The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,524,788 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,607,619 people compared to 10,980,672 in Tajikistan.
Population statistics:
- Tajikistan's population is 3.04 times bigger than Mongolia's.
- Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
- The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
- For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.79% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
- Since 2006, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.57M people to 3.61M (40.5% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (55.6% growth).
- Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.6M people compared to the peak of 20.2M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.
Mongolia vs Tajikistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
3607619
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10980672
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| Population rank | 132/197 | 88/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
12 minutes
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2.61 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.95 minutes
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
27.5 minutes
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.4 days
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| Annual migration change | +83 | -21,236 |
| Daily growth/decline | +120 | +551 |
| Annual growth/decline | +43,643 | +201,128 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.25% | +1.94% |
| Population growth rate rank | 87/197 | 55/197 |
Mongolia and Tajikistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 977,595 | 2,112,131 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,009,284 | 2,181,805 | 3.24% | 3.3% |
| 1962 | 1,041,444 | 2,255,026 | 3.19% | 3.36% |
| 1963 | 1,071,362 | 2,331,736 | 2.87% | 3.4% |
| 1964 | 1,100,234 | 2,411,260 | 2.69% | 3.41% |
| 1965 | 1,131,177 | 2,492,998 | 2.81% | 3.39% |
| 1966 | 1,163,754 | 2,577,184 | 2.88% | 3.38% |
| 1967 | 1,196,996 | 2,664,130 | 2.86% | 3.37% |
| 1968 | 1,229,930 | 2,753,848 | 2.75% | 3.37% |
| 1969 | 1,262,284 | 2,845,273 | 2.63% | 3.32% |
| 1970 | 1,295,272 | 2,936,779 | 2.61% | 3.22% |
| 1971 | 1,330,071 | 3,028,837 | 2.69% | 3.13% |
| 1972 | 1,366,821 | 3,123,691 | 2.76% | 3.13% |
| 1973 | 1,405,502 | 3,222,290 | 2.83% | 3.16% |
| 1974 | 1,446,050 | 3,324,499 | 2.88% | 3.17% |
| 1975 | 1,488,296 | 3,430,425 | 2.92% | 3.19% |
| 1976 | 1,531,945 | 3,540,076 | 2.93% | 3.2% |
| 1977 | 1,576,245 | 3,653,265 | 2.89% | 3.2% |
| 1978 | 1,619,468 | 3,768,508 | 2.74% | 3.15% |
| 1979 | 1,660,659 | 3,882,691 | 2.54% | 3.03% |
| 1980 | 1,701,335 | 3,995,256 | 2.45% | 2.9% |
| 1981 | 1,742,857 | 4,109,022 | 2.44% | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 1,785,364 | 4,227,171 | 2.44% | 2.88% |
| 1983 | 1,829,092 | 4,350,874 | 2.45% | 2.93% |
| 1984 | 1,874,349 | 4,480,026 | 2.47% | 2.97% |
| 1985 | 1,921,514 | 4,619,003 | 2.52% | 3.1% |
| 1986 | 1,970,965 | 4,772,139 | 2.57% | 3.32% |
| 1987 | 2,022,800 | 4,939,059 | 2.63% | 3.5% |
| 1988 | 2,076,322 | 5,114,989 | 2.65% | 3.56% |
| 1989 | 2,124,185 | 5,267,249 | 2.31% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 2,098,710 | 5,398,768 | -1.2% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 2,165,342 | 5,541,205 | 3.17% | 2.64% |
| 1992 | 2,167,790 | 5,649,400 | 0.11% | 1.95% |
| 1993 | 2,165,130 | 5,724,993 | -0.12% | 1.34% |
| 1994 | 2,189,395 | 5,825,368 | 1.12% | 1.75% |
| 1995 | 2,224,945 | 5,948,584 | 1.62% | 2.12% |
| 1996 | 2,259,507 | 6,066,523 | 1.55% | 1.98% |
| 1997 | 2,291,750 | 6,139,829 | 1.43% | 1.21% |
| 1998 | 2,323,809 | 6,176,397 | 1.4% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 2,356,813 | 6,208,370 | 1.42% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 2,388,299 | 6,284,735 | 1.34% | 1.23% |
| 2001 | 2,417,751 | 6,407,377 | 1.23% | 1.95% |
| 2002 | 2,449,027 | 6,531,669 | 1.29% | 1.94% |
| 2003 | 2,480,374 | 6,658,575 | 1.28% | 1.94% |
| 2004 | 2,508,412 | 6,790,547 | 1.13% | 1.98% |
| 2005 | 2,536,407 | 6,924,720 | 1.12% | 1.98% |
| 2006 | 2,567,168 | 7,057,566 | 1.21% | 1.92% |
| 2007 | 2,601,850 | 7,194,477 | 1.35% | 1.94% |
| 2008 | 2,643,201 | 7,338,403 | 1.59% | 2% |
| 2009 | 2,691,115 | 7,490,230 | 1.81% | 2.07% |
| 2010 | 2,738,622 | 7,652,141 | 1.77% | 2.16% |
| 2011 | 2,786,317 | 7,824,785 | 1.74% | 2.26% |
| 2012 | 2,839,705 | 8,014,084 | 1.92% | 2.42% |
| 2013 | 2,899,011 | 8,216,724 | 2.09% | 2.53% |
| 2014 | 2,963,113 | 8,425,552 | 2.21% | 2.54% |
| 2015 | 3,026,864 | 8,643,840 | 2.15% | 2.59% |
| 2016 | 3,088,856 | 8,865,631 | 2.05% | 2.57% |
| 2017 | 3,148,917 | 9,085,946 | 1.94% | 2.49% |
| 2018 | 3,208,189 | 9,307,333 | 1.88% | 2.44% |
| 2019 | 3,267,673 | 9,529,966 | 1.85% | 2.39% |
| 2020 | 3,327,204 | 9,749,310 | 1.82% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 3,383,741 | 9,966,908 | 1.7% | 2.23% |
| 2022 | 3,433,748 | 10,182,222 | 1.48% | 2.16% |
| 2023 | 3,481,145 | 10,389,799 | 1.38% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 3,524,788 | 10,590,927 | 1.25% | 1.94% |
| 2025 | 3,566,934 | 10,786,735 | 1.2% | 1.85% |
| 2026 | 3,607,194 | 10,978,598 | 1.13% | 1.78% |
| 2027 | 3,646,133 | 11,168,387 | 1.08% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 3,684,133 | 11,356,920 | 1.04% | 1.69% |
| 2029 | 3,721,196 | 11,545,276 | 1.01% | 1.66% |
| 2030 | 3,757,736 | 11,733,066 | 0.98% | 1.63% |
| 2031 | 3,793,979 | 11,920,472 | 0.96% | 1.6% |
| 2032 | 3,830,403 | 12,110,150 | 0.96% | 1.59% |
| 2033 | 3,867,674 | 12,302,290 | 0.97% | 1.59% |
| 2034 | 3,905,872 | 12,496,888 | 0.99% | 1.58% |
| 2035 | 3,944,896 | 12,695,586 | 1% | 1.59% |
| 2036 | 3,984,836 | 12,899,096 | 1.01% | 1.6% |
| 2037 | 4,025,966 | 13,104,339 | 1.03% | 1.59% |
| 2038 | 4,067,894 | 13,308,237 | 1.04% | 1.56% |
| 2039 | 4,110,455 | 13,511,372 | 1.05% | 1.53% |
| 2040 | 4,153,587 | 13,713,948 | 1.05% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 4,197,027 | 13,915,192 | 1.05% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 4,240,723 | 14,115,137 | 1.04% | 1.44% |
| 2043 | 4,284,073 | 14,311,598 | 1.02% | 1.39% |
| 2044 | 4,327,016 | 14,504,865 | 1% | 1.35% |
| 2045 | 4,369,833 | 14,694,858 | 0.99% | 1.31% |
| 2046 | 4,411,717 | 14,879,388 | 0.96% | 1.26% |
| 2047 | 4,452,180 | 15,059,869 | 0.92% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 4,491,289 | 15,236,594 | 0.88% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 4,529,071 | 15,408,032 | 0.84% | 1.13% |
| 2050 | 4,565,277 | 15,574,643 | 0.8% | 1.08% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mongolia increased by 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mongolia gained 518,763 (a 16.8% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,115,041 (a 23.9% growth).
Mongolia was ranked 137th most populous country in 2006 and is 132nd in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.8% to 15,574,643 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Ulaanbaatar | 1.4M |
| Bulgan | 12.3K |
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| City | Population |
| Dushanbe | 863K |
| Khujand | 199K |
| Qurghonteppa | 127K |
| Istaravshan | 64.3K |
| Konibodom | 54.4K |
| Tursunzoda | 46.7K |
| Panjakent | 33K |
| Buston | 29.8K |
| Ghafurov | 18.4K |
| Istiklol | 14.2K |
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Population differences between Mongolia and Tajikistan
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| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 72.2 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 26.3 years |
| Median age | 27.8 years | 23 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 2.7 births per woman | 3.07 births per woman |
| Population density | 5.86 ppl/mi² | 197.6 ppl/mi² |
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