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

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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

Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.