Population, female in Mongolia

Mongolia: Population, female was 1.79 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.79 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
132nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.79 million
in 2025
All-time low
494,948
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Mongolia, 1960–2025

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, female in Mongolia is 1.79 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, female in Mongolia peaked at 1.79 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 494,948, in 1960.

That places Mongolia 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 564,553 494,948 637,688 10
1970s 743,517 654,506 838,953 10
1980s 963,390 859,493 1.08 million 10
1990s 1.13 million 1.06 million 1.20 million 10
2000s 1.28 million 1.22 million 1.36 million 10
2010s 1.51 million 1.38 million 1.63 million 10
2020s 1.73 million 1.66 million 1.79 million 6

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 129 Croatia 2.01 million compare
  2. 130 Kuwait 1.89 million compare
  3. 131 Eritrea 1.83 million compare
  4. 133 Uruguay 1.74 million compare
  5. 134 Puerto Rico 1.69 million compare
  6. 135 Armenia 1.65 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, female in Mongolia?
Population, female in Mongolia was 1.79 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, female recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 1.79 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, female recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 494,948 in 1960.
How does Mongolia rank for population, female?
Mongolia ranks 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.