How many inhabitants does Mongolia have?
Mongolia has approximately 3.03 million inhabitants according to the latest 2016 census. More than 1.38 million live in the capital Ulan Bator. It is the country with the lowest population density in the world: 1.7 inhabitants per km².
Total population and distribution
According to the 2016 census, Mongolia has 3.027 million inhabitants. This population is heavily concentrated in the capital: more than 1.38 million inhabitants live in Ulaanbaatar, which is nearly half of the country's total population.
World record for low population density
With its 1.564 million km² of area, Mongolia holds the record for the lowest population density in the world: 1.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. This characteristic is explained by the vastness of the territory and the traditional nomadic way of life that persists in the steppes.
Key takeaways
These figures date from the last official census in 2016. The strong urban concentration contrasts with the vastness of rural areas, where nomadic herders maintain an ancestral way of life in quasi-desert territories.