Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mongolia
Mongolia: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 3.42 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mongolia, 1995–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 3.42 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Mongolia peaked at 3.42 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million people, in 1998.
Mongolia ranks 99th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.73 million people | — |
| 1998 | 1.40 million people | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 1.99 million people | +42.4% |
| 2007 | 2.52 million people | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 2.64 million people | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.73 million people | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.81 million people | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.94 million people | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.03 million people | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.15 million people | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 3.42 million people | +8.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 3.42 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.37 million people, 21% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 3.42 million people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.66 million people, 5% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.57 million people | 1.40 million people | 1.73 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.26 million people | 1.99 million people | 2.52 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.88 million people | 2.64 million people | 3.15 million people | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.42 million people | 3.42 million people | 3.42 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More poverty & inequality data for Mongolia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,296 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 16.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.3 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.3% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Mongolia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Mongolia was 3.42 million people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million people in 1998.
- How does Mongolia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Mongolia ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.