Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Mongolia
Mongolia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.63 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.63 live births per woman
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
73rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.41 live births per woman
in 1966
All-time low
1.98 live births per woman
in 2004
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Mongolia, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Mongolia is 2.63 live births per woman, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Mongolia peaked at 7.41 live births per woman in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1.98 live births per woman, in 2004.
That places Mongolia 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.5 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.56 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 5.67 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 5.77 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 5.87 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 6.06 live births per woman | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 6.24 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 6.39 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 6.54 live births per woman | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 6.68 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 6.82 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 6.96 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 7.1 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 7.24 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 7.33 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 7.38 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 7.41 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.39 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 7.37 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 7.34 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 7.31 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 7.3 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 7.28 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 7.24 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.17 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 7.07 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 6.93 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 6.79 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 6.62 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 6.42 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 6.21 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 5.98 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 5.8 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 5.63 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 5.45 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 5.26 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 5.03 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 4.83 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 4.65 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 4.42 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 4.21 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 3.86 live births per woman | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 3.43 live births per woman | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 3.02 live births per woman | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 2.82 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 2.74 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 2.62 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 2.48 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 2.36 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 2.3 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.25 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.19 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.1 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 2.02 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.98 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.99 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.12 live births per woman | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.32 live births per woman | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 2.53 live births per woman | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 2.62 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.52 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.6 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.74 live births per woman | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 2.94 live births per woman | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 3 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.01 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.96 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.89 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.92 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.01 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.95 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.83 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.75 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.69 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 2.63 live births per woman | -2.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 2.63 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 2.63 live births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.12 live births per woman, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 5.5 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.23 live births per woman | 6.82 live births per woman | 7.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.01 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.33 live births per woman | 4.42 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.98 live births per woman | 2.3 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 live births per woman | 2.52 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 2.95 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 70 Saint Martin (French part) 2.67 live births per woman compare
- 71 Lesotho 2.66 live births per woman compare
- 72 Turkmenistan 2.66 live births per woman compare
- 74 East Timor 2.63 live births per woman compare
- 75 Haiti 2.62 live births per woman compare
- 76 Djibouti 2.62 live births per woman compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,342 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 129,476 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 412,877 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 379,647 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5431 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Mongolia?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Mongolia was 2.63 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 live births per woman in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 live births per woman in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Mongolia ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.