Demographics of Mongolia

Demographics of Mongolia, Data of FAO, year 2015
Population	2,754,685 (2010 census); 3,000,000 (2015-01-22 est.); 3,057,800 as of 31 December 2015 (2015 mid-term census)
Density	1.76/km2
Growth rate	1.46% (2010 census)
Birth rate	20.7 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Death rate	6.01 deaths/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Life expectancy	68.63 years (2012 est.)
• male	66.16 years (2012 est.)
• female	71.23 years (2012 est.)
Fertility rate	2.19 (2012 est.)
Infant mortality rate	36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
0–14 years	27.1% (2012 est.)
15–64 years	68.9% (2012 est.)
65 and over	4% (2012 est.)
Total	1 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
At birth	1.05 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
Under 15	1.04 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
15–64 years	1 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
65 and over	0.77 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
Nationality	Mongolian
Major ethnic	Mongol
Minor ethnic	Kazakh
Official	Mongolian
Spoken	Mongolian, Kazakh

This article is about the demographics of Mongolia, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Structure of the population (11.11.2010) (Census) :

Structure of the population (01.07.2013) (Estimates) :

The demonym for the people of Mongolia is Mongolian. The name Mongol usually accounts for people of the Mongol ethnic group, thus excluding Turkic groups such as Kazakhs and Tuvans.

Ethnic Mongols account for about 97% of the population and consist of Khalkh and other groups, all distinguished primarily by dialects of the Mongolian language. The Khalkhs make up 86% of the ethnic Mongol population. The remaining 14% include Oirats, Buryats and others. Ethnic distinctions among the Mongol subgroups are relatively minor. Language or tribal differences are not a political or social issue.

Significant Ethnic Turkic speaker Kazakhs constitute 3.9% of Mongolia's population. Khotons and Chantuu are Mongolized people with Turkic origin and speak in Mongolian.

In around 1860, part of the Middle jüz Kazakhs who sought refuge from Qing Empire massacre in Xinjiang came to Mongolia and were allowed to settle down in Bayan-Ölgii Province. There are smaller numbers of Russian, Chinese, Korean and American people working in Mongolia, since 1990.