Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Uganda

Uganda: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 93.6 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
93.6
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
7th
of 120 countries
All-time high
97.64
in 1992
All-time low
92.4
in 2012
Years of data
10
1989–2019

Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Uganda, 1989–2019

0204060801001989200420191989: 96.21992: 97.61996: 97.61999: 97.22002: 96.42005: 95.82009: 93.22012: 92.42016: 92.92019: 93.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 93.6 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Uganda peaked at 97.64 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 92.4, 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 96.24 96.24 96.24 1
1990s 97.46 97.16 97.64 3
2000s 95.12 93.18 96.37 3
2010s 92.95 92.4 93.6 3

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 4 Mozambique 96.28 compare
  2. 5 Niger 96.06 compare
  3. 6 Zambia 94.04 compare
  4. 8 Ethiopia 93.48 compare
  5. 9 Nigeria 92.94 compare
  6. 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 91.51 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Uganda?
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Uganda was 93.6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 97.64 in 1992.
What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 92.4 in 2012.
How does Uganda rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
Uganda ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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