The biggest wave of outside migration of modern day Mongolia has started when 50,000 Kazakh people moved to newly independent the Republic of Kazakhstan during 1991 - 1993. According to an unofficial count about 200,000 Mongolians reside in 80 countries throughout the world, and an official report by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Mongolia shows about 100,000 Mongolians live and work in foreign countries. Nonetheless, the 5-10% of Mongolian labor force equals to population of 1 to 2 aimags that reside in foreign countries. Mongolia has established the diplomatic and permanent counsils in about 40 foreign countries that protect Mongolian citizens’ rights. About 600 thousand Mongolian citizens travel abroad per year.
Number of Mongolians in foreign countries, 2011 (by an unofficial count)
№
Country
Official Name of Country
Number of people
1.
Australia
(Australia)
500
2.
Austria
(Republic of Austria)
3,000
3.
Belarus
(Republic of Belarus)
16
4.
Belgium
(Kingdom of Belgium)
1,097
5.
Canada
(Canada)
600
6.
China
(People's Republic of China)
5,500 [1]
7.
Cuba
(Republic of Cuba)
40
8.
Cyprus
(Republic of Cyprus)
8
9.
Czech
(Czech Republic
5,843
10
Denmark
(Kingdom of Denmark)
40
11.
Egypt
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
43
12.
Finland
(Republic of Finland)
1,600
13.
Germany
(Federal Republic of Germany)
4,500
14.
Great Britain
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
9,000
15.
Hungary
(Republic of Hungary)
1,400
16.
India
(Republic of India)
910
17.
Israel
(State of Israel)
500
18.
Japan
(Japan)
5,600 [2]
19.
Kazakhstan
(Republic of Kazakhstan)
90,150 [3]
20.
Laos
(Lao People's Democratic Republic)
23
21.
Luxembourg
(Grand Duchy of Luxembourg)
15
22.
Nepal
(Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal)
50
23.
Netherlands
(Kingdom of Netherlands)
450
24.
North Korea
(Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
59
25.
Norway
(Kingdom of Norway)
15
26.
Poland
(Republic of Poland)
982
27.
Portugal
(Portuguese Republic)
15
28.
Russia
(Russian Federation)
6,000 [4]
29.
Singapore
(Republic of Singapore)
2,800
30.
South Korea
(Republic of Korea)
40,000 [5]
31.
Sweden
(Kingdom of Sweden)
3,000
32.
Switzerland
(Swiss Confederation)
1,300
33.
Thailand
(Kingdom of Thailand)
48
34.
Turkey
(Republic of Turkey)
2,100
35.
Tuva
(Republic of Tuva, Federal subject of Russian Federation)
116
36.
Ukraine
(Ukraine)
124
37.
USA
(United States of America)
28,000 [6]
38.
Vietnam
(Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
56
[1]
2,900 Mongolians live in Beijing, 2,500 Mongolians live in Inner Mongolia. 2,000 students. 4,000 to 5,000 Mongolian citizens travel to Hong Kong. About 400 Mongolian women live there illegally, therefore Mongolian council has established.
[2]
2,000 Mongolians live in Western Japan, Kansai region. Therefore, Mongolian Council was established on Osaka.
[3]
90,000 of them work. 46,000 people have dual citizenship, currently they become 130,000 with their children.
[4]
About 5,000 of them study. 1,900 Mongolians live in Moscow.
[5]
This number always changes.
[6]
Mongolians live in 200 cities in almost in every state. 4,400 Mongolians live in Washington DC. 50 thousand US Visa have been issued since 1998.
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