Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Indonesia
Indonesia: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 15.9 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Indonesia, 1987–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Indonesia is 15.9, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Indonesia peaked at 35.9 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 15.9, in 2023.
That places Indonesia 27th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 35.9 | — |
| 1989 | 31 | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 29.8 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 30.3 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 25.8 | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 22.8 | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 24.7 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 23.4 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 23 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 23.1 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.7 | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 24.4 | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 19.6 | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 18.6 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 19.9 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 17.7 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 17.9 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 17 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 16.8 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 15.9 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.45 | 31 | 35.9 | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.18 | 22.8 | 30.3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 22.56 | 19.6 | 24.7 | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.52 | 17.7 | 19.9 | 4 |
| 2020s | 16.57 | 15.9 | 17 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More poverty & inequality data for Indonesia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 10 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.13 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,829 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0857 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.31 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 10.31 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.7393 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.423 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Indonesia?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Indonesia was 15.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9 in 1987.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9 in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Indonesia ranks 27th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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