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
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.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 499,999 people | — |
| 1100 | 649,997 people | +30.0% |
| 1200 | 799,990 people | +23.1% |
| 1300 | 849,968 people | +6.2% |
| 1400 | 599,933 people | -29.4% |
| 1500 | 599,800 people | -0.0% |
| 1600 | 599,400 people | -0.1% |
| 1700 | 598,200 people | -0.2% |
| 1710 | 595,213 people | -0.5% |
| 1720 | 596,910 people | +0.3% |
| 1730 | 598,552 people | +0.3% |
| 1740 | 600,128 people | +0.3% |
| 1750 | 601,622 people | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 603,016 people | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 604,290 people | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 605,415 people | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 606,362 people | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 607,092 people | +0.1% |
| 1810 | 607,559 people | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 607,709 people | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 610,897 people | +0.5% |
| 1840 | 618,471 people | +1.2% |
| 1850 | 625,560 people | +1.1% |
| 1860 | 632,022 people | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 637,682 people | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 648,591 people | +1.7% |
| 1890 | 705,230 people | +8.7% |
| 1900 | 764,904 people | +8.5% |
| 1910 | 827,074 people | +8.1% |
| 1920 | 780,438 people | -5.6% |
| 1930 | 731,864 people | -6.2% |
| 1940 | 681,117 people | -6.9% |
| 1950 | 625,350 people | -8.2% |
| 1951 | 626,482 people | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 626,632 people | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 626,035 people | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 624,788 people | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 623,148 people | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 623,575 people | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 624,108 people | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 621,870 people | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 619,022 people | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 617,123 people | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 617,613 people | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 621,944 people | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 630,161 people | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 640,040 people | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 652,166 people | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 665,698 people | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 679,409 people | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 692,012 people | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 702,692 people | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 712,489 people | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 722,269 people | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 732,170 people | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 742,261 people | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 752,604 people | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 763,225 people | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 774,111 people | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 785,051 people | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 795,396 people | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 804,524 people | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 812,164 people | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 818,690 people | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 824,787 people | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 831,089 people | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 838,316 people | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 847,266 people | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 858,797 people | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 873,710 people | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 892,548 people | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 912,581 people | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 930,296 people | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 947,409 people | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 963,994 people | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 979,926 people | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 995,044 people | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.01 million people | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million people | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.03 million people | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million people | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.06 million people | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million people | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.06 million people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 997,207 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 966,110 people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 934,678 people | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 906,031 people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 883,341 people | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 869,805 people | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 869,152 people | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 880,665 people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 895,881 people | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 913,239 people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 932,343 people | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 952,488 people | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 973,739 people | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 995,692 people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million people | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million people | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 million people | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million people | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.01 million people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.01 million people | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.01 million people | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 1.02 million people | +0.5% |
| 2027 | 1.02 million people | +0.5% |
| 2028 | 1.03 million people | +0.5% |
| 2029 | 1.03 million people | +0.5% |
| 2030 | 1.04 million people | +0.5% |
| 2031 | 1.04 million people | +0.5% |
| 2032 | 1.05 million people | +0.5% |
| 2033 | 1.05 million people | +0.5% |
| 2034 | 1.06 million people | +0.6% |
| 2035 | 1.07 million people | +0.6% |
| 2036 | 1.07 million people | +0.7% |
| 2037 | 1.08 million people | +0.7% |
| 2038 | 1.09 million people | +0.7% |
| 2039 | 1.10 million people | +0.8% |
| 2040 | 1.11 million people | +0.8% |
| 2041 | 1.12 million people | +0.8% |
| 2042 | 1.13 million people | +0.8% |
| 2043 | 1.13 million people | +0.8% |
| 2044 | 1.14 million people | +0.8% |
| 2045 | 1.15 million people | +0.9% |
| 2046 | 1.16 million people | +0.8% |
| 2047 | 1.17 million people | +0.8% |
| 2048 | 1.18 million people | +0.8% |
| 2049 | 1.19 million people | +0.8% |
| 2050 | 1.20 million people | +0.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.20 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 million people, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.20 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 306,014 people, 3.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 | -29.4% | 849,968 people | 599,933 people |
| 1100 | +30.0% | 499,999 people | 649,997 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More population data for Mongolia
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7782 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0708 % change on previous year (2100)
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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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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.