Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.408% to 31.2% in Mongolia in 2021, 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 31.2% in 2021. When compared to Mongolia's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in China amounted to 37.5%, 42.2% in Kazakhstan, 62.9% in Kyrgyzstan and 25.1% in Russia in 2021.
Mongolia has been ranked 106th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| China | % | 44.5% | 43.3% | 42.0% | 40.8% | 39.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 67.2% | 66.8% | 66.4% | 66.0% | 65.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 8.62% | 8.54% | 8.47% | 8.38% | 8.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 42.8% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.6% | 42.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | % | 64.2% | 64.1% | 63.9% | 63.6% | 63.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | % | 31.8% | 31.7% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 26.0% | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.6% | 25.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 73.3% | 73.1% | 73.0% | 72.9% | 72.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 18.3% | 18.1% | 17.9% | 17.7% | 17.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 49.3% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.6% |
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