Share of population in extreme poverty in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of population in extreme poverty was 0.4398 in 2022. β Volatile
Share of population in extreme poverty in Mongolia, 1995β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population in extreme poverty in Mongolia is 0.4398, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population in extreme poverty in Mongolia peaked at 39.71 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4398, in 2022.
Mongolia ranks 81st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.92 | 22.14 | 39.71 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.35 | 4 | 18.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 0.7806 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4398 | 0.4398 | 0.4398 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More poverty & inequality data for Mongolia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.69 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,296 (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 revenues vs income inequality 31.3 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 7.45 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.284 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population in extreme poverty in Mongolia?
- Share of population in extreme poverty in Mongolia was 0.4398 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.71 in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4398 in 2022.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of population in extreme poverty?
- Mongolia ranks 81st out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population in extreme poverty rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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