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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,524,788 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,620,317 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 23.8 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.08% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.79% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.57M people to 3.62M (41% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Mongolia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mongolia Turkey
2100 5,629,299 64,274,243
2099 5,623,066 64,924,706
2098 5,615,212 65,567,989
2097 5,606,511 66,219,045
2096 5,597,140 66,865,890
2095 5,585,917 67,516,190
2094 5,574,522 68,169,346
2093 5,562,381 68,835,313
2092 5,549,290 69,496,264
2091 5,535,819 70,159,325
2090 5,521,210 70,828,304
2089 5,505,877 71,490,133
2088 5,490,024 72,146,464
2087 5,474,226 72,792,552
2086 5,458,465 73,439,558
2085 5,441,196 74,085,313
2084 5,423,740 74,713,882
2083 5,405,563 75,342,464
2082 5,387,443 75,969,760
2081 5,368,417 76,583,769
2080 5,348,645 77,195,480
2079 5,328,073 77,793,711
2078 5,306,120 78,386,293
2077 5,285,225 78,973,194
2076 5,263,067 79,556,991
2075 5,240,553 80,128,010
2074 5,217,755 80,697,544
2073 5,194,484 81,244,619
2072 5,171,399 81,785,452
2071 5,147,939 82,311,503
2070 5,123,730 82,827,402
2069 5,100,078 83,324,862
2068 5,075,923 83,806,741
2067 5,051,712 84,270,976
2066 5,026,451 84,728,547
2065 5,001,559 85,177,268
2064 4,977,095 85,611,517
2063 4,952,721 86,026,471
2062 4,928,284 86,425,827
2061 4,903,616 86,800,591
2060 4,877,808 87,156,663
2059 4,851,900 87,500,101
2058 4,825,704 87,809,920
2057 4,798,069 88,100,397
2056 4,770,106 88,369,840
2055 4,741,145 88,598,739
2054 4,710,703 88,806,632
2053 4,678,720 88,985,609
2052 4,645,641 89,144,425
2051 4,611,080 89,270,515
2050 4,575,698 89,374,730
2049 4,538,221 89,447,182
2048 4,499,652 89,484,074
2047 4,459,534 89,492,406
2046 4,418,220 89,467,391
2045 4,375,263 89,441,098
2044 4,332,061 89,390,601
2043 4,288,836 89,326,342
2042 4,244,827 89,237,658
2041 4,200,917 89,137,199
2040 4,157,409 89,021,820
2039 4,114,122 88,885,792
2038 4,071,754 88,736,121
2037 4,029,761 88,562,197
2036 3,988,994 88,373,007
2035 3,949,374 88,178,595
2034 3,910,459 87,975,336
2033 3,872,505 87,754,631
2032 3,835,471 87,524,158
2031 3,799,194 87,274,280
2030 3,762,550 87,004,538
2029 3,725,673 86,741,614
2028 3,687,959 86,466,107
2027 3,649,213 86,189,693
2026 3,609,604 85,932,926
2025 3,568,196 85,718,588
2024 3,524,788 85,518,661
2023 3,481,145 85,325,965
2022 3,433,748 84,979,913
2021 3,383,741 84,147,318
2020 3,327,204 83,384,680
2019 3,267,673 82,579,440
2018 3,208,189 81,407,204
2017 3,148,917 80,312,698
2016 3,088,856 79,277,962
2015 3,026,864 78,218,479
2014 2,963,113 77,181,884
2013 2,899,011 76,147,624
2012 2,839,705 75,175,827
2011 2,786,317 74,223,629
2010 2,738,622 73,142,150
2009 2,691,115 72,039,206
2008 2,643,201 71,051,678
2007 2,601,850 70,158,112
2006 2,567,168 70,045,349
2005 2,536,407 69,329,557
2004 2,508,412 68,592,617
2003 2,480,374 67,831,730
2002 2,449,027 67,048,795
2001 2,417,751 66,245,128
2000 2,388,299 65,425,961
1999 2,356,813 64,591,923
1998 2,323,809 63,734,383
1997 2,291,750 62,852,966
1996 2,259,507 61,951,134
1995 2,224,945 61,024,503
1994 2,189,395 60,033,836
1993 2,165,130 58,999,167
1992 2,167,790 57,990,118
1991 2,165,342 57,009,887
1990 2,098,710 56,015,628
1989 2,124,185 54,976,723
1988 2,076,322 53,909,626
1987 2,022,800 52,843,670
1986 1,970,965 51,777,772
1985 1,921,514 50,687,115
1984 1,874,349 49,574,069
1983 1,829,092 48,447,410
1982 1,785,364 47,322,096
1981 1,742,857 46,321,190
1980 1,701,335 45,408,815
1979 1,660,659 44,510,429
1978 1,619,468 43,645,306
1977 1,576,245 42,773,298
1976 1,531,945 41,899,984
1975 1,488,296 41,053,126
1974 1,446,050 40,210,234
1973 1,405,502 39,329,533
1972 1,366,821 38,430,221
1971 1,330,071 37,518,611
1970 1,295,272 36,638,465
1969 1,262,284 35,787,774
1968 1,229,930 34,921,684
1967 1,196,996 34,050,421
1966 1,163,754 33,177,672
1965 1,131,177 32,345,220
1964 1,100,234 31,543,072
1963 1,071,362 30,726,841
1962 1,041,444 29,916,147
1961 1,009,284 29,119,238
1960 977,595 28,329,898

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mongolia increased by 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mongolia gained 531,461 people (a 17.2% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Mongolia was ranked 137th most populous country in 2006 and is 132nd in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mongolia Turkey
2100 0.11% -1%
2099 0.14% -0.98%
2098 0.16% -0.98%
2097 0.17% -0.97%
2096 0.2% -0.96%
2095 0.2% -0.96%
2094 0.22% -0.97%
2093 0.24% -0.95%
2092 0.24% -0.95%
2091 0.26% -0.94%
2090 0.28% -0.93%
2089 0.29% -0.91%
2088 0.29% -0.89%
2087 0.29% -0.88%
2086 0.32% -0.87%
2085 0.32% -0.84%
2084 0.34% -0.83%
2083 0.34% -0.83%
2082 0.35% -0.8%
2081 0.37% -0.79%
2080 0.39% -0.77%
2079 0.41% -0.76%
2078 0.4% -0.74%
2077 0.42% -0.73%
2076 0.43% -0.71%
2075 0.44% -0.71%
2074 0.45% -0.67%
2073 0.45% -0.66%
2072 0.46% -0.64%
2071 0.47% -0.62%
2070 0.46% -0.6%
2069 0.48% -0.57%
2068 0.48% -0.55%
2067 0.5% -0.54%
2066 0.5% -0.53%
2065 0.49% -0.51%
2064 0.49% -0.48%
2063 0.5% -0.46%
2062 0.5% -0.43%
2061 0.53% -0.41%
2060 0.53% -0.39%
2059 0.54% -0.35%
2058 0.58% -0.33%
2057 0.59% -0.3%
2056 0.61% -0.26%
2055 0.65% -0.23%
2054 0.68% -0.2%
2053 0.71% -0.18%
2052 0.75% -0.14%
2051 0.77% -0.12%
2050 0.83% -0.08%
2049 0.86% -0.04%
2048 0.9% -0.009%
2047 0.94% 0.03%
2046 0.98% 0.03%
2045 1% 0.06%
2044 1.01% 0.07%
2043 1.04% 0.1%
2042 1.05% 0.11%
2041 1.05% 0.13%
2040 1.05% 0.15%
2039 1.04% 0.17%
2038 1.04% 0.2%
2037 1.02% 0.21%
2036 1% 0.22%
2035 1% 0.23%
2034 0.98% 0.25%
2033 0.97% 0.26%
2032 0.95% 0.29%
2031 0.97% 0.31%
2030 0.99% 0.3%
2029 1.02% 0.32%
2028 1.06% 0.32%
2027 1.1% 0.3%
2026 1.16% 0.25%
2025 1.23% 0.23%
2024 1.25% 0.23%
2023 1.38% 0.41%
2022 1.48% 0.99%
2021 1.7% 0.91%
2020 1.82% 0.98%
2019 1.85% 1.44%
2018 1.88% 1.36%
2017 1.94% 1.31%
2016 2.05% 1.35%
2015 2.15% 1.34%
2014 2.21% 1.36%
2013 2.09% 1.29%
2012 1.92% 1.28%
2011 1.74% 1.48%
2010 1.77% 1.53%
2009 1.81% 1.39%
2008 1.59% 1.27%
2007 1.35% 0.16%
2006 1.21% 1.03%
2005 1.12% 1.07%
2004 1.13% 1.12%
2003 1.28% 1.17%
2002 1.29% 1.21%
2001 1.23% 1.25%
2000 1.34% 1.29%
1999 1.42% 1.35%
1998 1.4% 1.4%
1997 1.43% 1.46%
1996 1.55% 1.52%
1995 1.62% 1.65%
1994 1.12% 1.75%
1993 -0.12% 1.74%
1992 0.11% 1.72%
1991 3.17% 1.77%
1990 -1.2% 1.89%
1989 2.31% 1.98%
1988 2.65% 2.02%
1987 2.63% 2.06%
1986 2.57% 2.15%
1985 2.52% 2.25%
1984 2.47% 2.33%
1983 2.45% 2.38%
1982 2.44% 2.16%
1981 2.44% 2.01%
1980 2.45% 2.02%
1979 2.54% 1.98%
1978 2.74% 2.04%
1977 2.89% 2.08%
1976 2.93% 2.06%
1975 2.92% 2.1%
1974 2.88% 2.24%
1973 2.83% 2.34%
1972 2.76% 2.43%
1971 2.69% 2.4%
1970 2.61% 2.38%
1969 2.63% 2.48%
1968 2.75% 2.56%
1967 2.86% 2.63%
1966 2.88% 2.57%
1965 2.81% 2.54%
1964 2.69% 2.66%
1963 2.87% 2.71%
1962 3.19% 2.74%
1961 3.24% 2.79%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Mongolia grew by 1.25%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Mongolia Turkey
Current population
3620317
86002379
Population rank 132/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.04%
One net population change
12 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
7.95 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
27.5 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +120 +528
Annual growth/decline +43,643 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.25% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 86/197 154/197
One migration net change every
4.63 days
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +79 -258,205
Net migration rank 74/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 22,589 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 169/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 171/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mongolia
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mongolia Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 79 - -258,205
2024 - 83 - -275,952
2023 46,995 0 426,630 -318,070
2022 47,730 0 535,373 -301,544
2021 52,109 0 521,713 20,283
2020 60,888 0 608,708 37,934
2019 61,433 8,660 751,472 -15,690
2018 60,635 7,811 830,353 187,570
2017 57,940 6,831 875,408 659,846
2016 62,086 5,633 895,841 352,063
2015 64,473 4,307 930,799 1,063,140
2014 66,078 2,921 957,055 1,033,384
2013 62,618 1,505 921,386 438,618
2012 55,942 351 917,145 258,623
2011 50,711 -505 875,839 68,849
2010 44,914 -6,444 892,334 55,532
2009 48,876 -15,007 900,491 24,276
2008 45,843 -17,277 868,749 47,915
2007 39,636 -15,220 876,626 -186,402
2006 33,609 -11,934 897,351 -190,194
2005 29,290 -8,924 898,650 -174,177
2004 28,418 -8,148 896,025 -146,574
2003 28,827 -7,986 893,683 -121,383
2002 30,439 -8,934 922,927 -129,444
2001 32,052 -10,244 980,560 -166,759
2000 32,753 -11,241 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 32,283 -13,481 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 31,757 -10,315 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 32,403 -9,132 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 33,741 -8,626 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 34,473 -7,346 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 34,711 -5,449 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 36,924 -5,429 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 42,437 -8,404 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 47,884 -11,427 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 49,443 -11,881 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 51,420 -9,757 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 51,588 2,459 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 51,140 1,855 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 50,329 354 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 49,944 -1,719 1,098,846 8,960
1984 48,562 -2,452 1,096,529 21,787
1983 46,919 -2,522 1,095,106 39,871
1982 45,179 -2,132 1,091,863 23,728
1981 43,588 -1,615 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 42,343 -1,268 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 41,568 -1,296 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 40,276 1,833 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 38,995 5,354 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 37,670 6,577 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 36,490 6,556 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 35,297 6,153 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 33,993 5,647 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 32,727 4,999 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 31,536 4,238 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 30,558 3,263 991,950 -150,924
1969 29,781 2,366 970,958 -110,578
1968 29,017 3,535 950,778 -78,973
1967 28,178 5,139 936,727 -65,993
1966 27,338 5,837 925,790 -50,999
1965 26,364 5,610 904,016 -113,911
1964 25,317 4,599 884,152 -69,978
1963 24,142 3,687 862,626 -44,317
1962 22,960 9,049 837,473 -34,353
1961 21,873 10,440 816,911 -26,187
1960 20,726 10,334 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mongolia/turkey | 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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 22,589 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Mongolia, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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); 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. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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