Population density in Mongolia

Mongolia: Population density was 3.54 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
3.54 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
232nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
3.54 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
0.321 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Mongolia, 1000–2100

01234100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Mongolia is 3.54 people per km², measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Mongolia peaked at 3.54 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.321 people per km², in 1000.

Mongolia ranks 232nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Mongolia, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.321 people per km²
1100 0.4173 people per km² +30.0%
1200 0.5136 people per km² +23.1%
1300 0.5457 people per km² +6.3%
1400 0.3852 people per km² -29.4%
1500 0.3852 people per km² +0.0%
1600 0.3852 people per km² +0.0%
1700 0.3852 people per km² +0.0%
1710 0.3831 people per km² -0.6%
1720 0.3844 people per km² +0.3%
1730 0.3857 people per km² +0.3%
1740 0.387 people per km² +0.3%
1750 0.3882 people per km² +0.3%
1760 0.3895 people per km² +0.3%
1770 0.3908 people per km² +0.3%
1780 0.3922 people per km² +0.3%
1790 0.3935 people per km² +0.3%
1800 0.3852 people per km² -2.1%
1801 0.3858 people per km² +0.2%
1802 0.3864 people per km² +0.2%
1803 0.387 people per km² +0.2%
1804 0.3876 people per km² +0.2%
1805 0.3882 people per km² +0.2%
1806 0.3889 people per km² +0.2%
1807 0.3895 people per km² +0.2%
1808 0.3901 people per km² +0.2%
1809 0.3907 people per km² +0.2%
1810 0.3913 people per km² +0.2%
1811 0.3919 people per km² +0.2%
1812 0.3925 people per km² +0.2%
1813 0.3931 people per km² +0.2%
1814 0.3937 people per km² +0.2%
1815 0.3943 people per km² +0.2%
1816 0.395 people per km² +0.2%
1817 0.3956 people per km² +0.2%
1818 0.3962 people per km² +0.2%
1819 0.3968 people per km² +0.2%
1820 0.3974 people per km² +0.2%
1821 0.398 people per km² +0.2%
1822 0.3986 people per km² +0.2%
1823 0.3993 people per km² +0.2%
1824 0.3999 people per km² +0.2%
1825 0.4005 people per km² +0.2%
1826 0.4011 people per km² +0.2%
1827 0.4017 people per km² +0.2%
1828 0.4023 people per km² +0.2%
1829 0.4029 people per km² +0.2%
1830 0.4035 people per km² +0.2%
1831 0.4041 people per km² +0.2%
1832 0.4048 people per km² +0.2%
1833 0.4054 people per km² +0.2%
1834 0.406 people per km² +0.2%
1835 0.4066 people per km² +0.2%
1836 0.4072 people per km² +0.2%
1837 0.4079 people per km² +0.2%
1838 0.4085 people per km² +0.2%
1839 0.4091 people per km² +0.2%
1840 0.4097 people per km² +0.2%
1841 0.4104 people per km² +0.2%
1842 0.411 people per km² +0.2%
1843 0.4116 people per km² +0.2%
1844 0.4122 people per km² +0.2%
1845 0.4129 people per km² +0.2%
1846 0.4135 people per km² +0.2%
1847 0.4141 people per km² +0.2%
1848 0.4148 people per km² +0.2%
1849 0.4154 people per km² +0.2%
1850 0.416 people per km² +0.2%
1851 0.4166 people per km² +0.1%
1852 0.4172 people per km² +0.1%
1853 0.4178 people per km² +0.1%
1854 0.4184 people per km² +0.1%
1855 0.419 people per km² +0.1%
1856 0.4195 people per km² +0.1%
1857 0.4201 people per km² +0.1%
1858 0.4207 people per km² +0.1%
1859 0.4213 people per km² +0.1%
1860 0.4219 people per km² +0.1%
1861 0.4225 people per km² +0.1%
1862 0.4231 people per km² +0.1%
1863 0.4237 people per km² +0.1%
1864 0.4243 people per km² +0.1%
1865 0.4249 people per km² +0.1%
1866 0.4255 people per km² +0.1%
1867 0.4261 people per km² +0.1%
1868 0.4267 people per km² +0.1%
1869 0.4273 people per km² +0.1%
1870 0.4279 people per km² +0.1%
1871 0.4285 people per km² +0.1%
1872 0.4291 people per km² +0.1%
1873 0.4297 people per km² +0.1%
1874 0.4304 people per km² +0.1%
1875 0.431 people per km² +0.1%
1876 0.4316 people per km² +0.1%
1877 0.4322 people per km² +0.1%
1878 0.4329 people per km² +0.1%
1879 0.4335 people per km² +0.1%
1880 0.4341 people per km² +0.1%
1881 0.4347 people per km² +0.1%
1882 0.4354 people per km² +0.1%
1883 0.436 people per km² +0.1%
1884 0.4366 people per km² +0.1%
1885 0.4373 people per km² +0.1%
1886 0.4379 people per km² +0.1%
1887 0.4385 people per km² +0.1%
1888 0.4391 people per km² +0.1%
1889 0.4398 people per km² +0.1%
1890 0.4404 people per km² +0.1%
1891 0.4411 people per km² +0.1%
1892 0.4417 people per km² +0.1%
1893 0.4423 people per km² +0.1%
1894 0.443 people per km² +0.1%
1895 0.4436 people per km² +0.1%
1896 0.4442 people per km² +0.1%
1897 0.4449 people per km² +0.1%
1898 0.4455 people per km² +0.1%
1899 0.4463 people per km² +0.2%
1900 0.4473 people per km² +0.2%
1901 0.4485 people per km² +0.3%
1902 0.4499 people per km² +0.3%
1903 0.4514 people per km² +0.3%
1904 0.4529 people per km² +0.3%
1905 0.4545 people per km² +0.3%
1906 0.456 people per km² +0.3%
1907 0.4576 people per km² +0.3%
1908 0.4591 people per km² +0.3%
1909 0.4605 people per km² +0.3%
1910 0.4618 people per km² +0.3%
1911 0.4628 people per km² +0.2%
1912 0.4638 people per km² +0.2%
1913 0.4645 people per km² +0.2%
1914 0.4653 people per km² +0.2%
1915 0.4661 people per km² +0.2%
1916 0.4669 people per km² +0.2%
1917 0.4676 people per km² +0.2%
1918 0.4685 people per km² +0.2%
1919 0.4693 people per km² +0.2%
1920 0.4702 people per km² +0.2%
1921 0.471 people per km² +0.2%
1922 0.4718 people per km² +0.2%
1923 0.4727 people per km² +0.2%
1924 0.4735 people per km² +0.2%
1925 0.4744 people per km² +0.2%
1926 0.4752 people per km² +0.2%
1927 0.4761 people per km² +0.2%
1928 0.4769 people per km² +0.2%
1929 0.4778 people per km² +0.2%
1930 0.4786 people per km² +0.2%
1931 0.4795 people per km² +0.2%
1932 0.4803 people per km² +0.2%
1933 0.4812 people per km² +0.2%
1934 0.482 people per km² +0.2%
1935 0.4829 people per km² +0.2%
1936 0.4838 people per km² +0.2%
1937 0.4846 people per km² +0.2%
1938 0.4855 people per km² +0.2%
1939 0.4863 people per km² +0.2%
1940 0.4872 people per km² +0.2%
1941 0.4881 people per km² +0.2%
1942 0.4889 people per km² +0.2%
1943 0.4898 people per km² +0.2%
1944 0.4907 people per km² +0.2%
1945 0.4916 people per km² +0.2%
1946 0.4924 people per km² +0.2%
1947 0.4933 people per km² +0.2%
1948 0.4942 people per km² +0.2%
1949 0.497 people per km² +0.6%
1950 0.5019 people per km² +1.0%
1951 0.51 people per km² +1.6%
1952 0.5182 people per km² +1.6%
1953 0.5267 people per km² +1.6%
1954 0.5355 people per km² +1.7%
1955 0.5449 people per km² +1.8%
1956 0.5576 people per km² +2.3%
1957 0.5735 people per km² +2.9%
1958 0.5902 people per km² +2.9%
1959 0.6083 people per km² +3.1%
1960 0.6277 people per km² +3.2%
1961 0.648 people per km² +3.2%
1962 0.6687 people per km² +3.2%
1963 0.6879 people per km² +2.9%
1964 0.7064 people per km² +2.7%
1965 0.7263 people per km² +2.8%
1966 0.7472 people per km² +2.9%
1967 0.7685 people per km² +2.9%
1968 0.7897 people per km² +2.8%
1969 0.8105 people per km² +2.6%
1970 0.8316 people per km² +2.6%
1971 0.854 people per km² +2.7%
1972 0.8776 people per km² +2.8%
1973 0.9024 people per km² +2.8%
1974 0.9284 people per km² +2.9%
1975 0.9556 people per km² +2.9%
1976 0.9836 people per km² +2.9%
1977 1.01 people per km² +2.9%
1978 1.04 people per km² +2.7%
1979 1.07 people per km² +2.5%
1980 1.09 people per km² +2.4%
1981 1.12 people per km² +2.4%
1982 1.15 people per km² +2.4%
1983 1.17 people per km² +2.4%
1984 1.2 people per km² +2.5%
1985 1.23 people per km² +2.5%
1986 1.27 people per km² +2.6%
1987 1.3 people per km² +2.6%
1988 1.33 people per km² +2.6%
1989 1.36 people per km² +2.3%
1990 1.39 people per km² +1.9%
1991 1.41 people per km² +1.8%
1992 1.44 people per km² +1.7%
1993 1.46 people per km² +1.5%
1994 1.48 people per km² +1.4%
1995 1.5 people per km² +1.3%
1996 1.52 people per km² +1.2%
1997 1.53 people per km² +1.1%
1998 1.55 people per km² +1.0%
1999 1.56 people per km² +0.9%
2000 1.58 people per km² +0.9%
2001 1.59 people per km² +0.9%
2002 1.61 people per km² +0.9%
2003 1.62 people per km² +0.9%
2004 1.63 people per km² +0.8%
2005 1.65 people per km² +0.8%
2006 1.66 people per km² +0.8%
2007 1.67 people per km² +0.9%
2008 1.69 people per km² +1.0%
2009 1.71 people per km² +1.2%
2010 1.73 people per km² +1.4%
2011 1.76 people per km² +1.6%
2012 1.79 people per km² +1.8%
2013 1.83 people per km² +2.0%
2014 1.87 people per km² +2.1%
2015 1.91 people per km² +2.2%
2016 1.95 people per km² +2.2%
2017 1.99 people per km² +2.1%
2018 2.03 people per km² +2.0%
2019 2.08 people per km² +2.0%
2020 2.11 people per km² +1.8%
2021 2.14 people per km² +1.5%
2022 2.17 people per km² +1.4%
2023 2.2 people per km² +1.4%
2024 2.23 people per km² +1.3%
2025 2.26 people per km² +1.2%
2026 2.28 people per km² +1.1%
2027 2.31 people per km² +1.1%
2028 2.33 people per km² +1.0%
2029 2.36 people per km² +1.0%
2030 2.38 people per km² +1.0%
2031 2.4 people per km² +1.0%
2032 2.42 people per km² +1.0%
2033 2.45 people per km² +1.0%
2034 2.47 people per km² +1.0%
2035 2.5 people per km² +1.0%
2036 2.52 people per km² +1.0%
2037 2.55 people per km² +1.0%
2038 2.58 people per km² +1.0%
2039 2.6 people per km² +1.0%
2040 2.63 people per km² +1.0%
2041 2.66 people per km² +1.0%
2042 2.68 people per km² +1.0%
2043 2.71 people per km² +1.0%
2044 2.74 people per km² +1.0%
2045 2.77 people per km² +1.0%
2046 2.79 people per km² +1.0%
2047 2.82 people per km² +0.9%
2048 2.84 people per km² +0.9%
2049 2.87 people per km² +0.8%
2050 2.89 people per km² +0.8%
2051 2.91 people per km² +0.8%
2052 2.93 people per km² +0.7%
2053 2.95 people per km² +0.7%
2054 2.97 people per km² +0.7%
2055 2.99 people per km² +0.6%
2056 3.01 people per km² +0.6%
2057 3.03 people per km² +0.6%
2058 3.04 people per km² +0.6%
2059 3.06 people per km² +0.5%
2060 3.08 people per km² +0.5%
2061 3.09 people per km² +0.5%
2062 3.11 people per km² +0.5%
2063 3.12 people per km² +0.5%
2064 3.14 people per km² +0.5%
2065 3.15 people per km² +0.5%
2066 3.17 people per km² +0.5%
2067 3.19 people per km² +0.5%
2068 3.2 people per km² +0.5%
2069 3.22 people per km² +0.5%
2070 3.23 people per km² +0.5%
2071 3.25 people per km² +0.5%
2072 3.26 people per km² +0.5%
2073 3.28 people per km² +0.4%
2074 3.29 people per km² +0.4%
2075 3.3 people per km² +0.4%
2076 3.32 people per km² +0.4%
2077 3.33 people per km² +0.4%
2078 3.35 people per km² +0.4%
2079 3.36 people per km² +0.4%
2080 3.37 people per km² +0.4%
2081 3.38 people per km² +0.4%
2082 3.4 people per km² +0.3%
2083 3.41 people per km² +0.3%
2084 3.42 people per km² +0.3%
2085 3.43 people per km² +0.3%
2086 3.44 people per km² +0.3%
2087 3.45 people per km² +0.3%
2088 3.46 people per km² +0.3%
2089 3.47 people per km² +0.3%
2090 3.48 people per km² +0.3%
2091 3.49 people per km² +0.3%
2092 3.5 people per km² +0.2%
2093 3.5 people per km² +0.2%
2094 3.51 people per km² +0.2%
2095 3.52 people per km² +0.2%
2096 3.52 people per km² +0.2%
2097 3.53 people per km² +0.2%
2098 3.54 people per km² +0.1%
2099 3.54 people per km² +0.1%
2100 3.54 people per km² +0.1%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 3.54 people per km² is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 3.54 people per km² is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68 people per km², 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1100 +30.0% 0.321 people per km² 0.4173 people per km²
1400 -29.4% 0.5457 people per km² 0.3852 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.321 people per km² 0.321 people per km² 0.321 people per km² 1
1100s 0.4173 people per km² 0.4173 people per km² 0.4173 people per km² 1
1200s 0.5136 people per km² 0.5136 people per km² 0.5136 people per km² 1
1300s 0.5457 people per km² 0.5457 people per km² 0.5457 people per km² 1
1400s 0.3852 people per km² 0.3852 people per km² 0.3852 people per km² 1
1500s 0.3852 people per km² 0.3852 people per km² 0.3852 people per km² 1
1600s 0.3852 people per km² 0.3852 people per km² 0.3852 people per km² 1
1700s 0.3852 people per km² 0.3852 people per km² 0.3852 people per km² 1
1710s 0.3831 people per km² 0.3831 people per km² 0.3831 people per km² 1
1720s 0.3844 people per km² 0.3844 people per km² 0.3844 people per km² 1
1730s 0.3857 people per km² 0.3857 people per km² 0.3857 people per km² 1
1740s 0.387 people per km² 0.387 people per km² 0.387 people per km² 1
1750s 0.3882 people per km² 0.3882 people per km² 0.3882 people per km² 1
1760s 0.3895 people per km² 0.3895 people per km² 0.3895 people per km² 1
1770s 0.3908 people per km² 0.3908 people per km² 0.3908 people per km² 1
1780s 0.3922 people per km² 0.3922 people per km² 0.3922 people per km² 1
1790s 0.3935 people per km² 0.3935 people per km² 0.3935 people per km² 1
1800s 0.3879 people per km² 0.3852 people per km² 0.3907 people per km² 10
1810s 0.394 people per km² 0.3913 people per km² 0.3968 people per km² 10
1820s 0.4002 people per km² 0.3974 people per km² 0.4029 people per km² 10
1830s 0.4063 people per km² 0.4035 people per km² 0.4091 people per km² 10
1840s 0.4126 people per km² 0.4097 people per km² 0.4154 people per km² 10
1850s 0.4187 people per km² 0.416 people per km² 0.4213 people per km² 10
1860s 0.4246 people per km² 0.4219 people per km² 0.4273 people per km² 10
1870s 0.4307 people per km² 0.4279 people per km² 0.4335 people per km² 10
1880s 0.4369 people per km² 0.4341 people per km² 0.4398 people per km² 10
1890s 0.4433 people per km² 0.4404 people per km² 0.4463 people per km² 10
1900s 0.4538 people per km² 0.4473 people per km² 0.4605 people per km² 10
1910s 0.4657 people per km² 0.4618 people per km² 0.4693 people per km² 10
1920s 0.4739 people per km² 0.4702 people per km² 0.4778 people per km² 10
1930s 0.4825 people per km² 0.4786 people per km² 0.4863 people per km² 10
1940s 0.4913 people per km² 0.4872 people per km² 0.497 people per km² 10
1950s 0.5467 people per km² 0.5019 people per km² 0.6083 people per km² 10
1960s 0.7181 people per km² 0.6277 people per km² 0.8105 people per km² 10
1970s 0.9451 people per km² 0.8316 people per km² 1.07 people per km² 10
1980s 1.22 people per km² 1.09 people per km² 1.36 people per km² 10
1990s 1.48 people per km² 1.39 people per km² 1.56 people per km² 10
2000s 1.64 people per km² 1.58 people per km² 1.71 people per km² 10
2010s 1.9 people per km² 1.73 people per km² 2.08 people per km² 10
2020s 2.24 people per km² 2.11 people per km² 2.36 people per km² 10
2030s 2.49 people per km² 2.38 people per km² 2.6 people per km² 10
2040s 2.75 people per km² 2.63 people per km² 2.87 people per km² 10
2050s 2.98 people per km² 2.89 people per km² 3.06 people per km² 10
2060s 3.15 people per km² 3.08 people per km² 3.22 people per km² 10
2070s 3.3 people per km² 3.23 people per km² 3.36 people per km² 10
2080s 3.42 people per km² 3.37 people per km² 3.47 people per km² 10
2090s 3.51 people per km² 3.48 people per km² 3.54 people per km² 10
2100s 3.54 people per km² 3.54 people per km² 3.54 people per km² 1

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  1. 229 Suriname 4.54 people per km² compare
  2. 230 Guyana 4.52 people per km² compare
  3. 231 Iceland 3.6 people per km² compare
  4. 233 Western Sahara 3.13 people per km² compare
  5. 234 Falkland Islands 0.1862 people per km² compare
  6. 235 Greenland 0.0907 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Mongolia?
Population density in Mongolia was 3.54 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 3.54 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.321 people per km² in 1000.
How does Mongolia rank for population density?
Mongolia ranks 232nd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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