Mongolia

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Mongolia is one of the least densely populated countries in the world, with about 2.2 people per km². (source)

Elders in numbers

of people are 65 or older

5.4%

people aged 65 or older

193.8K

will be 65 or older in 2050

12.6%

is how long people live after 60, on average

21 years

of people 65+ live alone

24.6%

women 29.3%, men 17.1%

of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like

0.5%

Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2020; UN, 2000 census

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Languages

16 languages, 9 of them endangered

• Khamnigan MongolSeverely endangered
• DaurDefinitely endangered
• EvenkiDefinitely endangered
• Russia BuriatDefinitely endangered
• Southern AltaiDefinitely endangered
• Bargu-Shineken BuriyadVulnerable
• Mongolia BuriatVulnerable
• OiratVulnerable
• Southern MongolianVulnerable
• Kazakh
• Khalkha Mongolian
• Mandarin

Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.

UNESCO intangible heritage

• Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz2024
• Mongol nomad migration and its associated practices2024
• Falconry, a living human heritage2021
• Traditional technique of making Airag in Khokhuur and its associated customs2019
• Mongolian traditional practices of worshipping the sacred sites2017
• Coaxing ritual for camels2015
• Mongolian knuckle-bone shooting2014
• Traditional craftsmanship of the Mongol Ger and its associated customs2013

List and years: ich.unesco.org