Skip to content

Population in Mongolia compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,524,788 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,620,317 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 95 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.19% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.79% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.57M people to 3.62M (41% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Mongolia vs United States: population by year and forecast

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mongolia United States
2100 5,629,299 415,429,771
2099 5,623,066 414,829,167
2098 5,615,212 414,231,720
2097 5,606,511 413,576,381
2096 5,597,140 412,927,393
2095 5,585,917 412,225,379
2094 5,574,522 411,498,749
2093 5,562,381 410,785,729
2092 5,549,290 410,051,921
2091 5,535,819 409,320,183
2090 5,521,210 408,613,732
2089 5,505,877 407,885,645
2088 5,490,024 407,129,733
2087 5,474,226 406,421,298
2086 5,458,465 405,715,343
2085 5,441,196 405,059,379
2084 5,423,740 404,343,130
2083 5,405,563 403,612,785
2082 5,387,443 402,871,293
2081 5,368,417 402,054,554
2080 5,348,645 401,319,194
2079 5,328,073 400,554,914
2078 5,306,120 399,737,968
2077 5,285,225 398,906,565
2076 5,263,067 398,035,750
2075 5,240,553 397,109,170
2074 5,217,755 396,226,412
2073 5,194,484 395,307,725
2072 5,171,399 394,393,561
2071 5,147,939 393,415,363
2070 5,123,730 392,469,727
2069 5,100,078 391,479,981
2068 5,075,923 390,517,695
2067 5,051,712 389,543,856
2066 5,026,451 388,597,719
2065 5,001,559 387,685,327
2064 4,977,095 386,805,026
2063 4,952,721 385,911,917
2062 4,928,284 385,032,627
2061 4,903,616 384,170,837
2060 4,877,808 383,361,269
2059 4,851,900 382,542,030
2058 4,825,704 381,704,804
2057 4,798,069 380,907,023
2056 4,770,106 380,159,777
2055 4,741,145 379,430,756
2054 4,710,703 378,682,851
2053 4,678,720 377,878,421
2052 4,645,641 377,073,303
2051 4,611,080 376,229,840
2050 4,575,698 375,373,155
2049 4,538,221 374,493,150
2048 4,499,652 373,590,762
2047 4,459,534 372,626,259
2046 4,418,220 371,644,809
2045 4,375,263 370,602,914
2044 4,332,061 369,518,897
2043 4,288,836 368,375,680
2042 4,244,827 367,158,772
2041 4,200,917 365,937,822
2040 4,157,409 364,671,837
2039 4,114,122 363,367,337
2038 4,071,754 361,997,023
2037 4,029,761 360,606,236
2036 3,988,994 359,193,245
2035 3,949,374 357,750,686
2034 3,910,459 356,266,726
2033 3,872,505 354,775,032
2032 3,835,471 353,259,037
2031 3,799,194 351,721,511
2030 3,762,550 350,155,042
2029 3,725,673 348,564,667
2028 3,687,959 346,906,294
2027 3,649,213 345,257,605
2026 3,609,604 343,565,426
2025 3,568,196 341,784,857
2024 3,524,788 340,110,988
2023 3,481,145 334,914,895
2022 3,433,748 333,271,411
2021 3,383,741 331,893,745
2020 3,327,204 331,526,933
2019 3,267,673 328,329,953
2018 3,208,189 326,838,199
2017 3,148,917 325,122,128
2016 3,088,856 323,071,755
2015 3,026,864 320,738,994
2014 2,963,113 318,386,329
2013 2,899,011 316,059,947
2012 2,839,705 313,877,662
2011 2,786,317 311,583,481
2010 2,738,622 309,327,143
2009 2,691,115 306,771,529
2008 2,643,201 304,093,966
2007 2,601,850 301,231,207
2006 2,567,168 298,379,912
2005 2,536,407 295,516,599
2004 2,508,412 292,805,298
2003 2,480,374 290,107,933
2002 2,449,027 287,625,193
2001 2,417,751 284,968,955
2000 2,388,299 282,162,411
1999 2,356,813 279,294,713
1998 2,323,809 276,115,288
1997 2,291,750 272,911,760
1996 2,259,507 269,667,391
1995 2,224,945 266,557,091
1994 2,189,395 263,435,673
1993 2,165,130 260,255,352
1992 2,167,790 256,894,189
1991 2,165,342 253,492,503
1990 2,098,710 250,131,894
1989 2,124,185 246,819,222
1988 2,076,322 244,499,004
1987 2,022,800 242,288,936
1986 1,970,965 240,132,831
1985 1,921,514 237,923,734
1984 1,874,349 235,824,908
1983 1,829,092 233,792,014
1982 1,785,364 231,664,432
1981 1,742,857 229,465,744
1980 1,701,335 226,542,250
1979 1,660,659 225,055,487
1978 1,619,468 222,584,545
1977 1,576,245 220,239,425
1976 1,531,945 218,035,164
1975 1,488,296 215,973,199
1974 1,446,050 213,853,928
1973 1,405,502 211,908,788
1972 1,366,821 209,896,021
1971 1,330,071 207,660,677
1970 1,295,272 205,052,174
1969 1,262,284 202,676,946
1968 1,229,930 200,706,052
1967 1,196,996 198,712,056
1966 1,163,754 196,560,338
1965 1,131,177 194,302,963
1964 1,100,234 191,888,791
1963 1,071,362 189,241,798
1962 1,041,444 186,537,737
1961 1,009,284 183,691,481
1960 977,595 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mongolia/united-states | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mongolia increased by 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mongolia gained 531,461 people (a 17.2% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Mongolia was ranked 137th most populous country in 2006 and is 132nd in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mongolia United States
2100 0.11% 0.14%
2099 0.14% 0.14%
2098 0.16% 0.16%
2097 0.17% 0.16%
2096 0.2% 0.17%
2095 0.2% 0.18%
2094 0.22% 0.17%
2093 0.24% 0.18%
2092 0.24% 0.18%
2091 0.26% 0.17%
2090 0.28% 0.18%
2089 0.29% 0.19%
2088 0.29% 0.17%
2087 0.29% 0.17%
2086 0.32% 0.16%
2085 0.32% 0.18%
2084 0.34% 0.18%
2083 0.34% 0.18%
2082 0.35% 0.2%
2081 0.37% 0.18%
2080 0.39% 0.19%
2079 0.41% 0.2%
2078 0.4% 0.21%
2077 0.42% 0.22%
2076 0.43% 0.23%
2075 0.44% 0.22%
2074 0.45% 0.23%
2073 0.45% 0.23%
2072 0.46% 0.25%
2071 0.47% 0.24%
2070 0.46% 0.25%
2069 0.48% 0.25%
2068 0.48% 0.25%
2067 0.5% 0.24%
2066 0.5% 0.24%
2065 0.49% 0.23%
2064 0.49% 0.23%
2063 0.5% 0.23%
2062 0.5% 0.22%
2061 0.53% 0.21%
2060 0.53% 0.21%
2059 0.54% 0.22%
2058 0.58% 0.21%
2057 0.59% 0.2%
2056 0.61% 0.19%
2055 0.65% 0.2%
2054 0.68% 0.21%
2053 0.71% 0.21%
2052 0.75% 0.22%
2051 0.77% 0.23%
2050 0.83% 0.23%
2049 0.86% 0.24%
2048 0.9% 0.26%
2047 0.94% 0.26%
2046 0.98% 0.28%
2045 1% 0.29%
2044 1.01% 0.31%
2043 1.04% 0.33%
2042 1.05% 0.33%
2041 1.05% 0.35%
2040 1.05% 0.36%
2039 1.04% 0.38%
2038 1.04% 0.39%
2037 1.02% 0.39%
2036 1% 0.4%
2035 1% 0.42%
2034 0.98% 0.42%
2033 0.97% 0.43%
2032 0.95% 0.44%
2031 0.97% 0.45%
2030 0.99% 0.46%
2029 1.02% 0.48%
2028 1.06% 0.48%
2027 1.1% 0.49%
2026 1.16% 0.52%
2025 1.23% 0.49%
2024 1.25% 1.55%
2023 1.38% 0.49%
2022 1.48% 0.42%
2021 1.7% 0.11%
2020 1.82% 0.97%
2019 1.85% 0.46%
2018 1.88% 0.53%
2017 1.94% 0.63%
2016 2.05% 0.73%
2015 2.15% 0.74%
2014 2.21% 0.74%
2013 2.09% 0.7%
2012 1.92% 0.74%
2011 1.74% 0.73%
2010 1.77% 0.83%
2009 1.81% 0.88%
2008 1.59% 0.95%
2007 1.35% 0.96%
2006 1.21% 0.97%
2005 1.12% 0.93%
2004 1.13% 0.93%
2003 1.28% 0.86%
2002 1.29% 0.93%
2001 1.23% 0.99%
2000 1.34% 1.03%
1999 1.42% 1.15%
1998 1.4% 1.17%
1997 1.43% 1.2%
1996 1.55% 1.17%
1995 1.62% 1.18%
1994 1.12% 1.22%
1993 -0.12% 1.31%
1992 0.11% 1.34%
1991 3.17% 1.34%
1990 -1.2% 1.34%
1989 2.31% 0.95%
1988 2.65% 0.91%
1987 2.63% 0.9%
1986 2.57% 0.93%
1985 2.52% 0.89%
1984 2.47% 0.87%
1983 2.45% 0.92%
1982 2.44% 0.96%
1981 2.44% 1.29%
1980 2.45% 0.66%
1979 2.54% 1.11%
1978 2.74% 1.06%
1977 2.89% 1.01%
1976 2.93% 0.95%
1975 2.92% 0.99%
1974 2.88% 0.92%
1973 2.83% 0.96%
1972 2.76% 1.08%
1971 2.69% 1.27%
1970 2.61% 1.17%
1969 2.63% 0.98%
1968 2.75% 1%
1967 2.86% 1.09%
1966 2.88% 1.16%
1965 2.81% 1.26%
1964 2.69% 1.4%
1963 2.87% 1.45%
1962 3.19% 1.55%
1961 3.24% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mongolia/united-states | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Mongolia grew by 1.25%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Mongolia United States
Current population
3620317
344023146
Population rank 132/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 4.15%
One net population change
12 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
7.95 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
27.5 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +120 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +43,643 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.25% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 86/197 134/197
One migration net change every
4.63 days
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +79 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 74/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 22,589 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 169/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 171/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mongolia
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mongolia United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 79 - 1,230,663
2024 - 83 - 1,286,132
2023 46,995 0 502,372 1,322,668
2022 47,730 0 399,926 1,319,009
2021 52,109 0 199,137 674,787
2020 60,888 0 208,862 329,769
2019 61,433 8,660 887,476 1,774,500
2018 60,635 7,811 955,022 1,764,961
2017 57,940 6,831 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 62,086 5,633 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 64,473 4,307 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 66,078 2,921 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 62,618 1,505 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 55,942 351 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 50,711 -505 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 44,914 -6,444 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 48,876 -15,007 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 45,843 -17,277 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 39,636 -15,220 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 33,609 -11,934 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 29,290 -8,924 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 28,418 -8,148 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 28,827 -7,986 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 30,439 -8,934 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 32,052 -10,244 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 32,753 -11,241 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 32,283 -13,481 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 31,757 -10,315 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 32,403 -9,132 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 33,741 -8,626 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 34,473 -7,346 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 34,711 -5,449 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 36,924 -5,429 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 42,437 -8,404 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 47,884 -11,427 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 49,443 -11,881 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 51,420 -9,757 1,875,826 400,998
1988 51,588 2,459 1,735,943 460,778
1987 51,140 1,855 1,720,252 480,815
1986 50,329 354 1,656,917 493,082
1985 49,944 -1,719 1,689,258 598,777
1984 48,562 -2,452 1,627,192 622,793
1983 46,919 -2,522 1,636,544 662,840
1982 45,179 -2,132 1,714,317 600,149
1981 43,588 -1,615 1,652,153 583,070
1980 42,343 -1,268 1,608,450 595,916
1979 41,568 -1,296 1,597,894 503,559
1978 40,276 1,833 1,402,283 556,521
1977 38,995 5,354 1,431,556 577,060
1976 37,670 6,577 1,264,604 635,590
1975 36,490 6,556 1,252,644 655,078
1974 35,297 6,153 1,218,968 706,978
1973 33,993 5,647 1,165,499 783,163
1972 32,727 4,999 1,301,355 833,543
1971 31,536 4,238 1,640,519 833,549
1970 30,558 3,263 1,824,965 744,902
1969 29,781 2,366 1,702,487 523,740
1968 29,017 3,535 1,565,507 594,514
1967 28,178 5,139 1,669,181 585,410
1966 27,338 5,837 1,749,387 637,692
1965 26,364 5,610 1,943,030 644,902
1964 25,317 4,599 2,245,099 618,635
1963 24,142 3,687 2,289,826 639,495
1962 22,960 9,049 2,406,337 625,617
1961 21,873 10,440 2,571,681 580,333
1960 20,726 10,334 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

GeoRank.org/population/mongolia/united-states | 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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 22,589 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Mongolia, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/mongolia/united-states | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.