The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,524,788 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,607,619 people compared to 12,438,782 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- South Sudan's population is 3.45 times bigger than Mongolia's.
- Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
- The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.79% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2006, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.57M people to 3.61M (40.5% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.4M (55.9% growth).
- Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.6M people compared to the peak of 23.8M people in 2100 for South Sudan.
Mongolia vs South Sudan: live population counter
Mongolia
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South Sudan
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
3607619
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12438782
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| Population rank | 132/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
12 minutes
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.95 minutes
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
27.5 minutes
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.4 days
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +83 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | +120 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | +43,643 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.25% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 87/197 | 7/197 |
Mongolia and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Mongolia
Population
Growth rate
South Sudan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mongolia
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South Sudan
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Mongolia
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South Sudan
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| 1960 | 977,595 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,009,284 | 2,976,724 | 3.24% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 1,041,444 | 3,024,308 | 3.19% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 1,071,362 | 3,072,669 | 2.87% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 1,100,234 | 3,129,918 | 2.69% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 1,131,177 | 3,189,835 | 2.81% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 1,163,754 | 3,236,423 | 2.88% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 1,196,996 | 3,277,648 | 2.86% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 1,229,930 | 3,321,528 | 2.75% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 1,262,284 | 3,365,533 | 2.63% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 1,295,272 | 3,409,614 | 2.61% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 1,330,071 | 3,468,646 | 2.69% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 1,366,821 | 3,542,497 | 2.76% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 1,405,502 | 3,627,383 | 2.83% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 1,446,050 | 3,723,259 | 2.88% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 1,488,296 | 3,821,494 | 2.92% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 1,531,945 | 3,921,910 | 2.93% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 1,576,245 | 4,024,032 | 2.89% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 1,619,468 | 4,127,657 | 2.74% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 1,660,659 | 4,232,605 | 2.54% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 1,701,335 | 4,339,030 | 2.45% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 1,742,857 | 4,447,272 | 2.44% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 1,785,364 | 4,557,686 | 2.44% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 1,829,092 | 4,661,574 | 2.45% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 1,874,349 | 4,750,627 | 2.47% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 1,921,514 | 4,834,296 | 2.52% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 1,970,965 | 4,921,240 | 2.57% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 2,022,800 | 4,962,395 | 2.63% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 2,076,322 | 4,848,029 | 2.65% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 2,124,185 | 4,713,229 | 2.31% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 2,098,710 | 4,737,633 | -1.2% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 2,165,342 | 4,836,677 | 3.17% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 2,167,790 | 4,909,749 | 0.11% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 2,165,130 | 4,956,002 | -0.12% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 2,189,395 | 5,071,184 | 1.12% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 2,224,945 | 5,225,836 | 1.62% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 2,259,507 | 5,356,925 | 1.55% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 2,291,750 | 5,509,136 | 1.43% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 2,323,809 | 5,620,068 | 1.4% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 2,356,813 | 5,771,628 | 1.42% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 2,388,299 | 6,032,267 | 1.34% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 2,417,751 | 6,308,391 | 1.23% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 2,449,027 | 6,596,806 | 1.29% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 2,480,374 | 6,903,127 | 1.28% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 2,508,412 | 7,233,041 | 1.13% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 2,536,407 | 7,590,143 | 1.12% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 2,567,168 | 7,976,526 | 1.21% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 2,601,850 | 8,388,788 | 1.35% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 2,643,201 | 8,817,647 | 1.59% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 2,691,115 | 9,243,556 | 1.81% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 2,738,622 | 9,745,953 | 1.77% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 2,786,317 | 10,288,109 | 1.74% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 2,839,705 | 10,756,240 | 1.92% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 2,899,011 | 11,166,275 | 2.09% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 2,963,113 | 11,235,073 | 2.21% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 3,026,864 | 11,107,561 | 2.15% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 3,088,856 | 10,830,102 | 2.05% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3,148,917 | 10,259,154 | 1.94% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 3,208,189 | 10,122,977 | 1.88% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 3,267,673 | 10,423,384 | 1.85% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 3,327,204 | 10,698,467 | 1.82% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 3,383,741 | 10,865,780 | 1.7% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 3,433,748 | 11,021,177 | 1.48% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 3,481,145 | 11,483,374 | 1.38% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 3,524,788 | 11,943,408 | 1.25% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 3,566,934 | 12,188,793 | 1.2% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 3,607,194 | 12,436,036 | 1.13% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 3,646,133 | 12,687,301 | 1.08% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 3,684,133 | 12,941,503 | 1.04% | 2% |
| 2029 | 3,721,196 | 13,198,080 | 1.01% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 3,757,736 | 13,457,446 | 0.98% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 3,793,979 | 13,725,413 | 0.96% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 3,830,403 | 13,996,343 | 0.96% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 3,867,674 | 14,261,762 | 0.97% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 3,905,872 | 14,527,550 | 0.99% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 3,944,896 | 14,798,602 | 1% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 3,984,836 | 15,070,098 | 1.01% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 4,025,966 | 15,335,700 | 1.03% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 4,067,894 | 15,595,968 | 1.04% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 4,110,455 | 15,850,696 | 1.05% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 4,153,587 | 16,101,470 | 1.05% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 4,197,027 | 16,350,149 | 1.05% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 4,240,723 | 16,593,361 | 1.04% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 4,284,073 | 16,829,209 | 1.02% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 4,327,016 | 17,060,176 | 1% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 4,369,833 | 17,286,412 | 0.99% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 4,411,717 | 17,509,693 | 0.96% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 4,452,180 | 17,728,331 | 0.92% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 4,491,289 | 17,938,437 | 0.88% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 4,529,071 | 18,142,893 | 0.84% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 4,565,277 | 18,341,968 | 0.8% | 1.1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mongolia increased by 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mongolia gained 518,763 (a 16.8% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth).
Mongolia was ranked 137th most populous country in 2006 and is 132nd in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th 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 South Sudan will increase by 47.5% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.
Biggest cities by population
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Mongolia
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|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Ulaanbaatar | 1.4M |
| Bulgan | 12.3K |
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Population differences between Mongolia and South Sudan
|
Mongolia
|
South Sudan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 58 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 27.8 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.7 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 5.86 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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