Brain drain takes Mongolia’s youth and vibrancy | Ubpost News: "In the past, the Mongols were known as nomads, but today they are often known as migrants. Though many Mongolians who have gone abroad to study or work return home, an equal number are remaining overseas and many more are looking for ways to go abroad.
Young and old alike aspire to find work that pays them well. They therefore aspire to work abroad in any type of job, because the lowest-paid work in countries such as the USA and Japan is often higher than the wages of specialists and professionals at home.
In 2010, the first census of Mongolians living abroad was conducted by the National Statistical Office of Mongolia. According to the census results, in 2010 there were 107,000 Mongolia citizens living and working abroad, which is roughly 4 percent of the total population. In 2010, 40,200 Mongolians lived in Kazakhstan, 30,800 in South Korea, 27,300 in USA and around 5,000 in China and Japan."
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