Mongolia - PHC 1989

Mongolia PHC 1989

Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]

Mongolia has conducted population censuses in 1918, 1935, 1944, 1956, 1963, 1969, 1979 and 1989 . Census conducted in the country. On 9 January 1989, there were 2,043,954 persons enumerated as residents of Mongolia. Of this figure 49 % were males and 51 % were females. From 1956 the growth rate increased sharply, remaining above an annual equivalent of 2.5 percent up to the 1989 census.

ID Number MNG-NSO-EN-PHC-1989-v1.0

In the early discussions on the scope of the population census it was agreed that the following topics would be included:

Social and demographic characteristics

Name

Relation to household head

Date of birth

Age

Sex

Marital status

Number of children ever born

Citizenship

Social origin

Social group

Ethnicity

Geographical and migration characteristics

Residential status

Place of birth

Place of work and place of studying

Educational characteristics

Educational level

Profession

Economic characteristics

Activity status

Occupation

Industry

Employment status

Income Source

All aimags, cities, soums, khoroos, districts and local cities.

By 00.00 hours of 4-5th of January, 1989 the following population shall be counted:

- people who permanently reside in a household whether they are present or absent (the people who are described by Articles 109 and 110 of Mongolia_1989_Census_Enumerator_Manual);

- people temporarily residing in a household or flats or dormitories despite having jurisdiction in a different administrative unit (i.e people who are described by Articles 109 and 110 of Mongolia_1989_Census_Enumerator_Manual);

- all children who were born prior to the monitoring period whether they were registered into citizen's family organization or not; people who passed away during the census period after the monitoring period; (therefore, children who were born prior to the monitoring period and people who passed away prior to the monitoring period shall not be counted);

- people who are being present in a household or flats or dormitories but unable to specifically name a place of his/her permanent residence.

- People who have not yet registered in the administrative unit they moved in or people who have been living in a Soum or District or Khoroo more than 6 months shall be counted as the permanent residence of the place.

- Students of Universities or Institutes or colleges or schools or courses (of more 6 months) shall be counted as permanent residents of an administrative unit on the territory of which the Universities or Institutes or colleges or schools or courses (of more 6 months) are located at.

-The Population Census Commission established by The Ministry of Defense and The Ministry of State Security shall count soldiers and students of Military Schools. However, Generals or officers or sergeants, who are staying on or Police Officers, or Firemen or Supervisors who are working for The Ministry of Defense and The Ministry of State Security or organizations under their jurisdiction, shall be counted as citizens in the place of their respective residences.

- Citizens of the People’s Republic of Mongolia who is living abroad shall be counted by their respective Census Commission established either Embassy of Mongolia or Diplomatic Corp.

-The Foreign Ministry of the People’s Republic of Mongolia shall count foreign citizens and their family members who are working at invitation (of government or other bodies) as well as foreign citizens who are visiting at their invitation. Foreign citizens who entered into the territory of Mongolia before 00.00 hours of the 4-5 January, 1989 on transit visit shall be counted. However, foreign citizens who entered into the territory of Mongolia after the monitoring period (i.eafter 00.00 hours of the 4-5 January, 1989 on transit visit shall be not be counted, but Mongolia citizens shall be counted.

- Census Commission established at the Ministry of State Security shall count people who are in jail. However, people who are being detained for petty crimes for up to 30 days shall be double counted by the Commission at to be temporarily residing in their respective administrative units of their place of detention as well as by the enumerators of their residential administrative unit as to be absentees.

- Foreign citizens permanently residing in the territory of the People’s Republic of Mongolia or the people accompanied them or people without citizenship shall be counted as citizens of the country.

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
Tsolmon Tserendejid		NSO	Documentation of the study

2008-03-13 Version 1.0

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