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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 9 Australia 0.9% compare
- 10 United Kingdom 0.9% compare
- 11 Iceland 0.8% compare
- 13 United States 0.8% compare
- 14 South Korea 0.8% compare
- 15 Belgium 0.8% compare
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
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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