Urban population, male (% of total) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Urban population, male (% of total) was 35.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Mongolia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Mongolia is 35.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Mongolia peaked at 35.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1980.
That places Mongolia 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.3% | — |
| 1985 | 26.8% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 27.7% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +6.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 35.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 35.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.0%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.0% | 25.3% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 28.1% | 30.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 32.8% | 35.0% | 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 urban population, male in Mongolia?
- Urban population, male in Mongolia was 35.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1980.
- How does Mongolia rank for urban population, male?
- Mongolia ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.