Mongolia People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
3,227,863 (2022 est.)
note: Mongolia is one of the least densely populated countries in the world (2 people per sq km); twice as many ethnic Mongols (some 6 million) live in Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol) in neighboring China
Nationality
noun: Mongolian(s)
adjective: Mongolian
Ethnic groups
Khalkh 83.8%, Kazak 3.8%, Durvud 2.6%, Bayad 2%, Buriad 1.4%, Zakhchin 1.2%, Dariganga 1.1%, other 4.1% (2020 est.)
Languages
Mongolian 90% (official) (Khalkha dialect is predominant), Turkic, Russian (1999)
major-language sample(s):
Дэлхийн баримтат ном, үндсэн мэдээллийн зайлшгүй эх сурвалж. (Mongolian)
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Religions
Buddhist 51.7%, Muslim 3.2%, Shamanist 2.5%, Christian 1.3%, other 0.7%, none 40.6% (2020 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 26.96% (male 435,596/female 418,524)
15-24 years: 14.93% (male 239,495/female 233,459)
25-54 years: 45.29% (male 694,481/female 740,334)
55-64 years: 8.04% (male 115,560/female 139,129)
65 years and over: 4.78% (male 60,966/female 90,482) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 58.4
youth dependency ratio: 51.4
elderly dependency ratio: 7
potential support ratio: 14.3 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 29.8 years
male: 28.8 years
female: 30.7 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.88% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
15.84 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
sparsely distributed population throughout the country; the capital of Ulaanbaatar and the northern city of Darhan support the highest population densities
Urbanization
urban population: 69.1% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1.645 million ULAANBAATAR (capital) (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.82 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.51 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
20.5 years (2008 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-24
Maternal mortality ratio
45 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 20.18 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.37 years
male: 67.19 years
female: 75.76 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.91 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
48.1% (2018)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 98.4% of population
rural: 64.2% of population
total: 87.6% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.6% of population
rural: 35.8% of population
total: 12.4% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
3.8% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
3.85 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Hospital bed density
8 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 97.4% of population
rural: 69.9% of population
total: 88.8% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.6% of population
rural: 30.1% of population
total: 11.2% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
(2021 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
20.6% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 5.46 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 2.18 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 1.46 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 1.82 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 29.4% (2020 est.)
male: 51.7% (2020 est.)
female: 7.1% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
1.8% (2018)
Child marriage
women married by age 15: 0.9%
women married by age 18: 12%
men married by age 18: 2.1% (2018 est.)
Education expenditures
4.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.2%
male: 99.1%
female: 99.2% (2020)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 16 years (2019)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 16.2%
male: 15.4%
female: 17.4% (2020 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Mongolia on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mongolia 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mongolia 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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