Age structure:
0-14 years:
34% (male 461,719; female 447,426)
15-64 years:
62% (male 816,851; female 816,651)
65 years and over:
4% (male 46,682; female 61,623) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.54% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 21.53 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.14 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 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 (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 41.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
67.25 years
male:
64.98 years
female:
69.64 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.4 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Mongolian(s)
adjective:
Mongolian
Ethnic groups: Mongol 90%, Kazakh 4%, other 6%
Religions:
predominantly Tibetan Buddhist, Muslim 4%
note:
previously limited religious activity because of communist regime
Languages: Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
82.9%
male:
88.6%
female:
77.2% (1988 est.)
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