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Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Mongolia

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

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

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Mongolia, 1000–2050

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Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2050, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Mongolia stood at 1.20 million people. 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 projected to 2050 in Mongolia peaked at 1.20 million people in 2050 and was at its lowest, 499,999 people, 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.

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 110 Serbia 1.31 million people compare
  2. 111 Moldova 1.26 million people compare
  3. 112 Panama 1.25 million people compare
  4. 114 Greece 1.16 million people compare
  5. 115 El Salvador 1.15 million people compare
  6. 116 Finland 1.13 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Mongolia?
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Mongolia was 1.20 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 1.20 million people in 2050.
What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 499,999 people in 1000.
How does Mongolia rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Mongolia ranks 113th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
Is urban and rural population projected to 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 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by 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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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modelled historical data.