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Provinces

The population of the provinces (aimags) of Mongolia according to census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Native	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (C) 1979-01-05	Population Census (C) 1989-01-05	Population Census (C) 2000-01-05	Population Estimate (E) 2010-12-31	Population Estimate (E) 2018-12-31
Mongolia	MNG		Монгол улс	Ulaanbaatar	1,564,100	1,595,000	2,044,000	2,373,493	2,746,399	3,186,347
Archangaj [Arkhangai]	AR	Prov	Архангай	Cėcėrlėg	55,300	78,000	84,500	97,091	90,986	95,994	5530000	→
Bajanchongor [Bayankhongor]	BCH	Prov	Баянхонгор	Bajanchongor	116,000	63,000	74,600	84,779	80,858	88,359	11600000	→
Bajan-Ölgij [Bayan-Ölgii]	BO	Prov	Баян-Өлгий	Ölgij	45,700	71,000	90,900	91,068	89,191	103,765	4570000	→
Bulgan	BU	Prov	Булган	Bulgan	48,700	42,000	51,900	61,776	58,369	61,794	4870000	→
Chėntij [Khentii]	CHE	Prov	Хэнтий	Öndörchaan	80,300	53,000	73,800	70,946	70,143	77,664	8030000	→
Chovd [Khovd]	CHO	Prov	Ховд	Chovd	76,100	63,000	76,600	86,831	82,204	88,447	7610000	→
Chövsgöl [Khövsgöl]	CHS	Prov	Хөвсгөл	Mörön	100,600	88,000	101,800	119,063	124,613	134,371	10060000	→
Darchan-Uul [Darkhan-Uul]	DA	Prov	Дархан-Уул	Darchan	3,280	51,000	80,600	83,271	95,043	104,238	328000	→
Dornod	DD	Prov	Дорнод	Čojbalsan	123,600	59,000	81,100	75,373	74,473	82,295	12360000	→
Dornogov' [Dornogovi]	DO	Prov	Дорноговь	Sajnšand	109,500	42,000	57,100	50,575	59,772	69,560	10950000	→
Dundgov' [Dundgovi]	DU	Prov	Дундговь	Mandalgov'	74,700	39,000	49,300	51,517	45,914	46,820	7470000	→
Gov'-Altaj [Govi-Altai]	GO	Prov	Говь-Алтай	Altaj	141,400	56,000	62,800	63,673	56,172	58,280	14140000	→
Gov'sümbėr [Govisümber]	GS	Prov	Говьсүмбэр	Čojr	5,540	...	...	12,230	14,508	17,489	554000	→
Ömnögov' [Ömnögovi]	OM	Prov	Өмнөговь	Dalanzadgad	165,400	33,000	42,400	46,858	52,306	69,124	16540000	→
Orchon [Orkhon]	OR	Prov	Орхон	Ėrdėnėt	840	32,000	56,100	71,525	88,705	103,217	84000	→
Övörchangaj [Övörkhangai]	OV	Prov	Өвөрхангай	Arvajchėėr	62,900	83,000	96,500	111,420	112,120	116,645	6290000	→
Sėlėngė [Selenge]	SE	Prov	Сэлэнгэ	Süchbaatar	41,200	65,000	92,100	99,950	101,752	109,255	4120000	→
Süchbaatar [Sükhbaatar]	SU	Prov	Сүхбаатар	Baruun-Urt	82,300	43,000	50,800	56,166	54,852	62,611	8230000	→
Töv	TO	Prov	Төв	Zuunmod	74,000	80,000	100,100	99,268	87,909	95,045	7400000	→
Ulaanbaatar [Ulan Bator]	UB	CpDst	Улаанбаатар	Ulaanbaatar	4,700	403,000	548,400	760,077	1,159,899	1,444,669	470000	→
Uvs	UV	Prov	Увс	Ulaangom	69,600	72,000	84,000	90,037	74,733	83,617	6960000	→
Zavchan [Zavkhan]	ZA	Prov	Завхан	Uliastaj	82,500	80,000	88,500	89,999	71,877	73,088	8250000	→

The 2010 and 2018 figures refer to the resident population which excludes citizens living abroad for more than six months and includes foreign and stateless people living for more than six months in Mongolia.
(1979) Statistisches Bundesamt: Statistik des Auslands - Mongolei, 1985.
(1989) (2000) (2010) (2018) Mongolian National Statistical Office (web).

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Estimate (E) 2018-12-31
1	Ulaanbaatar	UB	1,373,150
2	Ėrdėnėt	OR	99,490
3	Darchan	DA	84,707
4	Čojbalsan	DD	46,710
5	Mörön	CHS	40,510
6	Nalajch	UB	37,608
7	Ölgij	BO	36,930
8	Arvajchėėr	OV	32,347
9	Bajanchongor	BCH	30,546
10	Chovd	CHO	30,336

Contents: Cities & Urban Settlements

The population of all Mongolian cities and urban settlements with more than 1,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Native	Adm.	Population Census (C) 1979-01-05	Population Estimate (E) 1989-12-31	Population Census (C) 2000-01-05	Population Census (C) 2010-11-11	Population Estimate (E) 2018-12-31	Area
Altaj [Altai]	Алтай	GO	13,700	18,800	15,741	16,542	17,709	216100
Arvajchėėr [Arvaikheer]	Арвайхээр	OV	12,300	16,900	19,058	19,621	32,347	0	→
Bagachangaj [Bagakhangai]	Багахангай	UB	...	...	...	3,337	4,399	0	→
Baganuur	Багануур	UB	...	...	...	22,210	29,512	0	→
Bajanchongor [Bayankhongor]	Баянхонгор	BCH	16,300	21,200	22,066	29,817	30,546	6400	→
Baruun-Urt	Баруун-Урт	SU	11,600	16,100	15,133	16,130	18,252	0	→
Bėrch [Berkh]	Бэрх	CHE	...	...	...	...	2,363	0
Bugant	Бугант	SE	...	...	...	...	3,144	0
Bulgan	Булган	BU	11,300	12,800	12,684	11,320	12,582	0	→
Cagaannuur [Tsagaannuur]	Цагааннуур	BO	...	...	...	...	1,621	0
Cėcėrlėg [Tsetserleg]	Цэцэрлэг	AR	14,700	20,300	18,519	20,604	21,258	53600	→
Chatgal [Khatgal]	Хатгал	CHS	...	...	...	...	2,265	0
Chjalganat [Khyalganat]	Хялганат	BU	...	...	...	...	3,127	0
Chötöl	Хөтөл	SE	...	...	...	...	2,808	0
Chovd [Khovd]	Ховд	CHO	17,500	24,100	25,765	28,750	30,336	7000	→
Čojbalsan [Choibalsan]	Чойбалсан	DD	28,500	37,300	40,123	38,537	46,710	28100
Čojr [Choir]	Чойр	GS	4,500	...	8,983	9,708	10,447	91600
Dalanzadgad	Даланзадгад	OM	10,000	14,300	14,050	18,740	25,998	47600	→
Darchan [Darkhan]	Дархан	DA	49,100	...	65,791	74,738	84,707	10300	→
Dulaanchaan [Dulaankhaan]	Дулаанхаан	SE	...	...	...	...	1,770	0
Ėrdėnėt [Erdenet]	Эpдэнэт	OR	29,100	...	68,310	83,379	99,490	20800	→
Mandalgov' [Mandalgovi]	Мандалговь	DU	10,200	16,100	14,517	13,660	12,433	340600
Mörön	Мөрөн	CHS	16,500	21,300	28,903	35,789	40,510	10300	→
Nalajch [Nalaikh]	Налайх	UB	...	...	...	30,049	37,608	0	→
Nomgon	Номгон	SE	...	...	...	...	1,993	0
Ölgij [Ölgii]	Ѳлгий	BO	18,700	27,200	25,791	29,392	36,930	10100	→
Öndörchaan [Öndörkhaan]	Ѳндөрхаан	CHE	11,100	14,400	18,003	19,000	23,671	378800
Orchontuul [Orkhontuul]	Орхонтуул	SE	...	...	...	...	1,800	0
Sajnšand [Sainshand]	Сайншанд	DO	11,100	10,300	18,290	20,515	25,274	230000	→
Süchbaatar [Sükhbaatar]	Сүхбаатар	SE	14,300	19,600	22,374	19,662	23,151	4500	→
Ulaanbaatar [Ulan Bator]	Улаанбаатар	UB	396,300	540,600	760,077	1,089,358	1,373,150	470000	→
Ulaangom	Улаангом	UV	17,900	22,900	25,993	27,152	30,253	0	→
Uliastaj [Uliastai]	Улиастай	ZA	15,400	20,300	18,154	17,468	16,696	0	→
Zamyn-Üüd	Замын-Үүд	DO	...	...	...	...	18,930	0
Züüncharaa [Züünkharaa]	Зүүнхараа	SE	11,400	...	23,964	...	27,241	0
Zuunmod	Зуунмод	TO	9,800	15,800	14,837	13,330	17,279	0	→

(1979) Cartactual 1/85.
(2000) PADCO: Mongolia Urban Development and Housing Sector Strategy, Final Report, Vol. 2, 2005.
(1989) (2010) (2018) Mongolian National Statistical Office (web). Some of the 2010 figures may include rural population.