Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Mongolia
Mongolia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 37.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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 $10 a day in Mongolia is 37.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Mongolia peaked at 97.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2022.
That places Mongolia 53rd 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day 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% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 37.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 37.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.1%, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Mongolia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2022.
- How does Mongolia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Mongolia ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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 $10 per day.