Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Mongolia
Mongolia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 9.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Mongolia, 1995–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Mongolia stood at 9.7%.
The figure is down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Mongolia peaked at 13.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2011.
That places Mongolia 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13.9% | — |
| 1998 | 13.1% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.1% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.7% | 11.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.0% compare
- 77 Russian Federation 9.8% compare
- 78 Tanzania, United Republic of 9.7% compare
- 80 Guinea 9.7% compare
- 81 Albania 9.6% compare
- 82 Thailand 9.6% compare
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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Mongolia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Mongolia was 9.7% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2011.
- How does Mongolia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Mongolia ranks 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.