Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Uganda
16.1% of people in Uganda lived below the national poverty line in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1992.
Uganda, 2023
16.1%
Change from 2019
−4.2percentage points
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Uganda over time
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Uganda
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uganda |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 16.1% |
| 2019 | 20.3% |
| 2016 | 21.4% |
| 2012 | 19.7% |
| 2009 | 24.5% |
| 2005 | 31.1% |
| 2002 | 38.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 20.3% in 2019, a change of −4.2 percentage points.
- Since 1992, when it was 56.4%, the figure has changed by −40.3 percentage points.