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The People of Mongolia

Mongolian People

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Population: 3,041,142 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 28.1% (male 436,391/female 418,923) 15-64 years: 67.9% (male 1,031,819/female 1,033,806) 65 years and over: 4% (male 52,430/female 67,773) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 25.3 years male: 24.9 years female: 25.7 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.493% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 6.16 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: NA (2009 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: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 39.88 deaths/1,000 live births male: 42.99 deaths/1,000 live births female: 36.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 67.65 years male: 65.23 years female: 70.19 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.23 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: fewer than 500 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer 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%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (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% (2000 census)