Which has higher rural population, Gambia or Mongolia?

Mongolia, at 1.03 million against 988,057 in Gambia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mongolia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Mongolia: Rural population

Gambia

988,057

in 2025

Mongolia

1.03 million

in 2025

Gambia rank

129th

Mongolia rank

127th

Rural population over time

Gambia
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 1.03 million against 988,057 in Gambia, a difference of 41,773.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 129th and Mongolia ranks 127th of 215 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	406,789	651,886	245,097	Mongolia
1970s	487,357	758,410	271,053	Mongolia
1980s	579,161	850,995	271,834	Mongolia
1990s	746,599	960,439	213,840	Mongolia
2000s	795,539	963,773	168,234	Mongolia
2010s	898,477	961,146	62,669	Mongolia
2020s	971,348	1.04 million	65,869	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Gambia or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 1.03 million against 988,057 in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Gambia and Mongolia?: 41,773, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mongolia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Mongolia rank globally for rural population?: Gambia ranks 129th and Mongolia ranks 127th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.