Poverty and living standards in Orkhon, Mongolia: official figures
23.7% of people in Orkhon lived below the poverty line in 2020, 5th 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 Orkhon?
The poverty rate in Orkhon was 23.5% in 2016, 25.1% in 2018 and 23.7% in 2020, a rise of 0.2 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 Orkhon?
Applying the 2020 poverty rate of 23.7% to the 2020 population of 107,986 suggests roughly 25,600 people in Orkhon 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 Orkhon?
The poverty gap, which shows how far below the poverty line poor people fall on average, was 6.2% in Orkhon in 2020, 6th lowest of 22 (all of Mongolia: 7.4%); it was 6.6% in 2016.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow severe is poverty in Orkhon?
The poverty severity index, which gives more weight to the poorest households, was 2.3 in Orkhon in 2020 (all of Mongolia: 2.8); in 2016 it was 2.5.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow does poverty in Orkhon compare with the rest of its region?
Orkhon is in the NSO's Khangai region, where 31.4% of people lived below the poverty line in 2020 (33.6% in 2016); in Orkhon the rate was 23.7%.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow Orkhon compares with other aimags
Share of people below the poverty line (2020)
Orkhon ranks 18 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of people below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Khuvsgul | 26.0% |
| 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% |
Poverty gap (2020)
Orkhon ranks 17 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Poverty gap |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Darkhan-Uul | 7.4% |
| 15 | Ulaanbaatar | 7.0% |
| 16 | Khuvsgul | 6.5% |
| 17 | Orkhon | 6.2% |
| 18 | Sukhbaatar | 5.7% |
| 19 | Bayan-Ulgii | 5.5% |
| 20 | Tuv | 4.7% |
Change in poverty rate, 2016 to 2020 (percentage points) (2016-2020)
Orkhon ranks 8 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Change in poverty rate, 2016 to 2020 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tuv | +2.0 points |
| 6 | Umnugovi | +1.0 points |
| 7 | Ulaanbaatar | +0.6 points |
| 8 | Orkhon | +0.2 points |
| 9 | Govi-Altai | -0.9 points |
| 10 | Selenge | -2.4 points |
| 11 | Bayankhongor | -3.1 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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