Number of children under 5 in Mongolia
Mongolia: Number of children under 5 was 352,992 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 in Mongolia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 352,992 people for number of children under 5 in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Mongolia peaked at 394,372 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98,498 people, in 1950.
Mongolia ranks 121st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 127,147 people | 98,498 people | 159,129 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 200,141 people | 167,684 people | 223,587 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 251,861 people | 224,852 people | 275,166 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 303,939 people | 277,630 people | 339,457 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 303,743 people | 260,812 people | 340,776 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,999 people | 240,036 people | 270,282 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 353,439 people | 289,073 people | 394,372 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 370,481 people | 352,992 people | 388,580 people | 4 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies -1.21 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0846 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7275 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.26 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Mongolia?
- Number of children under 5 in Mongolia was 352,992 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 394,372 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98,498 people in 1950.
- How does Mongolia rank for number of children under 5?
- Mongolia ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.