Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.563% to 30.7% in Mongolia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Mongolia reached an all time high of 64.3% in 1960 and an all time low of 30.7% in 2024. When compared to Mongolia's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in China amounted to 34.5%, 41.6% in Kazakhstan, 61.8% in Kyrgyzstan and 24.5% in Russia in 2024.
Mongolia has been ranked 102nd within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| China | % | 40.8% | 39.7% | 38.6% | 37.5% | 36.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 22.7% | 22.6% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 66.0% | 65.5% | 65.1% | 64.6% | 64.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 8.38% | 8.30% | 8.22% | 8.13% | 8.05% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 42.6% | 42.5% | 42.3% | 42.2% | 42.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | % | 63.6% | 63.4% | 63.1% | 62.9% | 62.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | % | 31.6% | 31.5% | 31.3% | 31.2% | 31.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 25.6% | 25.4% | 25.2% | 25.1% | 24.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 72.9% | 72.7% | 72.5% | 72.3% | 72.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 17.7% | 17.5% | 17.3% | 17.1% | 16.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 49.5% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.5% |
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