Poverty and living standards in Bayan-Ulgii, Mongolia: official figures
22.8% of people in Bayan-Ulgii lived below the poverty line in 2020, 4th lowest of 22 (all of Mongolia: 27.8%); this is the share of the population counted as poor in the National Statistics Office poverty estimates.
Is poverty falling in Bayan-Ulgii?
The poverty rate in Bayan-Ulgii was 34.4% in 2016, 24.3% in 2018 and 22.8% in 2020, a fall of 11.6 percentage points over four years (all of Mongolia: 29.6%, 28.4% and 27.8%).
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow many people live in poverty in Bayan-Ulgii?
Applying the 2020 poverty rate of 22.8% to the 2020 population of 111,253 suggests roughly 25,400 people in Bayan-Ulgii lived below the poverty line (an estimate calculated from the two published figures).
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow deep is poverty in Bayan-Ulgii?
The poverty gap, which shows how far below the poverty line poor people fall on average, was 5.5% in Bayan-Ulgii in 2020, 4th lowest of 22 (all of Mongolia: 7.4%); it was 9.0% in 2016.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow severe is poverty in Bayan-Ulgii?
The poverty severity index, which gives more weight to the poorest households, was 1.9 in Bayan-Ulgii in 2020 (all of Mongolia: 2.8); in 2016 it was 3.4.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow does poverty in Bayan-Ulgii compare with the rest of its region?
Bayan-Ulgii is in the NSO's Western region, where 31.5% of people lived below the poverty line in 2020 (36.0% in 2016); in Bayan-Ulgii the rate was 22.8%.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow Bayan-Ulgii compares with other aimags
Share of people below the poverty line (2020)
Bayan-Ulgii ranks 19 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of people below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Ulaanbaatar | 25.4% |
| 17 | Sukhbaatar | 24.3% |
| 18 | Orkhon | 23.7% |
| 19 | Bayan-Ulgii | 22.8% |
| 20 | Dornogovi | 19.8% |
| 21 | Tuv | 19.3% |
| 22 | Umnugovi | 16.4% |
Poverty gap (2020)
Bayan-Ulgii ranks 19 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Poverty gap |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Khuvsgul | 6.5% |
| 17 | Orkhon | 6.2% |
| 18 | Sukhbaatar | 5.7% |
| 19 | Bayan-Ulgii | 5.5% |
| 20 | Tuv | 4.7% |
| 21 | Dornogovi | 4.1% |
| 22 | Umnugovi | 3.2% |
Change in poverty rate, 2016 to 2020 (percentage points) (2016-2020)
Bayan-Ulgii ranks 19 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Change in poverty rate, 2016 to 2020 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Arkhangai | -4.9 points |
| 17 | Darkhan-Uul | -6.7 points |
| 18 | Khentii | -7.2 points |
| 19 | Bayan-Ulgii | -11.6 points |
| 20 | Govisumber | -12.6 points |
| 21 | Zavkhan | -18.3 points |
| 22 | Sukhbaatar | -22.7 points |
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Sources
- National Statistics Office of Mongolia: Poverty main indicators by aimags and region, 2016-2020: headcount, gap and severity (table DT_NSO_1900_035V1), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ceefd45c6947…)
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