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