Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Uganda
Uganda: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 26.26 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Uganda, 1989–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Uganda stood at 26.26 million. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Uganda peaked at 26.26 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.38 million, in 1989.
Uganda ranks 7th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.38 million | 12.38 million | 12.38 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.99 million | 15.13 million | 19.08 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.32 million | 20.23 million | 20.44 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.18 million | 19.54 million | 26.26 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.28 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,920 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.46 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.68 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1641 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1641 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1815 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4361 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Uganda?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Uganda was 26.26 million in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 26.26 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.38 million in 1989.
- How does Uganda rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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