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Urban and rural population 2050 in Mongolia

Mongolia: Urban and rural population 2050 was 1.20 million in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
1.20 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
113th
of 238 countries
All-time high
1.20 million
in 2050
All-time low
499,999
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050

Urban and rural population 2050 in Mongolia, 1000–2050

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M100015252050

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2050, urban and rural population 2050 in Mongolia stood at 1.20 million. That is the highest value across all 133 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050 in Mongolia peaked at 1.20 million in 2050 and was at its lowest, 499,999, in 1000.

That places Mongolia 113th out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.

Urban and rural population 2050 in Mongolia, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 499,999 —
1100 649,997 +30.0%
1200 799,990 +23.1%
1300 849,968 +6.2%
1400 599,933 -29.4%
1500 599,800 -0.0%
1600 599,400 -0.1%
1700 598,200 -0.2%
1710 595,213 -0.5%
1720 596,910 +0.3%
1730 598,552 +0.3%
1740 600,128 +0.3%
1750 601,622 +0.2%
1760 603,016 +0.2%
1770 604,290 +0.2%
1780 605,415 +0.2%
1790 606,362 +0.2%
1800 607,092 +0.1%
1810 607,559 +0.1%
1820 607,709 +0.0%
1830 610,897 +0.5%
1840 618,471 +1.2%
1850 625,560 +1.1%
1860 632,022 +1.0%
1870 637,682 +0.9%
1880 648,591 +1.7%
1890 705,230 +8.7%
1900 764,904 +8.5%
1910 827,074 +8.1%
1920 780,438 -5.6%
1930 731,864 -6.2%
1940 681,117 -6.9%
1950 625,350 -8.2%
1951 626,482 +0.2%
1952 626,632 +0.0%
1953 626,035 -0.1%
1954 624,788 -0.2%
1955 623,148 -0.3%
1956 623,575 +0.1%
1957 624,108 +0.1%
1958 621,870 -0.4%
1959 619,022 -0.5%
1960 617,123 -0.3%
1961 617,613 +0.1%
1962 621,944 +0.7%
1963 630,161 +1.3%
1964 640,040 +1.6%
1965 652,166 +1.9%
1966 665,698 +2.1%
1967 679,409 +2.1%
1968 692,012 +1.9%
1969 702,692 +1.5%
1970 712,489 +1.4%
1971 722,269 +1.4%
1972 732,170 +1.4%
1973 742,261 +1.4%
1974 752,604 +1.4%
1975 763,225 +1.4%
1976 774,111 +1.4%
1977 785,051 +1.4%
1978 795,396 +1.3%
1979 804,524 +1.1%
1980 812,164 +0.9%
1981 818,690 +0.8%
1982 824,787 +0.7%
1983 831,089 +0.8%
1984 838,316 +0.9%
1985 847,266 +1.1%
1986 858,797 +1.4%
1987 873,710 +1.7%
1988 892,548 +2.2%
1989 912,581 +2.2%
1990 930,296 +1.9%
1991 947,409 +1.8%
1992 963,994 +1.8%
1993 979,926 +1.7%
1994 995,044 +1.5%
1995 1.01 million +1.4%
1996 1.02 million +1.3%
1997 1.03 million +1.2%
1998 1.05 million +1.1%
1999 1.06 million +0.9%
2000 1.06 million +0.7%
2001 1.06 million -0.2%
2002 1.05 million -1.3%
2003 1.02 million -2.1%
2004 997,207 -2.7%
2005 966,110 -3.1%
2006 934,678 -3.3%
2007 906,031 -3.1%
2008 883,341 -2.5%
2009 869,805 -1.5%
2010 869,152 -0.1%
2011 880,665 +1.3%
2012 895,881 +1.7%
2013 913,239 +1.9%
2014 932,343 +2.1%
2015 952,488 +2.2%
2016 973,739 +2.2%
2017 995,692 +2.3%
2018 1.02 million +2.2%
2019 1.04 million +2.2%
2020 1.05 million +1.0%
2021 1.03 million -2.1%
2022 1.02 million -0.5%
2023 1.01 million -0.9%
2024 1.01 million -0.5%
2025 1.01 million +0.5%
2026 1.02 million +0.5%
2027 1.02 million +0.5%
2028 1.03 million +0.5%
2029 1.03 million +0.5%
2030 1.04 million +0.5%
2031 1.04 million +0.5%
2032 1.05 million +0.5%
2033 1.05 million +0.5%
2034 1.06 million +0.6%
2035 1.07 million +0.6%
2036 1.07 million +0.7%
2037 1.08 million +0.7%
2038 1.09 million +0.7%
2039 1.10 million +0.8%
2040 1.11 million +0.8%
2041 1.12 million +0.8%
2042 1.13 million +0.8%
2043 1.13 million +0.8%
2044 1.14 million +0.8%
2045 1.15 million +0.9%
2046 1.16 million +0.8%
2047 1.17 million +0.8%
2048 1.18 million +0.8%
2049 1.19 million +0.8%
2050 1.20 million +0.8%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 1.20 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 million, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 1.20 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 306,014, 3.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Urban and rural population 2050 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
1400 -29.4% 849,968 599,933
1100 +30.0% 499,999 649,997

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 499,999 499,999 499,999 1
1100s 649,997 649,997 649,997 1
1200s 799,990 799,990 799,990 1
1300s 849,968 849,968 849,968 1
1400s 599,933 599,933 599,933 1
1500s 599,800 599,800 599,800 1
1600s 599,400 599,400 599,400 1
1700s 598,200 598,200 598,200 1
1710s 595,213 595,213 595,213 1
1720s 596,910 596,910 596,910 1
1730s 598,552 598,552 598,552 1
1740s 600,128 600,128 600,128 1
1750s 601,622 601,622 601,622 1
1760s 603,016 603,016 603,016 1
1770s 604,290 604,290 604,290 1
1780s 605,415 605,415 605,415 1
1790s 606,362 606,362 606,362 1
1800s 607,092 607,092 607,092 1
1810s 607,559 607,559 607,559 1
1820s 607,709 607,709 607,709 1
1830s 610,897 610,897 610,897 1
1840s 618,471 618,471 618,471 1
1850s 625,560 625,560 625,560 1
1860s 632,022 632,022 632,022 1
1870s 637,682 637,682 637,682 1
1880s 648,591 648,591 648,591 1
1890s 705,230 705,230 705,230 1
1900s 764,904 764,904 764,904 1
1910s 827,074 827,074 827,074 1
1920s 780,438 780,438 780,438 1
1930s 731,864 731,864 731,864 1
1940s 681,117 681,117 681,117 1
1950s 624,101 619,022 626,632 10
1960s 651,886 617,123 702,692 10
1970s 758,410 712,489 804,524 10
1980s 850,995 812,164 912,581 10
1990s 998,345 930,296 1.06 million 10
2000s 975,134 869,805 1.06 million 10
2010s 947,088 869,152 1.04 million 10
2020s 1.02 million 1.01 million 1.05 million 10
2030s 1.07 million 1.04 million 1.10 million 10
2040s 1.15 million 1.11 million 1.19 million 10
2050s 1.20 million 1.20 million 1.20 million 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban and rural population 2050 in Mongolia?
Urban and rural population 2050 in Mongolia was 1.20 million in 2050, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2050.
What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 499,999 in 1000.
How does Mongolia rank for urban and rural population 2050?
Mongolia ranks 113th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
Is urban and rural population 2050 rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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