Key demographics
- Population
- 3.5M
- Density
- 2.2/km²
- HDI
- 0.747 (High)
- Gini index (2018)
- 32.7
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.4 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.50
- Urban population (2025)
- 71.2%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 98.6%
- Labor force (2025)
- 63.6%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 11.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 58.7%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 71.2%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 16.9 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.5 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 67.9%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.50
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 11.2 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 17.9%
- Tourism (2020)
- 66.9K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Mongolian | Монгол хэл |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 51.7% |
| No religion | 40.6% |
| Islam | 3.2% |
| Shamanism | 2.5% |
| Christianity | 1.3% |
| Other | 0.7% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mongols | 95.6% |
| Kazakhs | 3.8% |
| Others | 0.6% |
- Demonym (male)
- Mongolian
- Demonym (female)
- Mongolian
- National anthem
- National anthem of Mongolia
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.4 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 61.3 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 6.1% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 11.2/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 70/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 8.6/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 4.13/1000
- Nurses (2018)
- 4.22/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $360
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 48.8%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 98.6%
- Education spending (2024)
- 5.2% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 435
- Internet users (2024)
- 85.1%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 140.7/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 15.8/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 2,564/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 15.8
Geography and practical
- Area
- 1,564,110 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Eastern Asia
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00
- Calling codes
- +976
- Postal code
- ######
- TLD
- .mn
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Mongolia is composed of three equal vertical bands of red, blue and red, with the national emblem — the Soyombo — in gold centered in the hoist-side red band.
- National anthem
- National anthem of Mongolia