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Nationality:
noun: Mongolian(s)
adjective:
Mongolian
Ethnic groups:
Mongol (mostly Khalkha) 94.9%, Turkic (mostly Kazakh) 5%, other (including Chinese and Russian) 0.1% (2000)
Languages:
Khalkha Mongol 90% (official), Turkic, Russian (1999)
Religions:
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
Population:
3,179,997 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.1% (male 439,504/female 421,838)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
19.7% (male 318,111/female 309,492)
25-54 years:
44% (male 697,741/female 700,558)
55-64 years:
5.2% (male 79,221/female 86,324)
65 years and over:
4% (male 55,274/female 71,934) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 26.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
26.2 years
female:
27 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.469% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
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Birth rate:
20.7 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
6.01 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
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Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 62% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
ULAANBAATAR (capital) 949,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
63 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 98
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 36 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 65
male:
38.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
32.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.63 years
country comparison to the world: 155
male:
66.16 years
female:
71.23 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.19 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
9.3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 39
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.763 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
5.89 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 64% of population
rural: 32% of population
total: 50% of population
unimproved:
