Mongolia - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Mongolia was 2,250,777 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,250,777 in 2020 and a minimum value of 340,918 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 340,918
1961 370,105
1962 401,800
1963 427,962
1964 446,838
1965 466,253
1966 486,160
1967 506,593
1968 527,710
1969 550,748
1970 576,134
1971 602,810
1972 630,731
1973 659,682
1974 689,478
1975 719,937
1976 751,020
1977 782,713
1978 815,219
1979 847,642
1980 880,006
1981 913,125
1982 946,960
1983 981,983
1984 1,018,845
1985 1,057,808
1986 1,099,383
1987 1,143,048
1988 1,186,955
1989 1,222,043
1990 1,245,680
1991 1,263,925
1992 1,277,491
1993 1,287,668
1994 1,296,473
1995 1,305,389
1996 1,314,886
1997 1,324,694
1998 1,334,933
1999 1,345,492
2000 1,369,716
2001 1,408,736
2002 1,448,952
2003 1,490,591
2004 1,533,859
2005 1,578,867
2006 1,625,768
2007 1,674,673
2008 1,726,026
2009 1,780,212
2010 1,837,756
2011 1,882,818
2012 1,921,642
2013 1,962,408
2014 2,004,068
2015 2,045,831
2016 2,087,401
2017 2,128,679
2018 2,169,853
2019 2,210,626
2020 2,250,777

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Mongolia was 68.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 68.66 in 2020, while its lowest value was 35.68 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 35.68
1961 37.68
1962 39.73
1963 41.06
1964 41.59
1965 42.11
1966 42.65
1967 43.18
1968 43.72
1969 44.34
1970 45.05
1971 45.77
1972 46.49
1973 47.21
1974 47.93
1975 48.66
1976 49.38
1977 50.10
1978 50.83
1979 51.49
1980 52.08
1981 52.68
1982 53.27
1983 53.86
1984 54.45
1985 55.04
1986 55.63
1987 56.22
1988 56.80
1989 57.08
1990 57.03
1991 56.99
1992 56.94
1993 56.90
1994 56.85
1995 56.81
1996 56.76
1997 56.71
1998 56.67
1999 56.62
2000 57.13
2001 58.22
2002 59.30
2003 60.38
2004 61.44
2005 62.49
2006 63.54
2007 64.56
2008 65.58
2009 66.58
2010 67.57
2011 67.96
2012 68.03
2013 68.10
2014 68.16
2015 68.23
2016 68.30
2017 68.36
2018 68.45
2019 68.54
2020 68.66

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization