Mongolia Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Mongolia urban population for 2021 was 2,302,772, a 1.81% increase from 2020.
  • Mongolia urban population for 2020 was 2,261,792, a 2.08% increase from 2019.
  • Mongolia urban population for 2019 was 2,215,604, a 2.31% increase from 2018.
  • Mongolia urban population for 2018 was 2,165,594, a 2.32% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
India 498,179,071
Indonesia 156,833,203
Nigeria 112,560,662
Pakistan 86,636,953
Bangladesh 65,957,486
Philippines 54,302,696
Egypt 46,831,955
Vietnam 37,088,534
Ukraine 30,548,582
Morocco 23,753,114
Angola 23,276,246
Ghana 19,038,233
Uzbekistan 17,606,637
Myanmar 16,918,421
Sudan 16,250,768
Cameroon 15,815,458
Kenya 15,102,890
Zambia 8,800,295
Tunisia 8,570,328
Bolivia 8,513,008
Honduras 6,062,373
El Salvador 4,679,934
Sri Lanka 4,178,622
Cambodia 4,092,180
Nicaragua 4,060,795
Republic of Congo 3,984,863
West Bank and Gaza 3,790,664
Lao PDR 2,742,742
Mauritania 2,590,523
Kyrgyz Republic 2,485,736
Mongolia 2,302,772
Georgia 2,220,419
Papua New Guinea 1,338,796
Moldova 1,124,483
Djibouti 864,734
Lesotho 672,573
Timor-Leste 418,673
Cabo Verde 394,509
Bhutan 334,381
Eswatini 290,545
Solomon Islands 177,869
Sao Tome and Principe 167,493
Vanuatu 81,907
Kiribati 72,601
Micronesia 26,097
Mongolia Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 2,302,772 68.79 1.80%
2020 2,261,792 68.66 2.06%
2019 2,215,604 68.54 2.28%
2018 2,165,594 68.45 2.29%
2017 2,116,539 68.36 2.27%
2016 2,069,095 68.30 2.26%
2015 2,022,848 68.23 2.21%
2014 1,978,651 68.16 2.10%
2013 1,937,464 68.10 1.97%
2012 1,899,635 68.03 1.85%
2011 1,864,863 67.96 2.11%
2010 1,826,012 67.57 2.81%
2009 1,775,498 66.58 2.75%
2008 1,727,329 65.58 2.64%
2007 1,682,307 64.56 2.55%
2006 1,639,992 63.54 2.51%
2005 1,599,381 62.49 2.53%
2004 1,559,392 61.44 2.60%
2003 1,519,385 60.38 2.67%
2002 1,479,408 59.30 2.73%
2001 1,439,598 58.22 2.77%
2000 1,400,318 57.13 1.82%
1999 1,375,083 56.62 0.88%
1998 1,362,973 56.67 0.90%
1997 1,350,798 56.71 0.96%
1996 1,337,852 56.76 1.06%
1995 1,323,746 56.81 1.16%
1994 1,308,431 56.85 1.29%
1993 1,291,716 56.90 1.42%
1992 1,273,504 56.94 1.56%
1991 1,253,758 56.99 1.69%
1990 1,232,730 57.03 1.82%
1989 1,210,524 57.08 2.73%
1988 1,177,902 56.80 3.59%
1987 1,136,387 56.22 3.63%
1986 1,095,823 55.63 3.64%
1985 1,056,627 55.04 3.61%
1984 1,019,152 54.45 3.58%
1983 983,361 53.86 3.54%
1982 949,128 53.27 3.54%
1981 916,152 52.68 3.54%
1980 884,255 52.08 3.55%
1979 853,387 51.49 3.83%
1978 821,297 50.83 4.15%
1977 787,878 50.10 4.25%
1976 755,077 49.38 4.36%
1975 722,878 48.66 4.40%
1974 691,736 47.93 4.39%
1973 662,044 47.21 4.32%
1972 634,061 46.49 4.24%
1971 607,725 45.77 4.17%
1970 582,919 45.05 4.11%
1969 559,470 44.34 3.93%
1968 537,897 43.72 3.89%
1967 517,393 43.18 3.99%
1966 497,156 42.65 4.01%
1965 477,603 42.11 3.95%
1964 459,105 41.59 3.86%
1963 441,717 41.06 6.17%
1962 415,304 39.73 8.58%
1961 381,154 37.68 8.84%
1960 348,906 35.68 %