Urban population, total in Mongolia

Mongolia: Urban population, total was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
12th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
14
2002–2021

Urban population, total in Mongolia, 2002–2021

00.20.40.60.82002201120212002: 0.538 % of total population2006: 0.586 % of total population2007: 0.574 % of total population2008: 0.726 % of total population2009: 0.579 % of total population2010: 0.646 % of total population2011: 0.654 % of total population2014: 0.631 % of total population2016: 0.674 % of total population2017: 0.807 % of total population2018: 0.799 % of total population2019: 0.832 % of total population2020: 0.855 % of total population2021: 0.833 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, total in Mongolia is 0.8%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, total in Mongolia peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

Mongolia ranks 12th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 5
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 7
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, total in Mongolia?
Urban population, total in Mongolia was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does Mongolia rank for urban population, total?
Mongolia ranks 12th out of 100 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, total rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
102 places, 1,472 data points, 1970–2021
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