Mongolia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Mongolia, 1961–2025.
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%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 8 of 37 economies; Singapore (1.22%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1008% in 1994. That is 26% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 32nd of 216 in 1961 → 77th of 216 in 1970 → 85th of 216 in 1980 → 212th of 216 in 1990 → 111th of 217 in 2000 → 77th of 217 in 2010 → 63rd of 217 in 2020 → 83rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 1.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 1.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 1.47% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 1.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 1.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 2.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 2.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 2.07% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 1.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 1.58% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 1.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.21% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.61% | +0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 1.11% | +1.2 pp |
| 1993 | -0.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 0.11% | -3.0 pp |
| 1991 | 3.13% | +4.3 pp |
| 1990 | -1.21% | -3.5 pp |
| 1989 | 2.28% | -0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 2.61% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 2.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 2.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 2.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 2.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 2.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 2.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 2.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.73% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 2.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 2.58% | -0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 2.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.66% | -0.2 pp |
| 1963 | 2.83% | -0.3 pp |
| 1962 | 3.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 3.19% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mongolia’s Population growth in 1962?
3.14% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mongolia’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -60.9% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.25%; 2024: 1.25%; 2023: 1.37%; 2022: 1.47%; 2021: 1.68%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.