Life expectancy for Mongolian women increasing www.montsame.mn
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Mongolians are celebrating International Women’s Day for the 62th time since 1955 when the day was first marked following an ordinance issued by People’s Great Khural, the then Parliament.
In dedication to the occasion, we are unveiling some interesting statistics on the state of Mongolian women. Mongolia’s population is 3,119,935, and there are 1,585,952 women, 69 percent of whom live in a city and 31 percent live in the countryside.
On average, Mongolian women weigh 59.4 kg with average height being 157.7 cm. Life expectancy in Mongolia is 69.89 whereas the number is 76 for women and is continually increasing.
Average marriage age among Mongolian women is 24.5, average number of children is 2-3 and 4.9 percent are single mothers.
1 out of every 5 woman holds higher education diploma, and 580,100 women are employed with average wage being MNT 808,900. 54 percent of Mongolian women actively vote.
Published Date:2017-03-08