Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda
Uganda: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 89.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-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
Uganda recorded 89.0% for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda peaked at 95.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 2012.
That places Uganda 14th out of 119 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 93.2% | — |
| 1992 | 95.7% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 95.2% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.2% | 93.2% | 93.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 95.4% | 95.2% | 95.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 89.1% | 94.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 87.0% | 89.0% | 3 |
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 share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Uganda was 89.0% 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Uganda ranks 14th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 upper-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 $5.50 per day.