Autonomous Region of China
Inner Mongolia
内蒙古自治区Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of China. It covers about 1,144,000 km² (442,000 mi²), the 2nd largest of the 31 provinces and regions in Natural Earth’s file for China, and about the same size as Colombia. About 24.0 million people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 1,144,000 km²442,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 1,181,000 km²Wikidata · 3.1% above our measure |
| Share of China | 12%of the area of the 31 provinces and regions |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 31provinces and regions of China |
| Population | 24.0 millionWikidata, 2020 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 21 people per km² |
| Capital | Hohhot |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 53°N |
| Type | Autonomous RegionCN-NM |
What the numbers say about Inner Mongolia
- Inner Mongolia covers 12% of the area of China and ranks 25th of 31 by population, against 2nd by area.
- It would take 8.19 regions the size of Inner Mongolia to cover China.
- Inner Mongolia holds 1.7% of the 1.41 billion people that Wikidata’s 2020 figures give for the 31 provinces and regions together: about 1 in 59.
- The largest, Xinjiang, is 1.42× the size of Inner Mongolia; the smallest, Shanghai, is 0.6% of it.
- Closest in size within China: Tibet (1,130,000 km², 1.01×) and Xinjiang (1,630,000 km², 1.42×).
- Counted as a country, Inner Mongolia would be larger than 214 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 26th by area, between Niger (1,181,000 km²) and Colombia (1,135,000 km²).
- With 24.0 million people it would rank 56th of 238 by population.
- Inner Mongolia has 21 people per km², about the density of Sudan, which has 22 per km².
- That makes Inner Mongolia the 28th most densely populated of the 31 provinces and regions, 14% of the average for China (150 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 44°N is drawn about 1.9× too large in area, so Inner Mongolia looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Inner Mongolia stretches about 1,760 km north to south and 2,190 km east to west.
- Our measured 1,144,000 km² is 3.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,181,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- United StatesAreaAlaska76% · 1,505,000 km²PeopleFlorida1.12× · 21.5 million (2020)
- IndiaAreanone within 2×PeopleHaryana0.95× · 25.4 million (2011)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleNorth Rhine-Westphalia1.34× · 17.9 million (2022)
- FranceAreanone within 2×PeopleÎle-de-France1.94× · 12.4 million (2022)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleTokyo1.69× · 14.3 million (2022)
- BrazilAreaPará0.93× · 1,231,000 km²PeopleMinas Gerais1.17× · 20.5 million (2022)
- CanadaAreaOntario1.06× · 1,078,000 km²PeopleOntario1.69× · 14.2 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaSouth Australia1.16× · 984,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- MexicoAreanone within 2×PeopleState of Mexico1.49× · 16.2 million (2015)
Where Inner Mongolia sits in China
All 31 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Ranked within China
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020. China’s units share the 2020 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12