Low & middle income vs Mongolia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Low & middle income
22.8%
in 2025
Mongolia
48.3%
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
14th
Mongolia rank
14th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Low & middle income
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 48.3% against 22.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 25.5%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 2.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 14th and Mongolia ranks 14th of 37 groups.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2% | 21.3% | 11.1% | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 23.8% | 12.3% | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 25.5% | 12.4% | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 29.3% | 14.2% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 36.3% | 18.6% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 44.8% | 24.7% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 48.0% | 25.8% | 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, Low & middle income or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 48.3% against 22.8% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Low & middle income and Mongolia?
- 25.5%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Mongolia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Mongolia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Low & middle income ranks 14th and Mongolia ranks 14th of 37 groups.
- 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.