965 26,364 5,610 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 25,317 4,599 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 24,142 3,687 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 22,960 9,049 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 21,873 10,440 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 20,726 10,334 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/mongolia/russia | 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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 22,589 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Mongolia, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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