Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda
Uganda: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 70.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 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 %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda stood at 70.4%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda peaked at 86.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2012.
That places Uganda 11th out of 119 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.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 80.5% | — |
| 1992 | 86.7% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 85.7% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 86.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 85.7% | 86.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 72.9% | 84.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 67.3% | 70.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 76.8% compare
- 9 Kenya 75.8% compare
- 10 Nigeria 71.0% compare
- 12 Ethiopia 69.1% compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 64.4% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 63.6% 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 share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda was 70.4% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Uganda ranks 11th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.