Rural population, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Rural population, per capita was 0.2885 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Mongolia, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Mongolia is 0.2885 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.6313 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2885 units per person, in 2025.
That places Mongolia 133rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5846 units per person | 0.5567 units per person | 0.6313 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5169 units per person | 0.4845 units per person | 0.5501 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4479 units per person | 0.4296 units per person | 0.4774 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4317 units per person | 0.4298 units per person | 0.4335 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3825 units per person | 0.3263 units per person | 0.4327 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3207 units per person | 0.32 units per person | 0.3217 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3006 units per person | 0.2885 units per person | 0.3191 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.94 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.94 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Rural population 28.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Mongolia?
- Rural population, per capita in Mongolia was 0.2885 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6313 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2885 units per person in 2025.
- How does Mongolia rank for rural population, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 133rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.