Population estimates and projections in Mongolia

Mongolia had an estimated population of 3,431,932 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Mongolia, 2023 (latest estimate) 3,431,932 People
Change from 2022 +1.4% 2022: 3,386,015 people
Projection for 2030 3,705,231 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 4,501,493 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 5,519,345 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 132nd of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Mongolia over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Mongolia
2100 5,519,345 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 5,479,663 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 5,417,910 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 5,340,800 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 5,251,327 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 5,146,741 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 5,033,086 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 4,913,694 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 4,792,868 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 4,660,484 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 4,501,493 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 4,308,779 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 4,095,554 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 3,889,776 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 3,705,231 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 3,517,100 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 3,431,932 people
2022 3,386,015 people
2021 3,339,674 people
2020 3,290,786 people
2019 3,232,114 people
2018 3,167,706 people
2017 3,104,364 people
2016 3,040,812 people
2015 2,976,526 people
2014 2,913,038 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4% from 3,386,015 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 2,851,881 people, the figure has changed by +20.3%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Mongolia has the 132nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Mongolia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024