Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Mongolia
Mongolia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 9.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Mongolia, 1995–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Mongolia is 9.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Mongolia peaked at 13.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2011.
Mongolia ranks 87th of 130 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.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13.9% | — |
| 1998 | 13.1% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 9.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 66% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 9.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 86% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.1% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.7% | 11.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 84 Côte d'Ivoire 10.1% compare
- 84 Côte d'Ivoire 10.1% compare
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.0% compare
- 87 Guinea 9.7% compare
- 87 United Republic of Tanzania 9.7% compare
- 90 Albania 9.6% compare
- 90 Thailand 9.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Mongolia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.89 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 519,169 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1473 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 519,169 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.39 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Mongolia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Mongolia was 9.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2011.
- How does Mongolia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Mongolia ranks 87th out of 130 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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