Colombia vs Mongolia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Colombia
44.5%
in 2025
Mongolia
48.3%
in 2025
Colombia rank
17th
Mongolia rank
14th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Colombia
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 48.3% against 44.5% in Colombia, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 17th and Mongolia ranks 14th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Mongolia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.2% | 21.3% | 2.8% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 30.3% | 23.8% | 6.4% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 25.5% | 7.0% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 29.3% | 5.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 36.3% | 1.6% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 44.8% | 2.1% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 48.0% | 3.5% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Colombia or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 48.3% against 44.5% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Colombia and Mongolia?
- 3.8%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mongolia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Mongolia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Colombia ranks 17th and Mongolia ranks 14th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.