Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Uganda
Uganda: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 93.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Uganda, 1989–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 93.6% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Uganda peaked at 97.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 92.4%, in 2012.
That places Uganda 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 96.2% | — |
| 1992 | 97.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 93.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 93.5%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 93.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.9%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.2% | 96.2% | 96.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.5% | 97.2% | 97.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 93.2% | 96.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 92.4% | 93.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 93.6% | 93.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Uganda?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Uganda was 93.6% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.4% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.