Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Uganda
Uganda: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 59.78 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Uganda, 1989–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Uganda is 59.78, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Uganda peaked at 80.61 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 56.16, in 2012.
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 falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.77 | 72.77 | 72.77 | 1 |
| 1990s | 79.68 | 78.55 | 80.61 | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.51 | 63.55 | 78.58 | 3 |
| 2010s | 58.68 | 56.16 | 60.11 | 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 share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Uganda?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Uganda was 59.78 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 80.61 in 1999.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.16 in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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