Urban population rose 1.74% to 2.29 mil in Mongolia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Mongolia reached an all time high of 2.29 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.341 mil in 1960. When compared to Mongolia's main peers, urban population in China amounted to 883 mil, 11.0 mil in Kazakhstan, 2.49 mil in Kyrgyzstan and 107 mil in Russia in 2021.
Mongolia has been ranked 129th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 
| China | mil | 830 | 849 | 867 | 883 | 898 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 64.1 | 64.3 | 64.4 | 64.5 | 65.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 468 | 479 | 490 | 501 | 511 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 116 | 116 | 116 | 115 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | mil | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | mil | 2.34 | 2.41 | 2.48 | 2.54 | 2.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | mil | 2.20 | 2.24 | 2.28 | 2.33 | 2.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 108 | 108 | 109 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | mil | 2.53 | 2.60 | 2.68 | 2.76 | 2.85 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 270 | 272 | 274 | 275 | 278 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | mil | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.6 |