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Mongolia: cities by population

Mongolia has a population of 3,170,208, with Ulaanbaatar as its capital. The 50 largest of its 52 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Ulan Bator	Ulaanbaatar	844,818
2	Erdenet	Orhon	97,814
3	Darhan	Darhan Uul	83,883
4	Choibalsan	East Aimak	44,835
5	Nalayh	Ulaanbaatar	39,579
6	Mörön	Khövsgöl Province	39,404
7	Bayanhongor	Bayankhongor	30,931
8	Ulaangom	Uvs Province	30,092
9	Khovd	Hovd	29,800
10	Arvayheer	Övörhangay	29,420
11	Ölgii	Bayan-Ölgii Province	28,400
12	Bogd	Övörhangay	27,924
13	Dalandzadgad	Ömnögovĭ	24,863
14	Sühbaatar	Selenge Province	22,741
15	Undurkhaan	Hentiy	22,741
16	Tsetserleg	Arkhangai Province	21,620
17	Saynshand	East Gobi Aymag	19,891
18	Dzüünharaa	Selenge Province	18,830
19	Baruun-Urt	Sühbaatar	18,190
20	Altai	Govi-Altai Province	17,617
21	Bulgan	Bulgan	17,348
22	Dzuunmod	Central Aimak	16,953
23	Zuunmod	Central Aimak	16,953
24	Uliastay	Dzabkhan	16,265
25	Mandalgovi	Middle Govĭ	12,339
26	Zamiin Uud	East Gobi Aymag	11,527
27	Choyr	Govĭ-Sumber	10,434
28	Choyr	Govĭ-Sumber	10,434
29	Tosontsengel	Dzabkhan	9,526
30	Kharkhorin	Övörhangay	8,977
31	Bor-Öndör	Hentiy	8,897
32	Tsengel	Khövsgöl Province	8,348
33	Sharïngol	Selenge Province	7,795
34	Hongor	Darhan Uul	5,874
35	Jargalant	Bayan-Ölgii Province	5,137
36	Sört	Bulgan	4,700
37	Hutag	Bulgan	4,591
38	Berh	Hentiy	3,890
39	Jargalant	Orhon	3,417
40	Orhon	Darhan Uul	3,245
41	Halhgol	East Aimak	3,203
42	Sharga	Bulgan	3,048
43	Horiult	Bayankhongor	2,900
44	Ergel	East Gobi Aymag	2,853
45	Dashinchilling	Bulgan	2,300
46	Turt	Khövsgöl Province	2,140
47	Argalant	Central Aimak	1,955
48	Hongor	East Gobi Aymag	1,781
49	Bürenhayrhan	Hovd	1,768
50	Ulaanhudag	Central Aimak	1,500

Twenty years earlier: Mongolia in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 2,535,013.