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Population in Mongolia

Mongolia: Population was 3.43 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3.43 million people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
133rd
of 238 countries
All-time high
3.43 million people
in 2023
All-time low
500,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Mongolia, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 3.43 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Mongolia peaked at 3.43 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 500,000 people, in 1000.

Mongolia ranks 133rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 500,000 people 500,000 people 500,000 people 1
1100s 650,000 people 650,000 people 650,000 people 1
1200s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1300s 850,000 people 850,000 people 850,000 people 1
1400s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1500s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1600s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1700s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1710s 596,677 people 596,677 people 596,677 people 1
1720s 598,673 people 598,673 people 598,673 people 1
1730s 600,675 people 600,675 people 600,675 people 1
1740s 602,684 people 602,684 people 602,684 people 1
1750s 604,700 people 604,700 people 604,700 people 1
1760s 606,722 people 606,722 people 606,722 people 1
1770s 608,751 people 608,751 people 608,751 people 1
1780s 610,787 people 610,787 people 610,787 people 1
1790s 612,830 people 612,830 people 612,830 people 1
1800s 604,230 people 600,000 people 608,477 people 10
1810s 613,723 people 609,427 people 618,033 people 10
1820s 623,264 people 618,988 people 627,548 people 10
1830s 632,835 people 628,505 people 637,183 people 10
1840s 642,551 people 638,155 people 646,966 people 10
1850s 652,073 people 647,952 people 656,209 people 10
1860s 661,313 people 657,133 people 665,511 people 10
1870s 670,792 people 666,458 people 675,154 people 10
1880s 680,538 people 676,128 people 684,964 people 10
1890s 690,454 people 685,953 people 695,189 people 10
1900s 706,746 people 696,737 people 717,248 people 10
1910s 725,276 people 719,186 people 730,965 people 10
1920s 738,172 people 732,268 people 744,105 people 10
1930s 751,442 people 745,432 people 757,482 people 10
1940s 765,242 people 758,832 people 774,006 people 10
1950s 851,454 people 781,691 people 947,419 people 10
1960s 1.12 million people 977,602 people 1.26 million people 10
1970s 1.47 million people 1.30 million people 1.66 million people 10
1980s 1.90 million people 1.70 million people 2.12 million people 10
1990s 2.31 million people 2.16 million people 2.43 million people 10
2000s 2.56 million people 2.46 million people 2.67 million people 10
2010s 2.95 million people 2.70 million people 3.23 million people 10
2020s 3.36 million people 3.29 million people 3.43 million people 4

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 130 Croatia 3.90 million people compare
  2. 131 Georgia 3.81 million people compare
  3. 132 Eritrea 3.47 million people compare
  4. 134 Uruguay 3.39 million people compare
  5. 135 Puerto Rico 3.24 million people compare
  6. 136 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.19 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Mongolia?
Population in Mongolia was 3.43 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 3.43 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 500,000 people in 1000.
How does Mongolia rank for population?
Mongolia ranks 133rd out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.