Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mongolia
Mongolia: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 4,919 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mongolia, 1995–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mongolia is 4,919 people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mongolia peaked at 587,433 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4,919 people, in 2022.
Mongolia ranks 97th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 281,737 people | — |
| 1998 | 587,433 people | +108.5% |
| 2002 | 236,802 people | -59.7% |
| 2007 | 31,773 people | -86.6% |
| 2010 | 19,789 people | -37.7% |
| 2011 | 13,845 people | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 9,844 people | -28.9% |
| 2014 | 6,123 people | -37.8% |
| 2016 | 14,248 people | +132.7% |
| 2018 | 15,646 people | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 4,919 people | -68.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 434,585 people | 281,737 people | 587,433 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 134,288 people | 31,773 people | 236,802 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 13,249 people | 6,123 people | 19,789 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 4,919 people | 4,919 people | 4,919 people | 1 |
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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: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mongolia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mongolia was 4,919 people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 587,433 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,919 people in 2022.
- How does Mongolia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Mongolia ranks 97th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.