A new report by The World Poverty Clock, which monitors the progress against ending extreme poverty, revealed that 14.2 million Ugandans are living in extreme poverty.

With the country's population estimated to be over 43 million people, the extreme poverty figures represent 33% of its population.

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Ending extreme poverty by 2030 is United Nation's first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG); Uganda and its neighbours, Kenya, South Sudan and Tanzania, are off track.

As the country's population continues to boom, The World Poverty Clock estimates that by 2030, Uganda's population will be nearly 61.7 million and 13.3% will be living in extreme poverty.

The top ten African countries with most people living in extreme poverty include, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia Tanzania, Mozambique, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, South Sudan and Zambia.

The report also indicates that, among the top ten African countries with people living in extreme poverty, Ethiopia is on track to meet the target by 2030.