Rural population, male (% of total) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Rural population, male (% of total) was 14.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Mongolia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Mongolia stood at 14.5%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Mongolia peaked at 24.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2015.
That places Mongolia 131st out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male (% of total) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.0% | — |
| 1985 | 22.6% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -14.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 14.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.5%, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 14.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.5%, 62% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.3% | 22.6% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 21.6% | 21.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 19.3% | 21.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.5% | 16.8% | 2 |
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 rural population, male in Mongolia?
- Rural population, male in Mongolia was 14.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for rural population, male?
- Mongolia ranks 131st out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.