Mongolia's People | Mongolia People

Population: 2,791,272 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 28.7% (male 407,547/female 392,440) 15-64 years: 67.7% (male 943,418/female 945,063) 65 years and over: 3.7% (male 44,413/female 58,391) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 24.28 years male: 23.93 years female: 24.64 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.45% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 7.03 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 53.79 deaths/1,000 live births male: 57.25 deaths/1,000 live births female: 50.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 64.52 years male: 62.3 years female: 66.86 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.26 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: Less than 0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: Less than 500 (2003 est)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 200 (2003 est.)

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)

Religions: Buddhist Lamaist 50%, none 40%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4% (2004)

Languages: Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2002)

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