Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 15.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Indonesia, 1987–2023
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
The most recent figure for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 35.9% | — |
| 1989 | 31.0% | -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 | 23.0% | -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 | 17.0% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -5.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 15.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 3.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 15.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.3%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.5% | 31.0% | 35.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.2% | 22.8% | 30.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 19.6% | 24.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 17.7% | 19.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 15.9% | 17.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More poverty & inequality data for Indonesia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 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 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,829 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Indonesia?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Indonesia was 15.9% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Indonesia ranks 27th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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 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.