Poverty and living standards in Khentii, Mongolia: official figures
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.
Is poverty falling in Khentii?
The poverty rate in Khentii was 43.8% in 2016, 38.0% in 2018 and 36.6% in 2020, a fall of 7.2 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 Khentii?
Applying the 2020 poverty rate of 36.6% to the 2020 population of 78,347 suggests roughly 28,700 people in Khentii 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 Khentii?
The poverty gap, which shows how far below the poverty line poor people fall on average, was 10.5% in Khentii in 2020, 5th highest of 22 (all of Mongolia: 7.4%); it was 11.7% in 2016.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow severe is poverty in Khentii?
The poverty severity index, which gives more weight to the poorest households, was 4.2 in Khentii in 2020 (all of Mongolia: 2.8); in 2016 it was 4.3.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow does poverty in Khentii compare with the rest of its region?
Khentii is in the NSO's Eastern region, where 33.3% of people lived below the poverty line in 2020 (43.9% in 2016); in Khentii the rate was 36.6%.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow Khentii compares with other aimags
Share of people below the poverty line (2020)
Khentii ranks 6 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of people below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Khovd | 39.7% |
| 4 | Bulgan | 38.7% |
| 5 | Dornod | 37.1% |
| 6 | Khentii | 36.6% |
| 7 | Uvurkhangai | 36.2% |
| 8 | Bayankhongor | 35.7% |
| 9 | Selenge | 34.0% |
Poverty gap (2020)
Khentii ranks 5 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Poverty gap |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Khovd | 10.9% |
| 3 | Govisumber | 10.9% |
| 4 | Dornod | 10.7% |
| 5 | Khentii | 10.5% |
| 6 | Bulgan | 10.2% |
| 7 | Selenge | 9.4% |
| 8 | Uvurkhangai | 8.7% |
Change in poverty rate, 2016 to 2020 (percentage points) (2016-2020)
Khentii ranks 18 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Change in poverty rate, 2016 to 2020 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Uvurkhangai | -4.9 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 |
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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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