Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mongolia
Mongolia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 48.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mongolia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mongolia stood at 48.3%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mongolia peaked at 48.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1960.
That places Mongolia 14th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.3% | — |
| 1961 | 19.5% | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 20.7% | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 21.5% | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 21.8% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 21.9% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 22.1% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 22.3% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 22.5% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 22.7% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 23.0% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 23.2% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 23.4% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 23.6% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 23.8% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 23.9% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 24.1% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 24.3% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 24.5% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 24.7% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 24.8% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 25.2% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 25.3% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 25.5% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 25.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 25.7% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 26.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 26.1% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 27.2% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 27.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 27.9% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 28.8% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 29.3% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 29.7% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 30.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 31.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 42.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.3% | 18.3% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.8% | 23.0% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 24.8% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 27.2% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 32.0% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 41.5% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.6% | 48.3% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Mongolia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,940 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12,913 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 461.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 64.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2444 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mongolia?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mongolia was 48.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1960.
- How does Mongolia rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Mongolia ranks 14th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.