Poverty and living standards in Dundgovi, Mongolia: official figures
30.7% of people in Dundgovi lived below the poverty line in 2020, 11th 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 Dundgovi?
The poverty rate in Dundgovi was 22.9% in 2016, 21.7% in 2018 and 30.7% in 2020, a rise of 7.8 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 Dundgovi?
Applying the 2020 poverty rate of 30.7% to the 2020 population of 47,011 suggests roughly 14,400 people in Dundgovi 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 Dundgovi?
The poverty gap, which shows how far below the poverty line poor people fall on average, was 8.4% in Dundgovi in 2020, joint 9th highest of 22 (all of Mongolia: 7.4%); it was 5.4% in 2016.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow severe is poverty in Dundgovi?
The poverty severity index, which gives more weight to the poorest households, was 3.3 in Dundgovi in 2020 (all of Mongolia: 2.8); in 2016 it was 1.8.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow does poverty in Dundgovi compare with the rest of its region?
Dundgovi is in the NSO's Central region, where 25.2% of people lived below the poverty line in 2020 (26.8% in 2016); in Dundgovi the rate was 30.7%.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow Dundgovi compares with other aimags
Share of people below the poverty line (2020)
Dundgovi ranks 12 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of people below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Selenge | 34.0% |
| 10 | Arkhangai | 32.7% |
| 11 | Uvs | 30.9% |
| 12 | Dundgovi | 30.7% |
| 13 | Zavkhan | 29.2% |
| 14 | Darkhan-Uul | 26.7% |
| 15 | Khuvsgul | 26.0% |
Poverty gap (2020)
Dundgovi ranks 10 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Poverty gap |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Selenge | 9.4% |
| 8 | Uvurkhangai | 8.7% |
| 9 | Bayankhongor | 8.4% |
| 10 | Dundgovi | 8.4% |
| 11 | Uvs | 8.0% |
| 12 | Arkhangai | 7.9% |
| 13 | Zavkhan | 7.5% |
Change in poverty rate, 2016 to 2020 (percentage points) (2016-2020)
Dundgovi ranks 1 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Change in poverty rate, 2016 to 2020 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundgovi | +7.8 points |
| 2 | Bulgan | +7.3 points |
| 3 | Uvs | +6.7 points |
| 4 | Khovd | +2.9 points |
| 5 | Tuv | +2.0 points |
| 6 | Umnugovi | +1.0 points |
| 7 | Ulaanbaatar | +0.6 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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