Poverty and living standards in Bayankhongor, Mongolia: official figures
35.7% of people in Bayankhongor lived below the poverty line in 2020, 8th highest 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 Bayankhongor?
The poverty rate in Bayankhongor was 38.8% in 2016, 29.6% in 2018 and 35.7% in 2020, a fall of 3.1 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 Bayankhongor?
Applying the 2020 poverty rate of 35.7% to the 2020 population of 89,033 suggests roughly 31,800 people in Bayankhongor 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 Bayankhongor?
The poverty gap, which shows how far below the poverty line poor people fall on average, was 8.4% in Bayankhongor in 2020, joint 9th highest of 22 (all of Mongolia: 7.4%); it was 8.2% in 2016.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow severe is poverty in Bayankhongor?
The poverty severity index, which gives more weight to the poorest households, was 2.8 in Bayankhongor in 2020 (all of Mongolia: 2.8); in 2016 it was 2.8.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow does poverty in Bayankhongor compare with the rest of its region?
Bayankhongor is in the NSO's Khangai region, where 31.4% of people lived below the poverty line in 2020 (33.6% in 2016); in Bayankhongor the rate was 35.7%.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow Bayankhongor compares with other aimags
Share of people below the poverty line (2020)
Bayankhongor ranks 8 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of people below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dornod | 37.1% |
| 6 | Khentii | 36.6% |
| 7 | Uvurkhangai | 36.2% |
| 8 | Bayankhongor | 35.7% |
| 9 | Selenge | 34.0% |
| 10 | Arkhangai | 32.7% |
| 11 | Uvs | 30.9% |
Poverty gap (2020)
Bayankhongor ranks 9 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Poverty gap |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bulgan | 10.2% |
| 7 | Selenge | 9.4% |
| 8 | Uvurkhangai | 8.7% |
| 9 | Bayankhongor | 8.4% |
| 10 | Dundgovi | 8.4% |
| 11 | Uvs | 8.0% |
| 12 | Arkhangai | 7.9% |
Change in poverty rate, 2016 to 2020 (percentage points) (2016-2020)
Bayankhongor ranks 11 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Change in poverty rate, 2016 to 2020 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Orkhon | +0.2 points |
| 9 | Govi-Altai | -0.9 points |
| 10 | Selenge | -2.4 points |
| 11 | Bayankhongor | -3.1 points |
| 12 | Khuvsgul | -3.1 points |
| 13 | Dornogovi | -3.4 points |
| 14 | Dornod | -4.4 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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