Urban population share in Mongolia
71.1% of people in Mongolia lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Mongolia, 2025
71.1%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
85th of 217
Urban population share in Mongolia over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mongolia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.1% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 69.8% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 71.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 68.0%, the figure has changed by +3.1 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Mongolia has the 85th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Mongolia
All statistics for Mongolia
Population estimates and projections
3,431,932 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
26.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.69 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.30%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
3,568,978 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.25%
2025 · World Bank