Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 5.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Tajikistan, 2005–2023
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 Tajikistan stood at 5.2%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Tajikistan peaked at 15.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2023.
Tajikistan ranks 59th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.9% | — |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -45.7% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +62.2% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -51.9% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 8.2% | 15.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.4% | 13.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More poverty & inequality data for Tajikistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 3.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,124 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 10.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.74 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.7% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Tajikistan?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Tajikistan was 5.2% 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2023.
- How does Tajikistan rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Tajikistan ranks 59th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.