Birth rate in Mongolia
Mongolia: Birth rate was 18.95 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Mongolia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 18.95 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Mongolia peaked at 44.18 births per 1,000 people in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.4 births per 1,000 people, in 2004.
Mongolia ranks 85th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.15 births per 1,000 people | 40.5 births per 1,000 people | 44.06 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.2 births per 1,000 people | 40.87 births per 1,000 people | 44.18 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.43 births per 1,000 people | 38.73 births per 1,000 people | 40.35 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.77 births per 1,000 people | 35.29 births per 1,000 people | 38.66 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.7 births per 1,000 people | 21.06 births per 1,000 people | 34.1 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.67 births per 1,000 people | 18.4 births per 1,000 people | 24.82 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.07 births per 1,000 people | 23.55 births per 1,000 people | 26.98 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.54 births per 1,000 people | 18.95 births per 1,000 people | 22.34 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More population data for Mongolia
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 297,893 people (2100)
- Population density 3.54 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.5 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 11 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.5 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.5 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Mongolia?
- Birth rate in Mongolia was 18.95 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.18 births per 1,000 people in 1961.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4 births per 1,000 people in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for birth rate?
- Mongolia ranks 85th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.