Mongolia Population Pyramid 1975
Mongolia in 1975
As of 1975, Mongolia counted 1,488,297 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1965, the population was 1,131,176; it has grown by 31.6% since.
With a median age of 17.2 years, Mongolia had a youth dependency ratio of 92.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.7 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Mongolia was 2.70 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 72.1 years in 2023: 76.8 for women and 67.6 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
21,818 immigrants live in Mongolia, 0.6% of the population.
| China | 12,085 |
| Russian Federation | 3,420 |
| Republic of Korea | 2,103 |
| United States of America | 906 |
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 718 |
175,596 people born in Mongolia live in other countries.
| Kazakhstan | 75,801 |
| Republic of Korea | 45,698 |
| Japan | 20,179 |
| Australia | 11,188 |
| Sweden | 6,866 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mongolia | 1,488,297 | 17.2 | |
| China, Macao SAR | 223,941 | 16.0 | |
| China, Hong Kong SAR | 4,438,378 | 23.3 | |
| Taiwan | 16,365,268 | 20.3 | |
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 16,971,055 | 20.9 |





