Mongolia vs Sweden: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Mongolia
1.46 million people
in 2020
Sweden
1.44 million people
in 2020
Mongolia rank
101st
Sweden rank
102nd
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Mongolia
- Sweden
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 1.46 million people against 1.44 million people in Sweden, a difference of 23,350 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Mongolia ranks 101st and Sweden ranks 102nd of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2000s | 0 people | 513,240 people | 513,240 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 587,045 people | 1.22 million people | 631,765 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.46 million people | 1.44 million people | 23,350 people | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Mongolia or Sweden?
- Mongolia, at 1.46 million people against 1.44 million people in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Mongolia and Sweden?
- 23,350 people, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Mongolia and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Mongolia ranks 101st and Sweden ranks 102nd of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.