Rural population, per square kilometre in Mongolia
Mongolia: Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.6601 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Mongolia, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.6601 units per square kilometre for rural population, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Mongolia peaked at 0.6817 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3991 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mongolia ranks 200th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4238 units per square kilometre | 0.3991 units per square kilometre | 0.4541 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4901 units per square kilometre | 0.4604 units per square kilometre | 0.5199 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5499 units per square kilometre | 0.5248 units per square kilometre | 0.5897 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6207 units per square kilometre | 0.5829 units per square kilometre | 0.6602 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6205 units per square kilometre | 0.5639 units per square kilometre | 0.6685 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6172 units per square kilometre | 0.5657 units per square kilometre | 0.6751 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6692 units per square kilometre | 0.6601 units per square kilometre | 0.6817 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 197 Uruguay 0.8626 units per square kilometre compare
- 198 Gabon 0.8064 units per square kilometre compare
- 199 Canada 0.7963 units per square kilometre compare
- 201 Libya 0.5039 units per square kilometre compare
- 202 Australia 0.4337 units per square kilometre compare
- 203 Iceland 0.2237 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2885 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Mongolia?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Mongolia was 0.6601 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6817 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3991 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 200th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.