Khentii: population, GDP, poverty, hospital beds, schools and local government revenue

Khentii is a aimag of Mongolia, number 14 of 22 by population. The National Statistics Office puts the population of Khentii at 79,939 in 2025, 2.2% of Mongolia's 3,591,120 people; ranked 9th smallest of 22 (the 21 aimags and the capital).

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Khentii: The economy of Khentii produced 1.11 trillion tugrik (MNT) of gross domestic product in 2025, 1.2% of Mongolia's 93.73 trillion MNT; 10th lowest of 22 by size.
• Health in Khentii: Khentii had 531 hospital beds in 2024, about 66.9 per 10,000 residents, 6th lowest of 21 (the 21 aimags are ranked; Ulaanbaatar is left out because this table lists only 726 beds for the city).
• Education in Khentii: The gross enrolment ratio for basic education (grades 1-9) in Khentii was 99.4% in 2025, 8th highest of 22 (all of Mongolia: 98.6%). A ratio near or above 100% means about as many pupils are enrolled as there are children of school age; it can pass 100% when pupils outside the usual age are counted.
• Poverty and living standards in Khentii: 36.6% of people in Khentii lived below the poverty line in 2020, 6th 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.
• Government budget and revenue in Khentii: Local government revenue in Khentii was 103.7 billion tugrik (MNT) in 2025, 1.4% of the 7.64 trillion MNT recorded for all aimags and the capital; 10th highest of 22 by size.

How aimags are governed in Mongolia

Provinces (21 aimags) and the capital city (Ulaanbaatar). Citizens' representative khural elected every four years; governor nominated by the khural and appointed by the Prime Minister. Regional services, budgets, supervision of soums; governors also represent the central government.

Every tier of government in Mongolia

Other aimags of Mongolia

• Ulaanbaatar 1,796,045
• Khuvsgul 137,878
• Bayan-Ulgii 119,344
• Uvurkhangai 115,634
• Orkhon 111,492
• Darkhan-Uul 111,244
• Selenge 107,713
• Tuv 94,057
• Khovd 93,442
• Arkhangai 92,580
• Bayankhongor 89,339
• Uvs 85,396
• Dornod 84,991
• Umnugovi 79,055
• Dornogovi 72,515
• Zavkhan 71,049
• Sukhbaatar 66,611
• Bulgan 60,630
• Govi-Altai 56,831
• Dundgovi 46,577
• Govisumber 18,758

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Sources

• National Statistics Office of Mongolia: Hospital beds by type, aimags and the Capital, 2015-2024 (table DT_NSO_2100_005V3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b276d8d39f04…)
• National Statistics Office of Mongolia: Gross enrolment ratio (GER) by sex, grade, aimags and the Capital, 2005-2025 (table DT_NSO_2001_012V1), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0026422aa76b…)
• National Statistics Office of Mongolia: Gross domestic product by economic activity, aimags and the Capital, 2019-2025 (table DT_NSO_0500_021V2), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 64d9158a9a0f…)
• National Statistics Office of Mongolia: Population of Mongolia by location, aimags and the Capital, by year (table DT_NSO_0300_004V1), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1cdec058b366…)
• 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…)
• National Statistics Office of Mongolia: Revenue of local government by aimags and the Capital, 1990-2025 (table DT_NSO_0800_031V1), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b5f3acdb5571…)

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