Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Mongolia
Mongolia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 17.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% 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
Mongolia recorded 17.0% for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in 2022.
The figure is down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Mongolia peaked at 21.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2014.
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 60% of the median in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.1% | — |
| 1998 | 19.4% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.2% | 19.4% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 16.6% | 18.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Mongolia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Mongolia was 17.0% 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 60% of the median recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2014.
- How does Mongolia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Mongolia ranks 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 60% 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 60% of the median.