Mongolia: People & Society#
| Population | 3,031,330 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Mongolian(s) adjective: Mongolian |
| Ethnic groups | Khalkh 81.9%, Kazak 3.8%, Dorvod 2.7%, Bayad 2.1%, Buryat-Bouriates 1.7%, Zakhchin 1.2%, Dariganga 1%, Uriankhai 1%, other 4.6% (2010 est.) |
| Languages | Khalkha Mongol 90% (official), Turkic, Russian (1999) |
| Religions | Buddhist 53%, Muslim 3%, Christian 2.2%, Shamanist 2.9%, other 0.4%, none 38.6% (2010 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 26.92% (male 416,053/female 399,954) 15-24 years: 16.76% (male 256,897/female 251,160) 25-54 years: 45.45% (male 667,509/female 710,116) 55-64 years: 6.68% (male 92,781/female 109,768) 65 years and over: 4.19% (male 51,691/female 75,401) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 47.6% youth dependency ratio: 41.7% elderly dependency ratio: 6% potential support ratio: 16.7% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 27.9 years male: 27.1 years female: 28.7 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.25% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 19.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 72% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 2.78% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | ULAANBAATAR (capital) 1.377 million (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 20.5 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2008 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 44 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 21.8 deaths/1,000 live births male: 24.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 69.6 years male: 65.4 years female: 74.1 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.13 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 54.9% (2010) |
| Health expenditures | 4.7% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 2.84 physicians/1,000 population (2011) |
| Hospital bed density | 6.8 beds/1,000 population (2012) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 66.4% of population rural: 59.2% of population total: 64.4% of population unimproved: urban: 33.6% of population rural: 40.8% of population total: 35.6% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 66.4% of population rural: 42.6% of population total: 59.7% of population unimproved: urban: 33.6% of population rural: 57.4% of population total: 40.3% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.02% (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 400 (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | fewer than 100 (2015 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 15.7% (2014) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 1.6% (2013) |
| Education expenditures | 4.6% of GDP (2011) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4% male: 98.2% female: 98.6% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2014) |
| Child labor - children ages 5-14 | total number: 106,203 percentage: 18% (2005 est.) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 16.6% male: 14.7% female: 19.1% (2013 est.) |