Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 37.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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 37.2% for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Mongolia peaked at 97.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2022.
Mongolia ranks 53rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 88.0% | — |
| 1998 | 97.4% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | -31.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.7% | 88.0% | 97.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.6% | 64.7% | 86.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 44.1% | 63.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 37.2% | 37.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 50 El Salvador 40.0% compare
- 51 Palestine, State of 39.4% compare
- 52 Ecuador 38.0% compare
- 54 Republic of Moldova 34.9% compare
- 55 Jamaica 31.6% compare
- 56 Tunisia 31.5% 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Mongolia?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Mongolia was 37.2% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2022.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Mongolia ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.