Number of poor at $5.5 a day based on purchasing-power-parity

34.7 (million persons) in 2016

In 2016, number of poor at $5.5 a day for Uganda was 34.7 million persons. Between 1996 and 2016, number of poor at $5.5 a day of Uganda grew substantially from 20.1 to 34.7 million persons rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 15.28% in 2016.

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Number of people living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government

Date Value Change, %
2016 34.7 15.28%
2012 30.1 7.50%
2009 28.0 9.38%
2005 25.6 8.02%
2002 23.7 4.87%
1999 22.6 12.44%
1996 20.1 12.92%
1992 17.8 13.38%
1989 15.7