Mongolia vs New Zealand: Population by world region
Mongolia
5.52 million people
in 2100
New Zealand
5.81 million people
in 2100
Mongolia rank
125th
New Zealand rank
122nd
Population by world region over time
- Mongolia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 5.81 million people against 5.52 million people in Mongolia, a difference of 292,940 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 316 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 125th and New Zealand ranks 122nd of 239 countries.
Across the 46 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 24 and New Zealand in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 800,000 people | 16,000 people | 784,000 people | Mongolia |
| 1300s | 850,000 people | 20,000 people | 830,000 people | Mongolia |
| 1400s | 600,000 people | 20,000 people | 580,000 people | Mongolia |
| 1500s | 600,000 people | 80,000 people | 520,000 people | Mongolia |
| 1600s | 600,000 people | 140,000 people | 460,000 people | Mongolia |
| 1700s | 600,000 people | 200,000 people | 400,000 people | Mongolia |
| 1710s | 596,677 people | 187,739 people | 408,938 people | Mongolia |
| 1720s | 598,673 people | 185,880 people | 412,793 people | Mongolia |
| 1730s | 600,675 people | 184,040 people | 416,635 people | Mongolia |
| 1740s | 602,684 people | 182,218 people | 420,466 people | Mongolia |
| 1750s | 604,700 people | 180,414 people | 424,286 people | Mongolia |
| 1760s | 606,722 people | 178,627 people | 428,095 people | Mongolia |
| 1770s | 608,751 people | 176,859 people | 431,892 people | Mongolia |
| 1780s | 610,787 people | 175,108 people | 435,679 people | Mongolia |
| 1790s | 612,830 people | 173,374 people | 439,456 people | Mongolia |
| 1800s | 604,230 people | 171,968 people | 432,262 people | Mongolia |
| 1810s | 613,723 people | 121,814 people | 491,909 people | Mongolia |
| 1820s | 623,264 people | 100,214 people | 523,050 people | Mongolia |
| 1830s | 632,835 people | 85,520 people | 547,316 people | Mongolia |
| 1840s | 642,551 people | 79,003 people | 563,548 people | Mongolia |
| 1850s | 652,073 people | 107,920 people | 544,153 people | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 661,313 people | 194,655 people | 466,658 people | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 670,792 people | 383,286 people | 287,506 people | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 680,538 people | 580,553 people | 99,985 people | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 690,454 people | 725,569 people | 35,115 people | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 706,746 people | 908,057 people | 201,310 people | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 725,276 people | 1.13 million people | 402,180 people | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 738,172 people | 1.35 million people | 609,416 people | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 751,442 people | 1.55 million people | 800,300 people | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 765,242 people | 1.75 million people | 987,045 people | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 851,454 people | 2.12 million people | 1.27 million people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1.12 million people | 2.60 million people | 1.48 million people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.47 million people | 3.03 million people | 1.56 million people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.90 million people | 3.25 million people | 1.34 million people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.31 million people | 3.64 million people | 1.33 million people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.56 million people | 4.09 million people | 1.54 million people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.95 million people | 4.62 million people | 1.66 million people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.49 million people | 5.23 million people | 1.74 million people | New Zealand |
| 2030s | 3.87 million people | 5.51 million people | 1.63 million people | New Zealand |
| 2040s | 4.28 million people | 5.69 million people | 1.40 million people | New Zealand |
| 2050s | 4.64 million people | 5.80 million people | 1.16 million people | New Zealand |
| 2060s | 4.90 million people | 5.85 million people | 944,265 people | New Zealand |
| 2070s | 5.13 million people | 5.86 million people | 729,959 people | New Zealand |
| 2080s | 5.33 million people | 5.85 million people | 520,932 people | New Zealand |
| 2090s | 5.47 million people | 5.83 million people | 357,942 people | New Zealand |
| 2100s | 5.52 million people | 5.81 million people | 292,940 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Mongolia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 5.81 million people against 5.52 million people in Mongolia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Mongolia and New Zealand?
- 292,940 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and New Zealand?
- 316 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2100.
- How do Mongolia and New Zealand rank globally for population by world region?
- Mongolia ranks 125th and New Zealand ranks 122nd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.