Mongols

This article is about the East Asian ethnic group. For other uses, see Mongols (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Mongolic peoples.

Mongols
Монголчууд
Mongolchuud
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯᠴᠤᠳ
Mongolian men and women in traditional dress
Total population
c. 10 million
Regions with significant populations
 China6,290,204
 Mongolia3,046,882[1]
 Russia651,355[2]
 South Korea37,963[3]
 Japan20,416[4]
 United States19,170[5]
 Kyrgyzstan12,000[6]
 Czech Republic10,236[7]
 Canada9,090[8]
 Kazakhstan7,218[5]
 Australia5,538[5]
 Germany3,972[5]
 Sweden3,951[5]
 France3,102[5]
 Turkey2,716[5]
 Austria2,579[9]
Languages
Religion
Predominantly Tibetan Buddhism,[10][11][12] Minority Mongolian shamanism (Tengrism),[13] Eastern Orthodox Church, Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
Other Mongolic peoples

The Mongols[a] are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, China (Inner Mongolia and other 11 autonomous territories), as well as Buryatia and Kalmykia republics of Russia. The Mongols are the principal member of the large family of Mongolic peoples. The Oirats and the Buryats are classified either as distinct ethno-linguistic groups or subgroups of Mongols.

The Mongols are bound together by a common heritage and ethnic identity. Their indigenous dialects are collectively known as the Mongolian language. The contiguous geographical area in which the Mongols primarily live is referred to as the Mongol heartland, especially in history books. The ancestors of the modern-day Mongols are referred to as Proto-Mongols.

  1. ^ "2020 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF MONGOLIA /summary/". Archived from the original on 2021-07-15.
  2. ^ 2,986 Mongols proper, 461,389 Buryats, 183,372 Kalmyks, 3,608 Soyots (Russian Census (2010))
  3. ^ "Number of foreigners in Korea up for 1st time in 20 months". 26 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ "令和６年６月末現在における在留外国人数について". moj.go.jp (in Japanese). 2024-10-18. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "2020 Population and housing census of Mongolia". National Statistical Office of Mongolia. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ "President of Mongoli Received the Kalmyk Citizens of the Kyrgyz. 2012". Archived from the original on December 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "T13 Cizinci podle typu pobytu a pohlaví – 25 nejčastějších státních občanství k 30. 6. 2020". czso.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Canada Census Profile 2021". Census Profile, 2021 Census. Statistics Canada Statistique Canada. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeit und Geburtsland" [Population by citizenship and country of birth] (in German). Statistik Austria. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  10. ^ National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (April 2012). Tabulation of the 2010 Population Census of the People's Republic of China. China Statistics Press. ISBN 978-7-5037-6507-0. Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  11. ^ "China.org.cn – The Mongolian ethnic minority". Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  12. ^ "China.org.cn – The Mongolian Ethnic Group". Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  13. ^ Bira 2011.


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