Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1.12 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Mongolia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Mongolia is 1.12 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Mongolia peaked at 1.12 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 256,597 people, in 1950.
That places Mongolia 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 297,761 people | 256,597 people | 353,516 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 470,172 people | 372,094 people | 572,700 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 665,508 people | 590,705 people | 731,785 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 808,878 people | 743,343 people | 884,994 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 901,883 people | 880,894 people | 910,762 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 786,210 people | 740,066 people | 863,689 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 876,678 people | 754,830 people | 1.04 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.12 million 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 share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Mongolia?
- Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Mongolia was 1.12 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 256,597 people in 1950.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Mongolia ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.