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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mongolia was 3,524,788 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mongolia's population is 3,620,317 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 28.3 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Mongolia is ranked the 132nd most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.28% of the world: 0.04% for Mongolia vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Mongolia has had an average growth rate of +1.79% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mongolia has increased from 2.57M people to 3.62M (41% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Mongolia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mongolia Vietnam
2100 5,629,299 92,239,801
2099 5,623,066 92,735,968
2098 5,615,212 93,227,318
2097 5,606,511 93,703,343
2096 5,597,140 94,178,675
2095 5,585,917 94,640,859
2094 5,574,522 95,098,747
2093 5,562,381 95,558,233
2092 5,549,290 96,015,030
2091 5,535,819 96,474,248
2090 5,521,210 96,938,026
2089 5,505,877 97,399,661
2088 5,490,024 97,858,300
2087 5,474,226 98,324,127
2086 5,458,465 98,788,452
2085 5,441,196 99,249,444
2084 5,423,740 99,710,990
2083 5,405,563 100,178,339
2082 5,387,443 100,650,389
2081 5,368,417 101,120,279
2080 5,348,645 101,584,408
2079 5,328,073 102,046,677
2078 5,306,120 102,496,244
2077 5,285,225 102,944,347
2076 5,263,067 103,374,514
2075 5,240,553 103,799,405
2074 5,217,755 104,214,107
2073 5,194,484 104,623,307
2072 5,171,399 105,022,092
2071 5,147,939 105,401,255
2070 5,123,730 105,773,681
2069 5,100,078 106,126,787
2068 5,075,923 106,471,025
2067 5,051,712 106,811,324
2066 5,026,451 107,143,716
2065 5,001,559 107,459,475
2064 4,977,095 107,761,108
2063 4,952,721 108,055,355
2062 4,928,284 108,339,650
2061 4,903,616 108,607,597
2060 4,877,808 108,859,065
2059 4,851,900 109,104,391
2058 4,825,704 109,337,395
2057 4,798,069 109,546,926
2056 4,770,106 109,732,352
2055 4,741,145 109,903,830
2054 4,710,703 110,052,946
2053 4,678,720 110,173,868
2052 4,645,641 110,270,266
2051 4,611,080 110,338,539
2050 4,575,698 110,361,987
2049 4,538,221 110,356,819
2048 4,499,652 110,313,849
2047 4,459,534 110,228,852
2046 4,418,220 110,108,051
2045 4,375,263 109,943,449
2044 4,332,061 109,748,671
2043 4,288,836 109,514,717
2042 4,244,827 109,242,604
2041 4,200,917 108,936,706
2040 4,157,409 108,611,523
2039 4,114,122 108,254,640
2038 4,071,754 107,877,983
2037 4,029,761 107,480,286
2036 3,988,994 107,075,099
2035 3,949,374 106,647,378
2034 3,910,459 106,206,100
2033 3,872,505 105,762,219
2032 3,835,471 105,299,476
2031 3,799,194 104,826,346
2030 3,762,550 104,330,461
2029 3,725,673 103,835,790
2028 3,687,959 103,316,499
2027 3,649,213 102,775,814
2026 3,609,604 102,213,157
2025 3,568,196 101,614,413
2024 3,524,788 100,987,686
2023 3,481,145 100,352,192
2022 3,433,748 99,680,655
2021 3,383,741 98,935,098
2020 3,327,204 98,079,191
2019 3,267,673 97,173,776
2018 3,208,189 96,237,319
2017 3,148,917 95,176,977
2016 3,088,856 94,000,117
2015 3,026,864 92,823,254
2014 2,963,113 91,679,578
2013 2,899,011 90,573,104
2012 2,839,705 89,510,356
2011 2,786,317 88,468,314
2010 2,738,622 87,455,152
2009 2,691,115 86,460,018
2008 2,643,201 85,175,788
2007 2,601,850 83,633,375
2006 2,567,168 82,167,897
2005 2,536,407 81,088,313
2004 2,508,412 80,338,971
2003 2,480,374 79,563,777
2002 2,449,027 78,772,224
2001 2,417,751 77,969,361
2000 2,388,299 77,154,011
1999 2,356,813 76,287,452
1998 2,323,809 75,299,660
1997 2,291,750 74,226,889
1996 2,259,507 73,156,447
1995 2,224,945 72,049,940
1994 2,189,395 70,854,391
1993 2,165,130 69,586,384
1992 2,167,790 68,260,337
1991 2,165,342 66,891,775
1990 2,098,710 65,504,552
1989 2,124,185 64,147,348
1988 2,076,322 62,843,228
1987 2,022,800 61,584,651
1986 1,970,965 60,347,048
1985 1,921,514 59,060,622
1984 1,874,349 57,706,067
1983 1,829,092 56,337,921
1982 1,785,364 55,011,289
1981 1,742,857 53,738,141
1980 1,701,335 52,490,101
1979 1,660,659 51,378,211
1978 1,619,468 50,249,552
1977 1,576,245 48,954,872
1976 1,531,945 47,684,931
1975 1,488,296 46,482,903
1974 1,446,050 45,413,537
1973 1,405,502 44,409,861
1972 1,366,821 43,429,168
1971 1,330,071 42,449,276
1970 1,295,272 41,475,230
1969 1,262,284 40,582,096
1968 1,229,930 39,734,609
1967 1,196,996 38,895,080
1966 1,163,754 38,024,836
1965 1,131,177 37,129,656
1964 1,100,234 36,201,563
1963 1,071,362 35,249,101
1962 1,041,444 34,288,560
1961 1,009,284 33,409,059
1960 977,595 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mongolia increased by 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mongolia gained 531,461 people (a 17.2% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Mongolia was ranked 137th most populous country in 2006 and is 132nd in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Mongolia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mongolia Vietnam
2100 0.11% -0.54%
2099 0.14% -0.53%
2098 0.16% -0.51%
2097 0.17% -0.5%
2096 0.2% -0.49%
2095 0.2% -0.48%
2094 0.22% -0.48%
2093 0.24% -0.48%
2092 0.24% -0.48%
2091 0.26% -0.48%
2090 0.28% -0.47%
2089 0.29% -0.47%
2088 0.29% -0.47%
2087 0.29% -0.47%
2086 0.32% -0.46%
2085 0.32% -0.46%
2084 0.34% -0.47%
2083 0.34% -0.47%
2082 0.35% -0.46%
2081 0.37% -0.46%
2080 0.39% -0.45%
2079 0.41% -0.44%
2078 0.4% -0.44%
2077 0.42% -0.42%
2076 0.43% -0.41%
2075 0.44% -0.4%
2074 0.45% -0.39%
2073 0.45% -0.38%
2072 0.46% -0.36%
2071 0.47% -0.35%
2070 0.46% -0.33%
2069 0.48% -0.32%
2068 0.48% -0.32%
2067 0.5% -0.31%
2066 0.5% -0.29%
2065 0.49% -0.28%
2064 0.49% -0.27%
2063 0.5% -0.26%
2062 0.5% -0.25%
2061 0.53% -0.23%
2060 0.53% -0.22%
2059 0.54% -0.21%
2058 0.58% -0.19%
2057 0.59% -0.17%
2056 0.61% -0.16%
2055 0.65% -0.14%
2054 0.68% -0.11%
2053 0.71% -0.09%
2052 0.75% -0.06%
2051 0.77% -0.02%
2050 0.83% 0.005%
2049 0.86% 0.04%
2048 0.9% 0.08%
2047 0.94% 0.11%
2046 0.98% 0.15%
2045 1% 0.18%
2044 1.01% 0.21%
2043 1.04% 0.25%
2042 1.05% 0.28%
2041 1.05% 0.3%
2040 1.05% 0.33%
2039 1.04% 0.35%
2038 1.04% 0.37%
2037 1.02% 0.38%
2036 1% 0.4%
2035 1% 0.42%
2034 0.98% 0.42%
2033 0.97% 0.44%
2032 0.95% 0.45%
2031 0.97% 0.48%
2030 0.99% 0.48%
2029 1.02% 0.5%
2028 1.06% 0.53%
2027 1.1% 0.55%
2026 1.16% 0.59%
2025 1.23% 0.62%
2024 1.25% 0.63%
2023 1.38% 0.67%
2022 1.48% 0.75%
2021 1.7% 0.87%
2020 1.82% 0.93%
2019 1.85% 0.97%
2018 1.88% 1.11%
2017 1.94% 1.25%
2016 2.05% 1.27%
2015 2.15% 1.25%
2014 2.21% 1.22%
2013 2.09% 1.19%
2012 1.92% 1.18%
2011 1.74% 1.16%
2010 1.77% 1.15%
2009 1.81% 1.51%
2008 1.59% 1.84%
2007 1.35% 1.78%
2006 1.21% 1.33%
2005 1.12% 0.93%
2004 1.13% 0.97%
2003 1.28% 1%
2002 1.29% 1.03%
2001 1.23% 1.06%
2000 1.34% 1.14%
1999 1.42% 1.31%
1998 1.4% 1.45%
1997 1.43% 1.46%
1996 1.55% 1.54%
1995 1.62% 1.69%
1994 1.12% 1.82%
1993 -0.12% 1.94%
1992 0.11% 2.05%
1991 3.17% 2.12%
1990 -1.2% 2.12%
1989 2.31% 2.08%
1988 2.65% 2.04%
1987 2.63% 2.05%
1986 2.57% 2.18%
1985 2.52% 2.35%
1984 2.47% 2.43%
1983 2.45% 2.41%
1982 2.44% 2.37%
1981 2.44% 2.38%
1980 2.45% 2.16%
1979 2.54% 2.25%
1978 2.74% 2.64%
1977 2.89% 2.66%
1976 2.93% 2.59%
1975 2.92% 2.35%
1974 2.88% 2.26%
1973 2.83% 2.26%
1972 2.76% 2.31%
1971 2.69% 2.35%
1970 2.61% 2.2%
1969 2.63% 2.13%
1968 2.75% 2.16%
1967 2.86% 2.29%
1966 2.88% 2.41%
1965 2.81% 2.56%
1964 2.69% 2.7%
1963 2.87% 2.8%
1962 3.19% 2.63%
1961 3.24% 2.7%

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

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In 2024, the population of Mongolia grew by 1.25%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Mongolia Vietnam
Current population
3620317
102365351
Population rank 132/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.24%
One net population change
12 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
7.95 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
27.5 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +120 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +43,643 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.25% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 86/197 123/197
One migration net change every
4.63 days
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +79 -48,171
Net migration rank 74/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 22,589 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 169/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 171/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mongolia
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mongolia Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 79 - -48,171
2024 - 83 - -59,645
2023 46,995 0 727,955 -81,789
2022 47,730 0 775,914 -78,977
2021 52,109 0 799,593 -5,418
2020 60,888 0 924,004 -6,457
2019 61,433 8,660 895,262 -2,051
2018 60,635 7,811 882,977 96,650
2017 57,940 6,831 1,001,833 139,245
2016 62,086 5,633 1,045,094 167,652
2015 64,473 4,307 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 66,078 2,921 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 62,618 1,505 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 55,942 351 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 50,711 -505 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 44,914 -6,444 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 48,876 -15,007 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 45,843 -17,277 1,008,141 571,113
2007 39,636 -15,220 981,689 523,784
2006 33,609 -11,934 943,041 482,399
2005 29,290 -8,924 942,084 -208,337
2004 28,418 -8,148 985,438 -220,458
2003 28,827 -7,986 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 30,439 -8,934 991,427 -193,766
2001 32,052 -10,244 985,610 -177,586
2000 32,753 -11,241 966,894 -144,298
1999 32,283 -13,481 925,519 -15,010
1998 31,757 -10,315 959,016 106,091
1997 32,403 -9,132 1,028,116 52,382
1996 33,741 -8,626 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 34,473 -7,346 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 34,711 -5,449 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 36,924 -5,429 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 42,437 -8,404 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 47,884 -11,427 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 49,443 -11,881 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 51,420 -9,757 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 51,588 2,459 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 51,140 1,855 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 50,329 354 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 49,944 -1,719 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 48,562 -2,452 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 46,919 -2,522 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 45,179 -2,132 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 43,588 -1,615 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 42,343 -1,268 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 41,568 -1,296 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 40,276 1,833 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 38,995 5,354 1,259,315 49,655
1976 37,670 6,577 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 36,490 6,556 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 35,297 6,153 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 33,993 5,647 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 32,727 4,999 921,524 -1,920
1971 31,536 4,238 963,259 76,961
1970 30,558 3,263 905,902 1,997
1969 29,781 2,366 878,359 0
1968 29,017 3,535 815,116 1,489
1967 28,178 5,139 862,071 394
1966 27,338 5,837 876,283 1,769
1965 26,364 5,610 913,761 -1,438
1964 25,317 4,599 950,219 -6,328
1963 24,142 3,687 961,067 0
1962 22,960 9,049 960,046 0
1961 21,873 10,440 798,978 0
1960 20,726 10,334 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/mongolia/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 22,589 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Mongolia, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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