1) The population of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia has rapidly increased, with 41.8% of Mongolia's population living in the capital city in 2013. 2) There has also been rapid growth in vehicle ownership in Ulaanbaatar, with the number of registered vehicles increasing by an average of 15% per year over the last decade. 3) This rapid increase in both population and vehicles in Ulaanbaatar has contributed to worsening traffic congestion and air pollution in the city.

1. “НОГООН НИЙТИЙН ТЭЭВРИЙГ ХӨГЖҮҮЛЖ,
АГААРЫН БОХИРДЛЫГ БАГАСГАХ АРГА ЗАМ”
Д.ГОТОВ, Dr.Sc
Ж.СЭРЭЭТЭР

5. 2.1 Rapid increase in population and vehicle ownership
Rapid increase in Population
- 41.8% of population in Mongolia are congested in the UB city in 2013
=> 2931 thousand in Mongolia, 1.226 thousands in the UB city
- GDP per capita growth by 10.1% in 2013
Strong Incentives to Purchase Vehicles
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6. 2.2 Rapid Increase of Population and Vehicles
Rapid Increase in Vehicles
- Growth rate for registered vehicles was 15% on average for a
decade
- 64 % of vehicles in the country were registered and run in the
UB city /2013/
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