Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 17.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Djibouti, 1989–2023
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
In 2023, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Djibouti stood at 17.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Djibouti peaked at 26.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2019.
That places Djibouti 21st out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 20.2% | — |
| 1996 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +22.8% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -37.7% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 16.2% | 26.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 19 Nepal 18.3% compare
- 20 Chad 18.2% compare
- 22 Sri Lanka 17.1% compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 16.9% compare
- 24 Philippines 16.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Djibouti
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 2.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,041 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 0.3343 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.32 (2020)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.3% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Djibouti?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Djibouti was 17.7% in 2023, 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Djibouti ranks 21st out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.