Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Mongolia
Mongolia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre was 1.55 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Mongolia is 1.55 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Mongolia peaked at 1.55 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2531 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mongolia ranks 213th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2531 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2711 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2851 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2974 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3096 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3219 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3345 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3476 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3616 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3766 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3928 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4101 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4286 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4481 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4686 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4897 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5113 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5325 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5533 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5746 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5972 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6208 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6449 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6695 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6942 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7187 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7426 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.765 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.783 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7976 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8113 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.824 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.836 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.847 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8572 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8666 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8754 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8836 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8911 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9001 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9161 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9392 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9628 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9943 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.09 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.15 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.18 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.22 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.24 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.27 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.3 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.33 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.35 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.38 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.41 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.44 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.48 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.52 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.55 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.55 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.45 people per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.55 people per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81.73 people per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3091 people per square kilometre | 0.2531 people per square kilometre | 0.3616 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4612 people per square kilometre | 0.3766 people per square kilometre | 0.5533 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.681 people per square kilometre | 0.5746 people per square kilometre | 0.783 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.849 people per square kilometre | 0.7976 people per square kilometre | 0.8911 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 people per square kilometre | 0.9001 people per square kilometre | 1.15 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 people per square kilometre | 1.18 people per square kilometre | 1.41 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 people per square kilometre | 1.44 people per square kilometre | 1.55 people per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Mongolia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Mongolia was 1.55 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2531 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.