Nearly half of Mongolia now lives in its capital
Ulaanbaatar's share of Mongolia's mid-year population, 2000, 2010 and 2025, from the National Statistics Office.
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Ulaanbaatar held 1.79 million of Mongolia's 3.57 million people in 2025, up from 32.6% in 2000.
of Mongolia's population growth from 2020 to 2025 went to the capital: 213,549 of 240,773 people added.
people added in the rest of Mongolia from 2020 to 2025: a country known for herding now has almost as many people in one city as in all 21 provinces.
the numbers & method
| Ulaanbaatar (%) | |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.55 |
| 2010 | 44.57 |
| 2025 | 49.96 |
Claim types Fact · Interpretation
National Statistics Office of Mongolia (NSO), 1212.mn PXWeb table DT_NSO_0300_002V1 (mid-year total population by aimag and the capital), read from the NSO API via the progrss vault (GUIDELINES §4.11; live re-read failed: web access refused this run). Mid-year population, Ulaanbaatar / Mongolia: 2000 777,397 / 2,388,299 (32.55%); 2005 993,281 / 2,536,407 (39.16%); 2010 1,220,620 / 2,738,622 (44.57%); 2015 1,379,631 / 3,026,864 (45.58%); 2020 1,571,526 / 3,332,062 (47.16%); 2025 1,785,075 / 3,572,835 (49.96%). The capital's share was higher in each year shown than in the one before. Shares, changes and 'rest of Mongolia' (national total minus Ulaanbaatar: 1,760,536 in 2020, 1,787,760 in 2025) are progrss calculations. 2015–2025: Ulaanbaatar +405,444 of the national +545,971 (74.3%). 'Almost as many people in one city as in all 21 provinces' compares 1,785,075 in Ulaanbaatar with 1,787,760 in the 21 aimags combined in 2025.
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