How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and United States?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Mongolia vs United States: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations

Mongolia

48.3%

in 2025

United States

47.0%

in 2025

Mongolia rank

14th

United States rank

15th

Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time

Mongolia
United States

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 48.3% against 47.0% in United States, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Mongolia ranks 14th and United States ranks 15th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21.3%	39.8%	18.4%	United States
1970s	23.8%	41.3%	17.4%	United States
1980s	25.5%	41.6%	16.0%	United States
1990s	29.3%	42.8%	13.4%	United States
2000s	36.3%	44.0%	7.7%	United States
2010s	44.8%	45.3%	0.5%	United States
2020s	48.0%	46.8%	1.2%	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, Mongolia or United States?: Mongolia, at 48.3% against 47.0% in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Mongolia and United States?: 1.3%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and United States rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Mongolia ranks 14th and United States ranks 15th 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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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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.