Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 83.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mongolia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 83.5% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mongolia peaked at 83.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1960.
That places Mongolia 119th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.2% | — |
| 1961 | 40.1% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 41.0% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 42.9% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 43.9% | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 44.8% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 45.9% | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 46.9% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 47.8% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 48.8% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 49.8% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 50.8% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 51.6% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 52.4% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 53.5% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 53.9% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 54.2% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 59.1% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 61.3% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 61.9% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 61.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 65.5% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 83.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 83.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.4% | 39.2% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.2% | 48.8% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.6% | 54.8% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 60.0% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 65.5% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 74.6% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 77.8% | 83.5% | 5 |
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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mongolia?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mongolia was 83.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1960.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Mongolia ranks 119th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.