Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Uganda
Uganda: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 96.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Uganda, 1989–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Uganda is 96.1%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Uganda peaked at 98.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 2012.
That places Uganda 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.4% | 98.2% | 98.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 95.2% | 97.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.8% | 96.1% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Uganda
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.03 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.94 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.9521 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4723 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7925 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 224.68 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,308 millimeters (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Uganda?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Uganda was 96.1% in 2019, 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 $10 a day recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Uganda ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 $10 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 $10 per day.