Urbanization
Life in sparsely populated Mongolia has become more urbanized. Nearly half of the people live in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, and in other provincial centers. Semi nomadic life still predominates in the countryside, but settled agricultural communities are becoming more common. Mongolia's population growth rate is estimated at 1.54% (2000 census). About two-thirds of the total population is under age 30, 36% of whom are under 14.
Key: For population growth 1979 - 2008
- Salmon cells indicate that the population has declined or experienced minimal (<1%) growth.
- Light green cells indicate a growth between 1-2%.
- Dark Green cells indicate a growth of greater than or equal to 2%.
| Rank | Name | Mongolian | Inhabitants (1979 est.) |
Inhabitants (1989 est.) |
Inhabitants (2000 census) |
Inhabitants (est. 2008) |
Change since 1979 | Growth Percentage/Year | Administrative Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ulan Bator * | Улаанбаатар | 396,300 | 540,600 | 711,900 | 1,008,738 | 612,438 | +5.2% | Ulan Bator |
| 2. | Erdenet | Эрдэнэт | 29,100 | - | 68,310 | 86,866 | 57,766 | +6.6% | Orkhon |
| 3. | Darkhan | Дархан | 49,100 | - | 65,791 | 74,300 | 25,200 | +1.7% | Darkhan-Uul |
| 4. | Choibalsan | Чойбалсан | 28,500 | 37,300 | 40,123 | 38,150 | 9,650 | +1.1% | Dornod |
| 5. | Mörön | Мөрөн | 16,500 | 21,300 | 28,903 | 36,082 | 19,582 | +4.0% | Khövsgöl |
| 6. | Nalaikh | Налайх | - | - | 23,600 | 29,115 | 5,515 | +3.0% | Ulan Bator |
| 7. | Khovd | Ховд | 17,500 | 24,100 | 25,765 | 28,601 | 11,101 | +2.1% | Khovd |
| 8. | Ölgii | Өлгий | 18,700 | 27,200 | 25,791 | 27,855 | 9,155 | +1.6% | Bayan-Ölgii |
| 9. | Bayankhongor | Баянхонгор | 16,300 | 21,200 | 22,066 | 26,252 | 9,952 | +2.0% | Bayankhongor |
| 10. | Baganuur | Багануур | - | - | 21,100 | 25,877 | 4,777 | +1.8% | Ulan Bator |
| 11. | Arvaikheer | Багануур | 12,300 | 16,900 | 19,058 | 25,622 | 13,322 | +3.6% | Övörkhangai |
| 12. | Ulaangom | Улаангом | 17,900 | 22,900 | 25,993 | 21,406 | 3,506 | +0.67% | Uvs |
| 13. | Sükhbaatar | Сүхбаатар | 14,300 | 19,600 | 22,374 | 19,626 | 5,326 | +1.2% | Selenge |
| 14. | Sainshand | Сайншанд | 11,100 | 10,300 | 18,290 | 25,210 | 14,110 | +4.2% | Dornogovi |
| 15. | Dalanzadgad | Даланзадгад | 10,000 | 14,300 | 14,050 | 16,856 | 6,856 | +2.3% | Ömnögovi |
| 16. | Tsetserleg | Цэцэрлэг | 14,700 | 20,300 | 18,519 | 16,300 | 1,600 | +0.37% | Arkhangai |
| 17. | Uliastai | Улиастай | 15,400 | 20,300 | 18,154 | 16,240 | 840 | +0.17% | Zavkhan |
| 18. | Altai | Алтай | 13,700 | 18,800 | 15,741 | 15,800 | 2,100 | +0.5% | Govi-Altai |
| 19. | Züünkharaa | Зүүнхараа | 11,400 | - | 15,000(2004) | - | 3,600 | +1.1% | Selenge |
| 20. | Öndörkhaan | Өндөрхаан | 11,100 | 14,400 | 18,003 | 14,800 | 3,700 | +1.1% | Khentii |
| 21. | Zuunmod | Зуунмод | 9,800 | 15,800 | 14,837 | 14,568 | 4,768 | +1.6% | Töv |
| 22. | Baruun-Urt | Баруун-Урт | 11,600 | 16,100 | 15,133 | 12,994 | 1,394 | +0.4% | Sükhbaatar |
| 23. | Zamyn-Üüd | Замын-Үүд | - | - | 5,486 | 11,527 | 6,041 | +13.8% | Dornogovi |
| 24. | Bulgan | Булган | 11,300 | 12,800 | 12,681 | 11,198 | -102 | -0.03% | Bulgan |
| 25. | Mandalgovi | Мандалговь | 10,200 | 16,100 | 14,517 | 10,299 | 99 | +0.03% | Dundgovi |
| 26. | Kharkhorin | Хархорин | - | - | 8,977(2003) | - | - | n/a% | Övörkhangai |
| 27. | Bor-Öndör | Бор-Өндөр | - | - | 6,406(2001) | 8,902 | 2,496 | +3.5% | Khentii |
| 28. | Choir | Чойр | 4,500 | - | 8,983 | 7,998 | 3,498 | +2.6% | Govisümber |
| 29. | Sharyngol | Шарынгол | - | - | 8,902 | 7,798 | -1,104 | -2.8% | Darkhan-Uul |
| Mongolia | Монгол улс | 1,538,980 | 1,987,274 | 2,365,269 | 2,635,000 | 1,096,600 | +2.38% | Darkhan-Uul |
* - city proper, Nalaikh, Baganuur, Bagakhangai not included in this figure, they are separated in the table.
From List of cities in Mongolia
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