Hungary vs Mongolia: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Hungary
70.7%
in 2025
Mongolia
71.1%
in 2025
Hungary rank
104th
Mongolia rank
101st

Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time

  • Hungary
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 71.1% against 70.7% in Hungary, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 104th and Mongolia ranks 101st of 238 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Mongolia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Hungary
1100s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Hungary
1200s 0.6% 0.0% 0.6% Hungary
1300s 1.7% 0.0% 1.7% Hungary
1400s 5.2% 0.0% 5.2% Hungary
1500s 4.8% 0.0% 4.8% Hungary
1600s 4.9% 0.1% 4.8% Hungary
1700s 4.8% 0.3% 4.5% Hungary
1710s 5.3% 0.2% 5.1% Hungary
1720s 5.8% 0.3% 5.5% Hungary
1730s 6.3% 0.4% 5.9% Hungary
1740s 6.8% 0.4% 6.4% Hungary
1750s 7.3% 0.5% 6.8% Hungary
1760s 7.4% 0.6% 6.8% Hungary
1770s 7.5% 0.7% 6.8% Hungary
1780s 7.7% 0.9% 6.8% Hungary
1790s 7.8% 1.1% 6.7% Hungary
1800s 7.9% 1.3% 6.6% Hungary
1810s 8.1% 1.5% 6.6% Hungary
1820s 8.4% 1.8% 6.6% Hungary
1830s 8.6% 2.2% 6.4% Hungary
1840s 8.9% 2.6% 6.3% Hungary
1850s 9.2% 3.2% 6.0% Hungary
1860s 10.3% 3.8% 6.5% Hungary
1870s 12.3% 4.5% 7.8% Hungary
1880s 14.8% 5.4% 9.4% Hungary
1890s 17.8% 6.5% 11.2% Hungary
1900s 21.3% 7.8% 13.5% Hungary
1910s 25.6% 9.4% 16.2% Hungary
1920s 30.7% 11.3% 19.4% Hungary
1930s 36.8% 13.6% 23.3% Hungary
1940s 44.2% 16.3% 27.9% Hungary
1950s 52.9% 26.4% 26.5% Hungary
1960s 54.2% 41.5% 12.7% Hungary
1970s 56.4% 48.3% 8.1% Hungary
1980s 59.3% 55.2% 4.1% Hungary
1990s 62.5% 56.8% 5.6% Hungary
2000s 66.1% 61.7% 4.3% Hungary
2010s 70.1% 67.9% 2.2% Hungary
2020s 70.4% 69.9% 0.4% Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Hungary or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 71.1% against 70.7% in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Hungary and Mongolia?
0.4%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Mongolia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Hungary and Mongolia rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Hungary ranks 104th and Mongolia ranks 101st of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); 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
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.