Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Niger
Niger: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 34.6 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
34.6
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
2nd
of 96 countries
All-time high
46.6
in 1998
All-time low
31.3
in 2019
Years of data
20
1985–2022
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Niger, 1985–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Niger stood at 34.6.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Niger peaked at 46.6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 31.3, in 2019.
That places Niger 2nd out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 45 | — |
| 1992 | 38.7 | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 46.6 | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 43.1 | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 35.6 | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 37.9 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 34.6 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 33.5 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 40 | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 36.2 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 32.1 | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 33.1 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 34.6 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 35.8 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 32 | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 37.5 | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 31.3 | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 33.4 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 33.2 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.6 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45 | 45 | 45 | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.65 | 38.7 | 46.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.94 | 33.5 | 43.1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.73 | 31.3 | 40 | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.73 | 33.2 | 34.6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 6.06 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 577.4 (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 18.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.05 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 8.05 (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 -11.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.591 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Niger?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Niger was 34.6 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3 in 2019.
- How does Niger rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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