Population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Population in cities over 1 million — Mongolia

Population in cities over 1 million in Mongolia in 2025 — 1,724,894 people. Ranked 96 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 863.3%.

2025 1.72M people +1.5% vs 2024
World rank 96of 121
Period maximum 1.72M people2025
Period minimum 179,063 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population in cities over 1 million — Mongolia, 1960–20250500,0001M1.5M2M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 179,063 people1962: 216,063 people1964: 239,394 people1966: 257,471 people1968: 276,941 people1970: 297,615 people1972: 319,773 people1974: 343,546 people1976: 369,124 people1978: 396,566 people1980: 422,651 people1982: 449,152 people1984: 477,353 people1986: 507,283 people1988: 539,135 people1990: 571,692 people1992: 605,807 people1994: 641,907 people1996: 680,212 people1998: 720,745 people2000: 765,122 people2002: 828,288 people2004: 896,768 people2006: 970,804 people2008: 1,051,066 people2010: 1,137,840 people2012: 1,224,623 people2014: 1,316,169 people2016: 1,414,700 people2018: 1,520,381 people2020: 1,584,358 people2022: 1,644,544 people2024: 1,699,363 people2025: 1,724,894 people
Change over the period: +1.55M (+863.29%) Average annual rate: 3.55 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mongolia

Mongolia 1.72M people
World computed 2.01B people
East Asia & Pacific computed 718M people
Eastern Asia computed 580M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 574M people
Population in cities over 1 million — Mongolia, by year Mongolia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.72M +25,531 +1.5%
2024 1.7M +26,736 +1.6%
2023 1.67M +28,083 +1.71%
2022 1.64M +29,450 +1.82%
2021 1.62M +30,736 +1.94%
2020 1.58M +31,704 +2.04%
2019 1.55M +32,273 +2.12%
2018 1.52M +53,792 +3.67%
2017 1.47M +51,889 +3.67%
2016 1.41M +50,188 +3.68%
2015 1.36M +48,343 +3.67%
2014 1.32M +46,629 +3.67%
2013 1.27M +44,917 +3.67%
2012 1.22M +43,446 +3.68%
2011 1.18M +43,337 +3.81%
2010 1.14M +44,277 +4.05%
2009 1.09M +42,497 +4.04%
2008 1.05M +40,956 +4.05%
2007 1.01M +39,306 +4.05%
2006 970,804 +37,778 +4.05%
2005 933,026 +36,258 +4.04%
2004 896,768 +34,943 +4.05%
2003 861,825 +33,537 +4.05%
2002 828,288 +32,231 +4.05%
2001 796,057 +30,935 +4.04%
2000 765,122 +23,199 +3.13%
1999 741,923 +21,178 +2.94%
1998 720,745 +20,574 +2.94%
1997 700,171 +19,959 +2.93%
1996 680,212 +19,443 +2.94%
1995 660,769 +18,862 +2.94%
1994 641,907 +18,324 +2.94%
1993 623,583 +17,776 +2.93%
1992 605,807 +17,316 +2.94%
1991 588,491 +16,799 +2.94%
1990 571,692 +16,319 +2.94%
1989 555,373 +16,238 +3.01%
1988 539,135 +16,179 +3.09%
1987 522,956 +15,673 +3.09%
1986 507,283 +15,203 +3.09%
1985 492,080 +14,727 +3.09%
1984 477,353 +14,325 +3.09%
1983 463,028 +13,876 +3.09%
1982 449,152 +13,461 +3.09%
1981 435,691 +13,040 +3.09%
1980 422,651 +12,683 +3.09%
1979 409,968 +13,402 +3.38%
1978 396,566 +13,977 +3.65%
1977 382,589 +13,465 +3.65%
1976 369,124 +13,027 +3.66%
1975 356,097 +12,551 +3.65%
1974 343,546 +12,108 +3.65%
1973 331,438 +11,665 +3.65%
1972 319,773 +11,286 +3.66%
1971 308,487 +10,872 +3.65%
1970 297,615 +10,489 +3.65%
1969 287,126 +10,185 +3.68%
1968 276,941 +9,919 +3.71%
1967 267,022 +9,551 +3.71%
1966 257,471 +9,209 +3.71%
1965 248,262 +8,868 +3.7%
1964 239,394 +8,574 +3.71%
1963 230,820 +14,757 +6.83%
1962 216,063 +19,381 +9.85%
1961 196,682 +17,619 +9.84%
1960 179,063

Eastern Asia, 2025

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About the indicator

The population of urban agglomerations with more than one million residents. The unit of count is the agglomeration, not the city within its administrative boundaries, and that is essential: along administrative lines many of the largest concentrations of people break up into dozens of municipalities. The indicator measures not urbanization as such but its concentration in large centers — a country can be highly urbanized without a single million-plus city.

Important: The table covers about 120 territories — the rest have no agglomerations of this size, and that is a zero, not a gap. Aggregates for groups of countries are therefore calculated at a lowered coverage threshold.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.