Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7011 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mongolia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mongolia is 0.7011 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.7011 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3687 people per person, in 1960.
That places Mongolia 88th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3687 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3881 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4028 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4118 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4183 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4235 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.428 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4324 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4374 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4433 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4499 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.457 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4643 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4719 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4795 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4872 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4947 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.502 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5089 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5155 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5226 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5303 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.538 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5456 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5527 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5591 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5643 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5681 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5701 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5704 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5881 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5798 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5882 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5975 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5987 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5962 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5935 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5911 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5884 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5851 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5832 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5863 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5934 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6035 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6162 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6298 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6428 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6541 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6625 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6672 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6692 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6692 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6689 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6687 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6685 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6687 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6692 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6696 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6701 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6709 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6734 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6831 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6881 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6945 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6997 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7011 people per person | +0.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.7011 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.7011 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4154 people per person | 0.3687 people per person | 0.4433 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4831 people per person | 0.4499 people per person | 0.5155 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5521 people per person | 0.5226 people per person | 0.5704 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5906 people per person | 0.5798 people per person | 0.5987 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6239 people per person | 0.5832 people per person | 0.6672 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6693 people per person | 0.6685 people per person | 0.6709 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.69 people per person | 0.6734 people per person | 0.7011 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More population data for Mongolia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7782 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.016 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 4,519 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.02 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0708 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 3.54 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 297,893 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mongolia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mongolia was 0.7011 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7011 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3687 people per person in 1960.
- How does Mongolia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 88th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.