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Mongolia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Mongolia, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
1.25%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -60.9% since 1961
Population growth for Mongolia was 1.25% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.19% in 1961. The lowest was -1.21% in 1990 (about -1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.46% per year.
Mongolia ranks 83 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 38%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Mongolia sits above it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 61% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 41%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
1.25%
First (1961)
3.19%
Change
-60.9%
Highest
3.19%
in 1961
Lowest
-1.21%
in 1990
Average
1.99%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-1.46%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.25% |
| 2024 | 1.25% |
| 2023 | 1.37% |
| 2022 | 1.47% |
| 2021 | 1.68% |
| 2020 | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 1.84% |
| 2018 | 1.86% |
| 2017 | 1.93% |
| 2016 | 2.03% |
| 2015 | 2.13% |
| 2014 | 2.19% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.