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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,524,788 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,620,317 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 6.42 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.79% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.57M people to 3.62M (41% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Mongolia vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mongolia Taiwan
2100 5,629,299 10,150,338
2099 5,623,066 10,273,881
2098 5,615,212 10,399,680
2097 5,606,511 10,527,804
2096 5,597,140 10,657,536
2095 5,585,917 10,789,978
2094 5,574,522 10,925,075
2093 5,562,381 11,062,491
2092 5,549,290 11,202,670
2091 5,535,819 11,346,131
2090 5,521,210 11,494,369
2089 5,505,877 11,644,743
2088 5,490,024 11,799,177
2087 5,474,226 11,956,109
2086 5,458,465 12,116,149
2085 5,441,196 12,281,248
2084 5,423,740 12,451,872
2083 5,405,563 12,625,681
2082 5,387,443 12,803,442
2081 5,368,417 12,986,931
2080 5,348,645 13,174,137
2079 5,328,073 13,366,920
2078 5,306,120 13,564,788
2077 5,285,225 13,765,770
2076 5,263,067 13,969,802
2075 5,240,553 14,178,904
2074 5,217,755 14,391,331
2073 5,194,484 14,606,033
2072 5,171,399 14,824,987
2071 5,147,939 15,045,310
2070 5,123,730 15,266,143
2069 5,100,078 15,488,280
2068 5,075,923 15,714,125
2067 5,051,712 15,940,945
2066 5,026,451 16,167,553
2065 5,001,559 16,396,032
2064 4,977,095 16,625,600
2063 4,952,721 16,854,355
2062 4,928,284 17,084,600
2061 4,903,616 17,314,450
2060 4,877,808 17,541,998
2059 4,851,900 17,767,014
2058 4,825,704 17,988,239
2057 4,798,069 18,208,151
2056 4,770,106 18,423,453
2055 4,741,145 18,639,554
2054 4,710,703 18,853,384
2053 4,678,720 19,063,428
2052 4,645,641 19,270,076
2051 4,611,080 19,474,323
2050 4,575,698 19,677,203
2049 4,538,221 19,878,438
2048 4,499,652 20,073,645
2047 4,459,534 20,267,326
2046 4,418,220 20,454,154
2045 4,375,263 20,640,565
2044 4,332,061 20,819,477
2043 4,288,836 20,995,111
2042 4,244,827 21,166,213
2041 4,200,917 21,331,710
2040 4,157,409 21,491,361
2039 4,114,122 21,645,911
2038 4,071,754 21,794,529
2037 4,029,761 21,939,617
2036 3,988,994 22,077,701
2035 3,949,374 22,211,115
2034 3,910,459 22,340,809
2033 3,872,505 22,463,465
2032 3,835,471 22,582,449
2031 3,799,194 22,698,460
2030 3,762,550 22,809,605
2029 3,725,673 22,916,803
2028 3,687,959 23,022,058
2027 3,649,213 23,127,410
2026 3,609,604 23,229,461
2025 3,568,196 23,331,886
2024 3,524,788 23,410,331
2023 3,481,145 23,342,541
2022 3,433,748 23,319,977
2021 3,383,741 23,468,275
2020 3,327,204 23,582,179
2019 3,267,673 23,596,027
2018 3,208,189 23,580,080
2017 3,148,917 23,555,522
2016 3,088,856 23,515,945
2015 3,026,864 23,462,914
2014 2,963,113 23,403,635
2013 2,899,011 23,344,670
2012 2,839,705 23,270,367
2011 2,786,317 23,193,518
2010 2,738,622 23,140,948
2009 2,691,115 23,078,402
2008 2,643,201 22,997,696
2007 2,601,850 22,917,444
2006 2,567,168 22,823,455
2005 2,536,407 22,729,753
2004 2,508,412 22,646,836
2003 2,480,374 22,562,663
2002 2,449,027 22,463,172
2001 2,417,751 22,341,120
2000 2,388,299 22,184,530
1999 2,356,813 22,010,489
1998 2,323,809 21,835,703
1997 2,291,750 21,634,124
1996 2,259,507 21,441,432
1995 2,224,945 21,267,653
1994 2,189,395 21,086,645
1993 2,165,130 20,899,019
1992 2,167,790 20,704,227
1991 2,165,342 20,503,568
1990 2,098,710 20,278,946
1989 2,124,185 20,055,492
1988 2,076,322 19,839,704
1987 2,022,800 19,617,046
1986 1,970,965 19,411,454
1985 1,921,514 19,191,510
1984 1,874,349 18,929,866
1983 1,829,092 18,653,146
1982 1,785,364 18,354,855
1981 1,742,857 18,029,982
1980 1,701,335 17,704,538
1979 1,660,659 17,372,779
1978 1,619,468 17,042,272
1977 1,576,245 16,730,895
1976 1,531,945 16,401,413
1975 1,488,296 16,075,128
1974 1,446,050 15,784,817
1973 1,405,502 15,505,121
1972 1,366,821 15,220,495
1971 1,330,071 14,913,564
1970 1,295,272 14,582,944
1969 1,262,284 14,068,984
1968 1,229,930 13,548,537
1967 1,196,996 13,210,344
1966 1,163,754 12,874,153
1965 1,131,177 12,511,863
1964 1,100,234 12,137,143
1963 1,071,362 11,762,101
1962 1,041,444 11,392,513
1961 1,009,284 11,030,385
1960 977,595 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mongolia increased by 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mongolia gained 531,461 people (a 17.2% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Mongolia was ranked 137th most populous country in 2006 and is 132nd in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mongolia's population will grow by 26.4% to 4,575,698 people with a rank change from 132nd to 130th. The population of Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.63M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mongolia Taiwan
2100 0.11% -1.2%
2099 0.14% -1.21%
2098 0.16% -1.22%
2097 0.17% -1.22%
2096 0.2% -1.23%
2095 0.2% -1.24%
2094 0.22% -1.24%
2093 0.24% -1.25%
2092 0.24% -1.26%
2091 0.26% -1.29%
2090 0.28% -1.29%
2089 0.29% -1.31%
2088 0.29% -1.31%
2087 0.29% -1.32%
2086 0.32% -1.34%
2085 0.32% -1.37%
2084 0.34% -1.38%
2083 0.34% -1.39%
2082 0.35% -1.41%
2081 0.37% -1.42%
2080 0.39% -1.44%
2079 0.41% -1.46%
2078 0.4% -1.46%
2077 0.42% -1.46%
2076 0.43% -1.47%
2075 0.44% -1.48%
2074 0.45% -1.47%
2073 0.45% -1.48%
2072 0.46% -1.46%
2071 0.47% -1.45%
2070 0.46% -1.43%
2069 0.48% -1.44%
2068 0.48% -1.42%
2067 0.5% -1.4%
2066 0.5% -1.39%
2065 0.49% -1.38%
2064 0.49% -1.36%
2063 0.5% -1.35%
2062 0.5% -1.33%
2061 0.53% -1.3%
2060 0.53% -1.27%
2059 0.54% -1.23%
2058 0.58% -1.21%
2057 0.59% -1.17%
2056 0.61% -1.16%
2055 0.65% -1.13%
2054 0.68% -1.1%
2053 0.71% -1.07%
2052 0.75% -1.05%
2051 0.77% -1.03%
2050 0.83% -1.01%
2049 0.86% -0.97%
2048 0.9% -0.96%
2047 0.94% -0.91%
2046 0.98% -0.9%
2045 1% -0.86%
2044 1.01% -0.84%
2043 1.04% -0.81%
2042 1.05% -0.78%
2041 1.05% -0.74%
2040 1.05% -0.71%
2039 1.04% -0.68%
2038 1.04% -0.66%
2037 1.02% -0.63%
2036 1% -0.6%
2035 1% -0.58%
2034 0.98% -0.55%
2033 0.97% -0.53%
2032 0.95% -0.51%
2031 0.97% -0.49%
2030 0.99% -0.47%
2029 1.02% -0.46%
2028 1.06% -0.46%
2027 1.1% -0.44%
2026 1.16% -0.44%
2025 1.23% -0.34%
2024 1.25% 0.29%
2023 1.38% 0.1%
2022 1.48% -0.63%
2021 1.7% -0.48%
2020 1.82% -0.06%
2019 1.85% 0.07%
2018 1.88% 0.1%
2017 1.94% 0.17%
2016 2.05% 0.23%
2015 2.15% 0.25%
2014 2.21% 0.25%
2013 2.09% 0.32%
2012 1.92% 0.33%
2011 1.74% 0.23%
2010 1.77% 0.27%
2009 1.81% 0.35%
2008 1.59% 0.35%
2007 1.35% 0.41%
2006 1.21% 0.41%
2005 1.12% 0.37%
2004 1.13% 0.37%
2003 1.28% 0.44%
2002 1.29% 0.55%
2001 1.23% 0.71%
2000 1.34% 0.79%
1999 1.42% 0.8%
1998 1.4% 0.93%
1997 1.43% 0.9%
1996 1.55% 0.82%
1995 1.62% 0.86%
1994 1.12% 0.9%
1993 -0.12% 0.94%
1992 0.11% 0.98%
1991 3.17% 1.11%
1990 -1.2% 1.11%
1989 2.31% 1.09%
1988 2.65% 1.14%
1987 2.63% 1.06%
1986 2.57% 1.15%
1985 2.52% 1.38%
1984 2.47% 1.48%
1983 2.45% 1.63%
1982 2.44% 1.8%
1981 2.44% 1.84%
1980 2.45% 1.91%
1979 2.54% 1.94%
1978 2.74% 1.86%
1977 2.89% 2.01%
1976 2.93% 2.03%
1975 2.92% 1.84%
1974 2.88% 1.8%
1973 2.83% 1.87%
1972 2.76% 2.06%
1971 2.69% 2.27%
1970 2.61% 3.65%
1969 2.63% 3.84%
1968 2.75% 2.56%
1967 2.86% 2.61%
1966 2.88% 2.9%
1965 2.81% 3.09%
1964 2.69% 3.19%
1963 2.87% 3.24%
1962 3.19% 3.28%
1961 3.24% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Mongolia grew by 1.25%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Mongolia Taiwan
Current population
3620317
23229461
Population rank 132/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.28%
One net population change
12 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
7.95 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
27.5 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +120 -215
Annual growth/decline +43,643 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1.25% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 86/197 180/197
One migration net change every
4.63 days
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +79 +47,029
Net migration rank 74/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 22,589 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 169/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 171/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mongolia
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mongolia Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 79 - -
2024 - 83 -67,188 47,029
2023 46,995 0 -69,794 225,599
2022 47,730 0 -68,327 -42,430
2021 52,109 0 -30,039 -156,010
2020 60,888 0 -7,782 -33,978
2019 61,433 8,660 1,416 12,718
2018 60,635 7,811 8,725 8,888
2017 57,940 6,831 22,613 8,809
2016 62,086 5,633 35,980 11,707
2015 64,473 4,307 49,741 8,581
2014 66,078 2,921 - -
2013 62,618 1,505 - -
2012 55,942 351 - -
2011 50,711 -505 43,836 19,077
2010 44,914 -6,444 - -
2009 48,876 -15,007 - -
2008 45,843 -17,277 - -
2007 39,636 -15,220 - -
2006 33,609 -11,934 - -
2005 29,290 -8,924 - -
2004 28,418 -8,148 - -
2003 28,827 -7,986 - -
2002 30,439 -8,934 - -
2001 32,052 -10,244 132,707 -3,811
2000 32,753 -11,241 - -
1999 32,283 -13,481 - -
1998 31,757 -10,315 - -
1997 32,403 -9,132 - -
1996 33,741 -8,626 - -
1995 34,473 -7,346 - -
1994 34,711 -5,449 - -
1993 36,924 -5,429 - -
1992 42,437 -8,404 - -
1991 47,884 -11,427 215,698 -12,128
1990 49,443 -11,881 - -
1989 51,420 -9,757 - -
1988 51,588 2,459 - -
1987 51,140 1,855 - -
1986 50,329 354 - -
1985 49,944 -1,719 - -
1984 48,562 -2,452 - -
1983 46,919 -2,522 - -
1982 45,179 -2,132 - -
1981 43,588 -1,615 326,883 4,508
1980 42,343 -1,268 - -
1979 41,568 -1,296 - -
1978 40,276 1,833 - -
1977 38,995 5,354 - -
1976 37,670 6,577 - -
1975 36,490 6,556 - -
1974 35,297 6,153 - -
1973 33,993 5,647 - -
1972 32,727 4,999 - -
1971 31,536 4,238 - -
1970 30,558 3,263 - -
1969 29,781 2,366 - -
1968 29,017 3,535 - -
1967 28,178 5,139 - -
1966 27,338 5,837 346,958 18,774
1965 26,364 5,610 - -
1964 25,317 4,599 - -
1963 24,142 3,687 - -
1962 22,960 9,049 - -
1961 21,873 10,440 - -
1960 20,726 10,334 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/mongolia/taiwan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 94.1% of the population change in Mongolia is from natural causes (a gain of 580,367 people) and 5.87% is from migration (a gain of 36,163 people). In Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

Biggest cities by population

Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  6. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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