Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mongolia
Mongolia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mongolia, 1995–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mongolia is 0.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mongolia peaked at 2.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
That places Mongolia 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 1.2% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mongolia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mongolia was 0.0% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Mongolia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Mongolia ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.