Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uganda
Uganda: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 16.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uganda, 1992–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uganda stood at 16.1%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uganda peaked at 56.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2023.
That places Uganda 41st out of 73 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 56.4% | — |
| 1996 | 44.4% | -21.3% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.9% | 33.8% | 56.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 24.5% | 38.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.7% | 21.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uganda?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uganda was 16.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2023.
- How does Uganda rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Uganda ranks 41st out of 73 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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