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In the Conception for development of Mongolia, it is stated that citizens of Mongolia with high levels of creative force, knowledge, education, spiritual and professional expertise are the source of the development of Mongolia. For the time being the population of Mongolia stands at 2.5 million, which as against that recorded in the 8th Bogd Khan's Mongolia, i.e. in 1918, has risen as much as 3.7 fold over a more than 80-year period.
The population density of Mongolia is 1.5 persons per square km, making Mongolia one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world.
The natural growth rate per 1000 of the population made up 3.6 per cent in 1980 and in 2000 was reportedly 1.4. In connection with such a drop in the population growth rates, the President of Mongolia issued a resolution on policies to be pursued in this sphere. The resolution underlined that it would be appropriate to carry out a policy aimed at preventing further decline in the population's annual average growth rates, securing the purity of the Mongolians' gene pool. For this purpose, the traditions of keeping genealogical records were reinstated to be kept by every household and ancestry and family records of citizens are being carried out with a view to ensuring favorable social, economic, scientific, cultural, natural and psychological environs for Mongolia 's population growth and safeguarding the purity of the Mongolians' gene pool.
Ethnic groups. More than 90 per cent of the country's population constitutes Mongolian nationalities. The core Mongolian nationality, being Khalkha distributed all along the territory of the country, makes up 80 per cent of its population. The other major group, the Kazakhs, makes up about 6 percent of the population and lives in western Mongolia , mainly in Bayan-Ulgii aimag. Many Kazakhs immigrated to Kazakhstan in the early 1990s, but many have since returned.
As for the linguistic reference of the Mongolian population, it relates to the Mongolian group of the Altaic family except for Kazakhs. This group is composed of Khalkh, Durvud, Buryad, Bayad, Uriankhai, Zakhchin, Darkhad, Torguud, Uuld, Myangad, Barga and Uzemchin dialects.
The Mongolian group stemmed from the ancient Mongolian people and Mongolian tribes being parts of the Mongol Empire founded in 1206 by Chinggis Khan. The ancient Mongolian tribes comprised the medieval Aimag (principality) of Mongolian tribes. The current "aimag" of Mongolia means its administrative and territorial unit. That is why the dominant tribes and nationalities that used to comprise the ancient Mongolian group are now spread along all the aimags (provinces) of Mongolia . However, the traditional settlement patterns of the dominant tribes and nationalities of the ancient Mongolian principality still can be easily traced back even now.
Thus, Mongolia viewed as the heart of the Mongolian race, spreading worldwide Mongols who comprise one single family developed from a common ethnic origin.
Thus, Mongolia viewed as the hearth of the Mongolian race, spreading worldwide Mongols who comprise one single family developed from common ethnic origin.
During the talks held in Khiagt from August of 1914 to June of 1916 with the participation of representatives of Tsarist Russia, China and Bogd Khaan's Mongolia , and known as the "Triple Treaty", under the pressure of the Tsarist Russia and Chinese representatives, it was agreed that only four Khalkh aimags including Khovd province, should be under Mongolian jurisdiction.
Modern Mongolia 's territory and its boundaries' historical basis were formed as per the provisions specified in the above "Triple Treaty".
Ethnic groups. More than 90 per cent of the country's population constitutes Mongolian nationalities. The core Mongolian nationality, being Khalkha distributed all along the territory of the country, makes up 80 per cent of its population. The other major group, the Kazakhs, makes up about 6 percent of the population and lives in western Mongolia , mainly in Bayan-Ulgii aimag. Many Kazakhs immigrated to Kazakhstan in the early 1990s, but many have since returned.
As for the linguistic reference of the Mongolian population, it relates to the Mongolian group of the Altaic family except for Kazakhs. This group is composed of Khalkh, Durvud, Buryad, Bayad, Uriankhai, Zakhchin, Darkhad, Torguud, Uuld, Myangad, Barga and Uzemchin dialects.
The Mongolian group stemmed from the ancient Mongolian people and Mongolian tribes being parts of the Mongol Empire founded in 1206 by Chinggis Khan. The ancient Mongolian tribes comprised the medieval Aimag (principality) of Mongolian tribes. The current "aimag" of Mongolia means its administrative and territorial unit. That is why the dominant tribes and nationalities that used to comprise the ancient Mongolian group are now spread along all the aimags (provinces) of Mongolia . However, the traditional settlement patterns of the dominant tribes and nationalities of the ancient Mongolian principality still can be easily traced back even now.
Thus, Mongolia viewed as the heart of the Mongolian race, spreading worldwide Mongols who comprise one single family developed from a common ethnic origin.
- Barga.
Originally, from the Lake Baigali region of Siberia , they number 1560 and live in remote pockets of Dornod and Tuv aimags. - Bayad.
Descendants of Oirad Mongols; about 40,000 live in Malchin, Khyargas and Zuungovi district in Uvs aimag. - Buryat.
Also found in Siberia , they number about 47,500 and congregate in the northern aimags of Bulgan, Dornod, Hentii, and Selenge. - Dariganga.
About 32,300 live in southern Sukhbaatar. - Darkhad.
Descended from Turkic people; they are about 15,000 in Khuvsgul. - Durvud.
About 55,000 in Uvs and Khovd aimags. - Khoton.
Of Turkic descent, about 6000 live in Uvs aimag - Myangad.
Also of Turkic descent, about 5000 live in Khovd aimag. - Uuld.
About 11,400 live in Khovd and Arkhangai aimags. - Torguud.
About 10.500 live in Khovd aimag. - Tsaatan.
Also known as the "reindeer people", they are perhaps the smallest ethnic group; only about 200 live in the northern Khuvsgul aimags. - Uriankhai.
Also known as Tuvans; about 21,000 live in the Mongol Altai Nuruu mountain in Khovd and Bayan-Ulgii aimags. - Uzemchin.
Only about 200 live in Dornod and Sukhbaatar, sharing similarities with the ethnic Mongolians of Inner Mongolia. - Zakhchin.
About 24,700 live in Khovd aimag.
Thus, Mongolia viewed as the hearth of the Mongolian race, spreading worldwide Mongols who comprise one single family developed from common ethnic origin.
During the talks held in Khiagt from August of 1914 to June of 1916 with the participation of representatives of Tsarist Russia, China and Bogd Khaan's Mongolia , and known as the "Triple Treaty", under the pressure of the Tsarist Russia and Chinese representatives, it was agreed that only four Khalkh aimags including Khovd province, should be under Mongolian jurisdiction.
Modern Mongolia 's territory and its boundaries' historical basis were formed as per the provisions specified in the above "Triple Treaty".