This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a herder herding sheep in Darkhan-Uul province, Mongolia, Nov. 9, 2025. Mongolia has launched its nationwide 2025 livestock census, the country's National Statistical Office (NSO) said Sunday.(Xinhua/Bolortsetseg)
ULAN BATOR, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia has launched its nationwide 2025 livestock census, the country's National Statistical Office (NSO) said Sunday.
The census data collected between Dec. 7-17 will be used to evaluate the activities of the livestock sector and make macro-level estimates, the NSO said in a statement.
The sector of animal husbandry is one of the main pillars of the Mongolian economy, and almost 40 percent of the country's nomadic population depends on it.
However, due to the harsh and long winter, most of Mongolia's nomadic herders lose livestock every year, which leads to a reduction in their livelihoods.
According to the NSO, Mongolia had 57.6 million heads of livestock at the end of 2024. ■