MONGOLIA TO CONDUCT POPULATION CENSUS IN 2015

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The National Statistical Office of Mongolia has decided to run a population census nationwide in 2015. This will be the first-ever intermediate census, as the nation conducts the national census every decade, he last one took place in 2010. The census not only develops a detailed population estimate, but also updates statistics of education, literacy, religion, economic activities, employment, household composition and living conditions. According to the 2010 census, a total population of Mongolia was 2 million 754 thousand and 685. One of the main features of this census was e-enumeration for Mongolians living abroad. According to the main findings, Mongolia had 107 410 citizens living abroad for more than six months, 16 428 foreign citizens and stateless people living for more than six months in Mongolia.