Rural population in Mongolia
Mongolia: Rural population was 1.03 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Mongolia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
In 2025, rural population in Mongolia stood at 1.03 million.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Mongolia peaked at 1.06 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 617,123, in 1960.
Mongolia ranks 127th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 651,886 | 617,123 | 702,692 | 10 |
| 1970s | 758,410 | 712,489 | 804,525 | 10 |
| 1980s | 850,995 | 812,164 | 912,581 | 10 |
| 1990s | 960,439 | 901,989 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 963,773 | 878,221 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 961,146 | 881,020 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million | 1.02 million | 1.06 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Rural population 28.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 363,061 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,296 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 470,337 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 47.43 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Mongolia?
- Rural population in Mongolia was 1.03 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 617,123 in 1960.
- How does Mongolia rank for rural population?
- Mongolia ranks 127th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.