Mongolia
Population 2026
3,556,796
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.13%
- Density
- 2 per km²
- Land area
- 1,558,501 km²
- Capital
- Ulaanbaatar
- Currency
- Tugrik (MNT)
- Official languages
- MN, RU
- Urban population
- 71.1%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 60,0672026
- Deaths
- 21,2692026
- Birth rate
- 16.9per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.5per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.50
- Life expectancy
- 72.4At birth, years
- Median age
- 27.0
- Net migration
- 79
Age distribution
- 0–1431.6%
- 15–6463.0%
- 65+5.4%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $25.4B
- GDP per capita
- $7.1K
- GDP growth
- +6.8%
- Inflation
- 8.6%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Exports
- $17.3B
- Imports
- $15.9B
- Tourism receipts
- 0.6%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture8.9%
- Industry37.2%
- Manufacturing5.9%
- Services44.3%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture27.0%
- Industry23.1%
- Services49.9%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar | 844,8182025 |
| 2 | ErdenetOrhon | 97,8142026 |
| 3 | DarhanDarhan Uul | 83,8832026 |
| 4 | ChoibalsanEast Aimak | 44,8352026 |
| 5 | NalayhUlaanbaatar | 39,5792025 |
| 6 | MörönKhövsgöl Province | 39,4042026 |
| 7 | BayanhongorBayankhongor | 30,9312026 |
| 8 | UlaangomUvs Province | 30,0922026 |
| 9 | KhovdHovd | 29,8002026 |
| 10 | ArvayheerÖvörhangay | 29,4202026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3,556,796 | 60.1K | 21.3K |
| 2020 | 3,290,786 | 73.5K | 21.3K |
| 2010 | 2,701,739 | 64.2K | 18.3K |
| 2000 | 2,455,182 | 51.1K | 17.4K |
| 1990 | 2,164,578 | 73.8K | 22.8K |
| 1980 | 1,701,341 | 65.4K | 23.1K |
| 1970 | 1,295,275 | 52.3K | 21.7K |
| 1960 | 977,602 | 43.1K | 22.4K |
| 1950 | 781,691 | 31.7K | 19.0K |