Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Uganda
Uganda: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 26.26 million people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Uganda, 1989–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Uganda is 26.26 million people, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Uganda peaked at 26.26 million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.38 million people, in 1989.
That places Uganda 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Uganda, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12.38 million people | — |
| 1992 | 15.13 million people | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 16.77 million people | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 19.08 million people | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 20.29 million people | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 20.44 million people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 20.23 million people | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 19.54 million people | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 23.73 million people | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 26.26 million people | +10.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 26.26 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.40 million people, 2.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 26.26 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.40 million people, 2.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.38 million people | 12.38 million people | 12.38 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.99 million people | 15.13 million people | 19.08 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.32 million people | 20.23 million people | 20.44 million people | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.18 million people | 19.54 million people | 26.26 million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,920 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.46 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Uganda?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Uganda was 26.26 million people in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 26.26 million people in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.38 million people in 1989.
- How does Uganda rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.