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Mongolia

Population

Population: 2.5m
0-14 years: 38% 14-65 years: 58% 65 + years: 4%
Rural population (%): 40 Urban population (%): 60
Growth rate: 1.7% Population density: 2

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking: 101

(out of 175)

GDP real growth rate: 6%
GDP

(in billion $)

4.9 (1995) GDP per capita: $1,970

Health

Birth rate

(births/1000 population):

25.6 Death rate

(deaths/1000 population):

8.7
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1000 live birth): 69.7 Life expectancy at birth

(Male/Female):

60.8

(58.8/62.8)

Total fertility rate

(children born/woman):

3.0 Public expenditures on health as % of GDP:  
Population with access to...(%)
  -health services: 95
  -safe water: 80
  -sanitation: 74

Education

Adult illiteracy rates estimates

(female):

  Public expenditure on education:

(as % of GNP):

5.2
Number of 3rd level students:

(students/100,000):

1,377 Net enrolment ratio at the first level

(female):

78 (81)
First level pupil/teachers ratio

(% female teachers)

24 (51) School life expectancy number of years: 7.1

Employment

Labour force as % of total population

(age 15+women’s share) :

47 (46) Unemployment rate: 15%
% of labour force in...
  -Agriculture: 32
  -Industry: 23
  -Services: 45

Poverty & Quality of Life

HPI ranking: 16 Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank: -10
People in poverty in % (urban/rural):   GDI ranking: 80

(out of 146)

 

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