Ulaanbaatar
Minister offers comprehensive policy to deal with population aging
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On December 18, Minister of Population Development and Social Welfare S.Erdene presented the draft of State Comprehensive Policy on Population Development to the Chairman of the State Great Khural Z.Enkhbold.
The policy document addresses the issues of promoting births, stabilizing the population growth, maintaining favorable age structure and preparing for the expected rapid aging of the population.
In our population, children aged 0-14 cover 28.1 percent, people aged 15-59 cover 65.7 percent and 60 and older make up 6.2 percent. According to updated estimation for 2010-2040, the share of labor-force age has a tendency to be larger in the population in the next decade.
Although this is a good indication of future economic growth, state savings and population growth, it is expected that the number of reproductive age women is to fall starting from 2025 and the number of people aged 60 and more will triple by 2040.
As of 2014, two third of the population is living in cities and settlements, of which 68.5 percent settle in Ulaanbaatar. Considering the intensified migration caused by lack of workplaces and access to social and cultural services, the initiator viewed that it is only right to ensure favorable living environments in localities, implement regional developments and to promote the development of the traditional livestock herding.
