Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Mongolia
Mongolia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 32.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
32.1%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
226th
of 236 countries
All-time high
46.2%
in 1966
All-time low
31.4%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Mongolia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Mongolia stood at 32.1%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Mongolia peaked at 46.2% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2020.
Mongolia ranks 226th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 44.0% | — |
| 1951 | 43.9% | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 44.6% | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 45.3% | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 44.9% | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 45.4% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 46.2% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 46.2% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 46.0% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 45.8% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 45.2% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 44.4% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 44.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 43.4% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 42.9% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 42.3% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 41.9% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 40.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 41.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 41.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 41.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 32.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 32.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.0%, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.5% | 43.9% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.9% | 45.2% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.9% | 45.5% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.6% | 43.4% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 40.8% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 34.8% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 32.0% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 31.4% | 33.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Mongolia?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Mongolia was 32.1% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 1966.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2020.
- How does Mongolia rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Mongolia ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.