Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) was 2.5 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Mongolia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Mongolia is 2.5 births per woman, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Mongolia peaked at 7.41 births per woman in 1966 and was at its lowest, 2 births per woman, in 2003.
That places Mongolia 78th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.82 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 6.96 births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 7.1 births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 7.24 births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 7.33 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 7.38 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 7.41 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.39 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 7.37 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 7.34 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 7.31 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 7.3 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 7.28 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 7.24 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.17 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 7.07 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 6.93 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 6.79 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 6.62 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 6.42 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 6.21 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 5.98 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 5.8 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 5.63 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 5.45 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 5.26 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 5.03 births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 4.83 births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 4.65 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 4.42 births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 4.5 births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 4 births per woman | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 3.5 births per woman | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 2.5 births per woman | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 2.7 births per woman | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 2.77 births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.5 births per woman | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 2.4 births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 2.3 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.3 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.2 births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 2.2 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1 births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2 births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 2 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1 births per woman | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3 births per woman | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 2.6 births per woman | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8 births per woman | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.4 births per woman | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6 births per woman | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7 births per woman | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 3 births per woman | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 3.1 births per woman | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8 births per woman | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9 births per woman | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 3 births per woman | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.9 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 2.7 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.5 births per woman | -7.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 2.5 births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 births per woman, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 2.5 births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.12 births per woman, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -28.6% | 3.5 births per woman | 2.5 births per woman |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.23 births per woman | 6.82 births per woman | 7.41 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.01 births per woman | 6.42 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.33 births per woman | 4.42 births per woman | 6.21 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.95 births per woman | 2.3 births per woman | 4.5 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 births per woman | 2 births per woman | 2.8 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 births per woman | 2.4 births per woman | 3.1 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 births per woman | 2.5 births per woman | 2.9 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Mongolia?
- Fertility rate, total in Mongolia was 2.5 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 births per woman in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 births per woman in 2003.
- How does Mongolia rank for fertility rate, total?
- Mongolia ranks 78th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.