Mongolia vs Tajikistan: Urban population

Mongolia
2.54 million
in 2025
Tajikistan
2.82 million
in 2025
Mongolia rank
130th
Tajikistan rank
127th

Urban population over time

  • Mongolia
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 2.82 million against 2.54 million in Mongolia, a difference of 283,170.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Tajikistan has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 130th and Tajikistan ranks 127th of 215 countries.

Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1960s 466,520 879,082 412,561 Tajikistan
1970s 713,623 1.21 million 500,583 Tajikistan
1980s 1.05 million 1.53 million 474,900 Tajikistan
1990s 1.26 million 1.69 million 430,707 Tajikistan
2000s 1.56 million 1.82 million 257,617 Tajikistan
2010s 2.04 million 2.26 million 222,303 Tajikistan
2020s 2.42 million 2.69 million 275,287 Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Mongolia or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 2.82 million against 2.54 million in Mongolia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Mongolia and Tajikistan?
283,170, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Tajikistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and Tajikistan rank globally for urban population?
Mongolia ranks 130th and Tajikistan ranks 127th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.