Fertility rate: births per woman in Mongolia
Mongolia: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.69 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Mongolia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 2.69 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Mongolia peaked at 7.41 live births per woman in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1.98 live births per woman, in 2004.
That places Mongolia 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 5.5 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.23 live births per woman | 6.82 live births per woman | 7.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.01 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.33 live births per woman | 4.42 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.98 live births per woman | 2.3 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 live births per woman | 2.52 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 2.95 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0333 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.747 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 55.25 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.0998 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.1269 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 59.07 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 73.08 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.4204 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Mongolia?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Mongolia was 2.69 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 live births per woman in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 live births per woman in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Mongolia ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.