Gabon vs Mongolia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Gabon
2.39 million people
in 2025
Mongolia
2.50 million people
in 2025
Gabon rank
133rd
Mongolia rank
131st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Gabon
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 2.50 million people against 2.39 million people in Gabon, a difference of 114,290 people.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 133rd and Mongolia ranks 131st of 236 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57,406 people | 227,348 people | 169,942 people | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 109,060 people | 466,520 people | 357,460 people | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 283,465 people | 713,623 people | 430,158 people | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 526,198 people | 1.05 million people | 527,684 people | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 827,858 people | 1.31 million people | 485,881 people | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 1.21 million people | 1.58 million people | 373,001 people | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 1.76 million people | 2.01 million people | 243,273 people | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 2.25 million people | 2.38 million people | 138,382 people | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Gabon or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 2.50 million people against 2.39 million people in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Gabon and Mongolia?
- 114,290 people, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mongolia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Mongolia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Gabon ranks 133rd and Mongolia ranks 131st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.