Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Algeria
Algeria: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 2.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Algeria, 1987–2019
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 2.7% for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Algeria peaked at 11.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2019.
That places Algeria 80th out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 8.0% | — |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +22.8% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -52.2% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +105.6% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -69.4% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 2.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 67% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 2.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.8%, 71% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.4% | 11.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More poverty & inequality data for Algeria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,537 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 13.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.443 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Algeria?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Algeria was 2.7% in 2019, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2019.
- How does Algeria rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Algeria ranks 80th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.