Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Uganda
Uganda: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 76.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
Uganda recorded 76.3% for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in 2019.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Uganda peaked at 90.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2012.
That places Uganda 7th out of 120 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 84.8% | — |
| 1992 | 90.3% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 89.3% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +0.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 76.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 64.6%, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 76.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.1%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 89.9% | 89.3% | 90.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 78.7% | 88.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 73.6% | 76.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Uganda?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Uganda was 76.3% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.