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

Mongolia
71.1%
in 2025
Tunisia
70.7%
in 2025
Mongolia rank
101st
Tunisia rank
103rd

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

  • Mongolia
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tunisia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 101st and Tunisia ranks 103rd of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 36.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Tunisia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 2.3% 2.3% Tunisia
1100s 0.0% 2.4% 2.4% Tunisia
1200s 0.0% 2.5% 2.5% Tunisia
1300s 0.0% 2.7% 2.6% Tunisia
1400s 0.0% 2.8% 2.8% Tunisia
1500s 0.0% 2.9% 2.9% Tunisia
1600s 0.1% 3.0% 2.9% Tunisia
1700s 0.3% 3.2% 2.9% Tunisia
1710s 0.2% 3.6% 3.3% Tunisia
1720s 0.3% 3.9% 3.6% Tunisia
1730s 0.4% 4.3% 3.9% Tunisia
1740s 0.4% 4.7% 4.3% Tunisia
1750s 0.5% 5.1% 4.6% Tunisia
1760s 0.6% 5.6% 5.0% Tunisia
1770s 0.7% 6.1% 5.4% Tunisia
1780s 0.9% 6.7% 5.9% Tunisia
1790s 1.1% 7.4% 6.3% Tunisia
1800s 1.3% 8.1% 6.8% Tunisia
1810s 1.5% 8.8% 7.3% Tunisia
1820s 1.8% 9.7% 7.9% Tunisia
1830s 2.2% 10.6% 8.4% Tunisia
1840s 2.6% 11.6% 9.0% Tunisia
1850s 3.2% 12.7% 9.6% Tunisia
1860s 3.8% 13.9% 10.2% Tunisia
1870s 4.5% 15.3% 10.7% Tunisia
1880s 5.4% 16.7% 11.3% Tunisia
1890s 6.5% 18.3% 11.8% Tunisia
1900s 7.8% 20.1% 12.2% Tunisia
1910s 9.4% 22.0% 12.6% Tunisia
1920s 11.3% 24.1% 12.8% Tunisia
1930s 13.6% 26.4% 12.8% Tunisia
1940s 16.3% 28.9% 12.6% Tunisia
1950s 26.4% 34.9% 8.5% Tunisia
1960s 41.5% 39.8% 1.8% Mongolia
1970s 48.3% 48.9% 0.6% Tunisia
1980s 55.2% 53.7% 1.5% Mongolia
1990s 56.8% 61.1% 4.3% Tunisia
2000s 61.7% 65.0% 3.3% Tunisia
2010s 67.9% 67.8% 0.2% Mongolia
2020s 69.9% 69.9% 0.1% Mongolia

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, Mongolia or Tunisia?
Mongolia, at 71.1% against 70.7% in Tunisia as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Mongolia and Tunisia?
0.4%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Tunisia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and Tunisia rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Mongolia ranks 101st and Tunisia ranks 103rd 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.