Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda
Uganda: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 17.91 million people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda, 1989–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2019, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda stood at 17.91 million people. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda peaked at 17.91 million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.80 million people, in 1989.
That places Uganda 8th out of 119 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: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9.80 million people | — |
| 1992 | 12.09 million people | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 13.31 million people | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 15.82 million people | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 16.76 million people | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 15.88 million people | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 14.13 million people | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 12.41 million people | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 16.38 million people | +32.0% |
| 2019 | 17.91 million people | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.80 million people | 9.80 million people | 9.80 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.74 million people | 12.09 million people | 15.82 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.59 million people | 14.13 million people | 16.76 million people | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.57 million people | 12.41 million people | 17.91 million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 5 Kenya 24.23 million people compare
- 6 Mozambique 22.87 million people compare
- 7 Madagascar 18.46 million people compare
- 9 Malawi 13.99 million people compare
- 10 Zambia 12.32 million people compare
- 11 South Africa 10.42 million people compare
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: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda was 17.91 million people in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 17.91 million people in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.80 million people in 1989.
- How does Uganda rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Uganda ranks 8th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.