Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Indonesia

Underweight in adults in Indonesia in 2024 — 9.2%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 16.1 pp.

2024 9.2% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 157of 199
Period maximum 25.4%1980
Period minimum 9.2%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Indonesia, 1980–20245101520253019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 25.4%1981: 25%1982: 24.7%1983: 24.4%1984: 24.1%1985: 23.7%1986: 23.4%1987: 23%1988: 22.7%1989: 22.3%1990: 22%1991: 21.6%1992: 21.3%1993: 20.9%1994: 20.6%1995: 20.3%1996: 19.9%1997: 19.6%1998: 19.3%1999: 18.9%2000: 18.6%2001: 18.2%2002: 17.9%2003: 17.5%2004: 17.1%2005: 16.6%2006: 16.2%2007: 15.7%2008: 15.3%2009: 14.8%2010: 14.4%2011: 13.9%2012: 13.5%2013: 13%2014: 12.6%2015: 12.2%2016: 11.8%2017: 11.4%2018: 11%2019: 10.7%2020: 10.4%2021: 10.1%2022: 9.8%2023: 9.5%2024: 9.2%
Change over the period: −16.1 pp Annual average: -0.37 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Indonesia

Indonesia 9.2%
World computed 7.5%
East Asia & Pacific computed 6.6%
South-Eastern Asia computed 9.8%
Underweight in adults — Indonesia, by year Indonesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 9.2 −0.3 pp
2023 9.5 −0.3 pp
2022 9.8 −0.3 pp
2021 10.1 −0.3 pp
2020 10.4 −0.3 pp
2019 10.7 −0.3 pp
2018 11 −0.4 pp
2017 11.4 −0.4 pp
2016 11.8 −0.4 pp
2015 12.2 −0.4 pp
2014 12.6 −0.4 pp
2013 13 −0.4 pp
2012 13.5 −0.4 pp
2011 13.9 −0.4 pp
2010 14.4 −0.4 pp
2009 14.8 −0.5 pp
2008 15.3 −0.5 pp
2007 15.7 −0.5 pp
2006 16.2 −0.4 pp
2005 16.6 −0.4 pp
2004 17.1 −0.4 pp
2003 17.5 −0.4 pp
2002 17.9 −0.4 pp
2001 18.2 −0.4 pp
2000 18.6 −0.3 pp
1999 18.9 −0.3 pp
1998 19.3 −0.3 pp
1997 19.6 −0.3 pp
1996 19.9 −0.3 pp
1995 20.3 −0.3 pp
1994 20.6 −0.3 pp
1993 20.9 −0.3 pp
1992 21.3 −0.3 pp
1991 21.6 −0.4 pp
1990 22 −0.4 pp
1989 22.3 −0.4 pp
1988 22.7 −0.4 pp
1987 23 −0.4 pp
1986 23.4 −0.3 pp
1985 23.7 −0.3 pp
1984 24.1 −0.3 pp
1983 24.4 −0.3 pp
1982 24.7 −0.3 pp
1981 25 −0.3 pp
1980 25.4

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index below 18.5 kg/m². The indicator moves in the direction opposite to obesity, and together they describe what is called the double burden of malnutrition: in many middle-income countries both shares are high at once — underweight persists in the countryside, obesity has already come to the city. The largest values are given by South Asia and the Horn of Africa.

Important: The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one. Underweight in adults and undernourishment are different indicators: the first measures the body, the second the intake of calories.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.