Mongolia is one of the world's most sparsely populated countries. Once the heart of Genghis Khan's empire, it is known for nomadic culture and the Gobi Desert.
Mongolian
These figures are calculated from the data on this page and compared with the other 195 countries Beelad covers.
| Population density | 2.2 people per km² rank 196 of 196 (highest first); the average across all 196 countries is 60 per km² |
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| Share of world population | 0.0424 % world total: 8,091,734,930 (UN, 1 July 2023) |
| Share of Asia | 0.072% of its people, 4.9% of its land area |
| Area in square miles | 603,908 1 km² = 0.386 sq mi |
| Closest in size | Iran (1,648,195 km²) |
| Closest in population | Eritrea (3,470,390 people) |
Mongolia is the only country in our list that uses MNT.