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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,524,788 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,620,317 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 14.7 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.79% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.57M people to 3.62M (41% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Mongolia vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mongolia Uganda
2100 5,629,299 122,497,526
2099 5,623,066 122,436,109
2098 5,615,212 122,364,302
2097 5,606,511 122,266,255
2096 5,597,140 122,146,810
2095 5,585,917 121,976,411
2094 5,574,522 121,799,752
2093 5,562,381 121,584,860
2092 5,549,290 121,336,796
2091 5,535,819 121,070,447
2090 5,521,210 120,767,412
2089 5,505,877 120,427,771
2088 5,490,024 120,064,594
2087 5,474,226 119,668,549
2086 5,458,465 119,256,686
2085 5,441,196 118,815,763
2084 5,423,740 118,339,179
2083 5,405,563 117,821,938
2082 5,387,443 117,274,958
2081 5,368,417 116,707,394
2080 5,348,645 116,096,095
2079 5,328,073 115,474,153
2078 5,306,120 114,805,376
2077 5,285,225 114,118,687
2076 5,263,067 113,390,189
2075 5,240,553 112,637,851
2074 5,217,755 111,863,410
2073 5,194,484 111,070,771
2072 5,171,399 110,240,940
2071 5,147,939 109,392,890
2070 5,123,730 108,505,633
2069 5,100,078 107,607,659
2068 5,075,923 106,677,578
2067 5,051,712 105,722,829
2066 5,026,451 104,739,111
2065 5,001,559 103,737,893
2064 4,977,095 102,701,560
2063 4,952,721 101,646,533
2062 4,928,284 100,561,859
2061 4,903,616 99,450,764
2060 4,877,808 98,334,788
2059 4,851,900 97,187,498
2058 4,825,704 96,014,439
2057 4,798,069 94,821,765
2056 4,770,106 93,613,209
2055 4,741,145 92,385,049
2054 4,710,703 91,132,827
2053 4,678,720 89,857,705
2052 4,645,641 88,568,311
2051 4,611,080 87,270,603
2050 4,575,698 85,957,376
2049 4,538,221 84,632,277
2048 4,499,652 83,284,965
2047 4,459,534 81,928,165
2046 4,418,220 80,569,225
2045 4,375,263 79,208,662
2044 4,332,061 77,834,944
2043 4,288,836 76,453,982
2042 4,244,827 75,075,287
2041 4,200,917 73,701,695
2040 4,157,409 72,333,375
2039 4,114,122 70,963,211
2038 4,071,754 69,580,447
2037 4,029,761 68,186,136
2036 3,988,994 66,804,746
2035 3,949,374 65,411,934
2034 3,910,459 64,023,352
2033 3,872,505 62,634,483
2032 3,835,471 61,235,174
2031 3,799,194 59,825,075
2030 3,762,550 58,415,479
2029 3,725,673 57,006,283
2028 3,687,959 55,596,520
2027 3,649,213 54,191,271
2026 3,609,604 52,792,624
2025 3,568,196 51,400,003
2024 3,524,788 50,015,092
2023 3,481,145 48,656,601
2022 3,433,748 47,312,719
2021 3,383,741 45,910,930
2020 3,327,204 44,457,152
2019 3,267,673 42,999,637
2018 3,208,189 41,565,831
2017 3,148,917 40,177,388
2016 3,088,856 38,799,152
2015 3,026,864 37,531,446
2014 2,963,113 36,395,539
2013 2,899,011 35,337,042
2012 2,839,705 34,337,438
2011 2,786,317 33,354,543
2010 2,738,622 32,390,802
2009 2,691,115 31,451,151
2008 2,643,201 30,539,553
2007 2,601,850 29,653,430
2006 2,567,168 28,794,003
2005 2,536,407 27,963,289
2004 2,508,412 27,154,515
2003 2,480,374 26,352,124
2002 2,449,027 25,532,870
2001 2,417,751 24,745,676
2000 2,388,299 24,000,150
1999 2,356,813 23,257,281
1998 2,323,809 22,515,806
1997 2,291,750 21,856,046
1996 2,259,507 21,231,550
1995 2,224,945 20,665,667
1994 2,189,395 20,108,801
1993 2,165,130 19,445,161
1992 2,167,790 18,785,032
1991 2,165,342 18,155,901
1990 2,098,710 17,569,897
1989 2,124,185 17,010,698
1988 2,076,322 16,470,483
1987 2,022,800 15,954,170
1986 1,970,965 15,467,579
1985 1,921,514 15,023,681
1984 1,874,349 14,607,677
1983 1,829,092 14,221,881
1982 1,785,364 13,873,631
1981 1,742,857 13,556,452
1980 1,701,335 13,275,741
1979 1,660,659 13,002,163
1978 1,619,468 12,692,113
1977 1,576,245 12,359,669
1976 1,531,945 12,037,294
1975 1,488,296 11,725,240
1974 1,446,050 11,424,846
1973 1,405,502 11,144,236
1972 1,366,821 10,885,796
1971 1,330,071 10,618,206
1970 1,295,272 10,321,603
1969 1,262,284 10,014,858
1968 1,229,930 9,708,632
1967 1,196,996 9,408,924
1966 1,163,754 9,122,864
1965 1,131,177 8,849,203
1964 1,100,234 8,586,363
1963 1,071,362 8,333,663
1962 1,041,444 8,092,231
1961 1,009,284 7,862,217
1960 977,595 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mongolia increased by 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mongolia gained 531,461 people (a 17.2% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Mongolia was ranked 137th most populous country in 2006 and is 132nd in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mongolia Uganda
2100 0.11% 0.05%
2099 0.14% 0.06%
2098 0.16% 0.08%
2097 0.17% 0.1%
2096 0.2% 0.14%
2095 0.2% 0.15%
2094 0.22% 0.18%
2093 0.24% 0.2%
2092 0.24% 0.22%
2091 0.26% 0.25%
2090 0.28% 0.28%
2089 0.29% 0.3%
2088 0.29% 0.33%
2087 0.29% 0.35%
2086 0.32% 0.37%
2085 0.32% 0.4%
2084 0.34% 0.44%
2083 0.34% 0.47%
2082 0.35% 0.49%
2081 0.37% 0.53%
2080 0.39% 0.54%
2079 0.41% 0.58%
2078 0.4% 0.6%
2077 0.42% 0.64%
2076 0.43% 0.67%
2075 0.44% 0.69%
2074 0.45% 0.71%
2073 0.45% 0.75%
2072 0.46% 0.78%
2071 0.47% 0.82%
2070 0.46% 0.83%
2069 0.48% 0.87%
2068 0.48% 0.9%
2067 0.5% 0.94%
2066 0.5% 0.97%
2065 0.49% 1.01%
2064 0.49% 1.04%
2063 0.5% 1.08%
2062 0.5% 1.12%
2061 0.53% 1.13%
2060 0.53% 1.18%
2059 0.54% 1.22%
2058 0.58% 1.26%
2057 0.59% 1.29%
2056 0.61% 1.33%
2055 0.65% 1.37%
2054 0.68% 1.42%
2053 0.71% 1.46%
2052 0.75% 1.49%
2051 0.77% 1.53%
2050 0.83% 1.57%
2049 0.86% 1.62%
2048 0.9% 1.66%
2047 0.94% 1.69%
2046 0.98% 1.72%
2045 1% 1.76%
2044 1.01% 1.81%
2043 1.04% 1.84%
2042 1.05% 1.86%
2041 1.05% 1.89%
2040 1.05% 1.93%
2039 1.04% 1.99%
2038 1.04% 2.04%
2037 1.02% 2.07%
2036 1% 2.13%
2035 1% 2.17%
2034 0.98% 2.22%
2033 0.97% 2.29%
2032 0.95% 2.36%
2031 0.97% 2.41%
2030 0.99% 2.47%
2029 1.02% 2.54%
2028 1.06% 2.59%
2027 1.1% 2.65%
2026 1.16% 2.71%
2025 1.23% 2.77%
2024 1.25% 2.79%
2023 1.38% 2.84%
2022 1.48% 3.05%
2021 1.7% 3.27%
2020 1.82% 3.39%
2019 1.85% 3.45%
2018 1.88% 3.46%
2017 1.94% 3.55%
2016 2.05% 3.38%
2015 2.15% 3.12%
2014 2.21% 3%
2013 2.09% 2.91%
2012 1.92% 2.95%
2011 1.74% 2.98%
2010 1.77% 2.99%
2009 1.81% 2.98%
2008 1.59% 2.99%
2007 1.35% 2.98%
2006 1.21% 2.97%
2005 1.12% 2.98%
2004 1.13% 3.04%
2003 1.28% 3.21%
2002 1.29% 3.18%
2001 1.23% 3.11%
2000 1.34% 3.19%
1999 1.42% 3.29%
1998 1.4% 3.02%
1997 1.43% 2.94%
1996 1.55% 2.74%
1995 1.62% 2.77%
1994 1.12% 3.41%
1993 -0.12% 3.51%
1992 0.11% 3.47%
1991 3.17% 3.34%
1990 -1.2% 3.29%
1989 2.31% 3.28%
1988 2.65% 3.24%
1987 2.63% 3.15%
1986 2.57% 2.95%
1985 2.52% 2.85%
1984 2.47% 2.71%
1983 2.45% 2.51%
1982 2.44% 2.34%
1981 2.44% 2.11%
1980 2.45% 2.1%
1979 2.54% 2.44%
1978 2.74% 2.69%
1977 2.89% 2.68%
1976 2.93% 2.66%
1975 2.92% 2.63%
1974 2.88% 2.52%
1973 2.83% 2.37%
1972 2.76% 2.52%
1971 2.69% 2.87%
1970 2.61% 3.06%
1969 2.63% 3.15%
1968 2.75% 3.19%
1967 2.86% 3.14%
1966 2.88% 3.09%
1965 2.81% 3.06%
1964 2.69% 3.03%
1963 2.87% 2.98%
1962 3.19% 2.93%
1961 3.24% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mongolia grew by 1.25%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Mongolia Uganda
Current population
3620317
53170946
Population rank 132/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.64%
One net population change
12 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
7.95 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
27.5 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +120 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +43,643 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +1.25% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 86/197 22/197
One migration net change every
4.63 days
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +79 -119,059
Net migration rank 74/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 22,589 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 169/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 171/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mongolia
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mongolia Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 79 - -119,059
2024 - 83 - -117,924
2023 46,995 0 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 47,730 0 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 52,109 0 1,423,377 43,464
2020 60,888 0 1,397,288 43,464
2019 61,433 8,660 1,367,044 107,210
2018 60,635 7,811 1,332,600 60,724
2017 57,940 6,831 1,290,658 92,879
2016 62,086 5,633 1,249,565 123,379
2015 64,473 4,307 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 66,078 2,921 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 62,618 1,505 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 55,942 351 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 50,711 -505 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 44,914 -6,444 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 48,876 -15,007 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 45,843 -17,277 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 39,636 -15,220 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 33,609 -11,934 999,958 -156,232
2005 29,290 -8,924 969,096 -151,386
2004 28,418 -8,148 938,623 -138,770
2003 28,827 -7,986 901,374 -96,429
2002 30,439 -8,934 868,756 -35,149
2001 32,052 -10,244 836,751 -95,956
2000 32,753 -11,241 803,069 -52,824
1999 32,283 -13,481 775,166 -39,695
1998 31,757 -10,315 741,175 6,277
1997 32,403 -9,132 727,523 -155,461
1996 33,741 -8,626 699,707 -22,795
1995 34,473 -7,346 697,218 -242,378
1994 34,711 -5,449 675,092 -16,198
1993 36,924 -5,429 650,032 18,349
1992 42,437 -8,404 627,139 24,723
1991 47,884 -11,427 602,740 3,643
1990 49,443 -11,881 587,291 -21,688
1989 51,420 -9,757 565,367 -12,576
1988 51,588 2,459 547,759 -20,113
1987 51,140 1,855 527,397 -22,415
1986 50,329 354 487,693 -19,485
1985 49,944 -1,719 462,534 -42,942
1984 48,562 -2,452 421,241 -8,818
1983 46,919 -2,522 404,940 -45,776
1982 45,179 -2,132 390,820 -53,497
1981 43,588 -1,615 380,028 -83,010
1980 42,343 -1,268 370,287 -105,900
1979 41,568 -1,296 381,626 -98,863
1978 40,276 1,833 371,930 -34,606
1977 38,995 5,354 365,216 -37,671
1976 37,670 6,577 359,458 -42,259
1975 36,490 6,556 354,278 -47,359
1974 35,297 6,153 345,773 -51,910
1973 33,993 5,647 340,780 -73,439
1972 32,727 4,999 335,935 -86,409
1971 31,536 4,238 328,294 -42,642
1970 30,558 3,263 333,202 -25,646
1969 29,781 2,366 320,486 -14,548
1968 29,017 3,535 309,725 -3,214
1967 28,178 5,139 296,692 -3,773
1966 27,338 5,837 282,225 -3,021
1965 26,364 5,610 271,830 -3,716
1964 25,317 4,599 260,733 -3,169
1963 24,142 3,687 250,885 -3,058
1962 22,960 9,049 241,513 -6,470
1961 21,873 10,440 232,894 -7,893
1960 20,726 10,334 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/mongolia/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 22,589 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Mongolia, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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