Mongolia Population Pyramid 2016
Mongolia in 2016
In 2016, Mongolia had a total population of 3,040,812 people. A decade earlier, in 2006, the population was 2,584,756; it has grown by 17.6% since.
Half of the population was younger than 26.9 years; 30.2% were children under 15 and 3.9% were 65 or older. 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 | 3,040,812 | 26.9 | |
| China, Macao SAR | 634,312 | 37.3 | |
| China, Hong Kong SAR | 7,408,010 | 43.2 | |
| Taiwan | 23,586,143 | 40.5 | |
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 25,698,327 | 35.4 |





