Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Thailand
Thailand: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 6.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Thailand, 1987–2022
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 Thailand is 6.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Thailand peaked at 17.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2016.
That places Thailand 58th out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 17.2% | — |
| 1993 | 16.3% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -54.5% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +31.4% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -27.2% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 15.4% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 9.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More poverty & inequality data for Thailand
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,072 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 -1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.04 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.0% (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 Thailand?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Thailand was 6.7% in 2022, 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2016.
- How does Thailand rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Thailand ranks 58th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.