Share of women who are married or in a union in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of women who are married or in a union was 3.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are married or in a union in Mongolia, 1970–2020
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of women who are married or in a union in Mongolia stood at 3.7%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in Mongolia peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1970.
That places Mongolia 132nd out of 221 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.4% | — |
| 1971 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 33,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 33,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 34,641 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are married or in a union in Mongolia?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in Mongolia was 3.7% in 2020, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1970.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Mongolia ranks 132nd out of 221 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.