Poverty & Inequality in Uganda 96 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Uganda. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 59.8% 2019 down 5.9% 7th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 59.8% 2019 down 5.9% 7th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 66,876 people 2019 up 14.9% 92nd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 99.7% 2019 up 0.3% 14th Share of population living in extreme poverty 59.8% 2019 down 5.9% 7th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 93.6% 2019 up 0.5% 7th Number of people living in extreme poverty 17.67 million people 2019 up 52.3% 48th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 26.26 million people 2019 up 29.9% 7th Number of people living in extreme poverty 26.26 million people 2019 up 29.9% 7th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 93.6% 2019 up 0.5% 7th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 59.8% 2019 down 5.9% 7th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 7.1% 2019 up 7.2% 45th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 13.4% 2019 up 5.1% 40th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 20.8% 2019 up 7.1% 34th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.8% 2019 up 0.0% 18th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 59.8% 2019 down 5.9% 7th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 76.3% 2019 down 3.0% 7th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 59.8% 2019 down 5.9% 7th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 96.1% 2019 up 0.8% 8th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 26.26 million people 2019 up 29.9% 7th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 66,876 people 2019 up 14.9% 92nd Gini coefficient 0.427 2019 down 3.4% 18th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 9.7% 2022 down 18.5% 49th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 59.8% 2019 down 5.9% 7th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 16.1% 2023 down 18.3% 41st Share of population living below national poverty lines 16.1% 2023 down 18.3% 41st Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 1.26 million people 2019 up 4.9% 87th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 40.8% 2019 down 8.2% 9th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.8% 2019 up 0.2% 21st Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 40.8% 2019 down 8.2% 9th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 17.91 million people 2019 up 26.8% 8th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 70.4% 2019 down 3.3% 11th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 89.0% 2019 down 0.1% 14th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 42.1% 2019 down 8.2% 9th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 16.1% 2023 down 18.3% 41st Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 41.7% 2016 down 26.1% 3rd ← Previous Page 2 of 2