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.)

Population:
2,953,190 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.8% (male 404,051/female 388,546)
15-24 years: 18.7% (male 278,912/female 273,167)
25-54 years: 44.5% (male 636,799/female 677,236)
55-64 years: 5.9% (male 80,267/female 94,021)
65 years and over: 4% (male 49,314/female 70,877) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 45.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 39.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 %
potential support ratio: 18 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 27.1 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 27.8 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.37% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
20.88 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
6.38 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-0.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 68.5% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 2.81% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
ULAANBAATAR (capital) 1.184 million (2011)

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: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
21.9
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
63 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 96
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 23.15 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 79
male: 26.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.98 years
country comparison to the world: 158
male: 64.72 years
female: 73.45 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.22 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
55% (2010)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
5.3% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 129
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
2.76 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
6.8 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 94.8% of population
rural: 61.2% of population
total: 84.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.2% of population
rural: 38.8% of population
total: 15.4% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 65.3% of population
rural: 35.4% of population
total: 56.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 34.7% of population
rural: 64.6% of population
total: 43.8% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
fewer than 500 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
14.4% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 122
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
5.3% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 88
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
5.5% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 58
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.4%
male: 96.8%
female: 97.9% (2011 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 16 years (2012)

Child labor - children ages 5-14:
total number: 106,203
percentage: 18 % (2005 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 11.9%
country comparison to the world: 100
male: 10.7%
female: 13.2% (2011)