Number of children who are underweight in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Number of children who are underweight was 96,525 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
96,525
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
57th
of 96 countries
All-time high
272,303
in 1994
All-time low
93,848
in 2018
Years of data
8
1994–2020

Number of children who are underweight in Saudi Arabia, 1994–2020

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1994200720201994: 272.3k2004: 117.3k2015: 159.5k2016: 130.4k2017: 176.9k2018: 93.8k2019: 112.5k2020: 96.5k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 96,525 for number of children who are underweight in 2020.

That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children who are underweight in Saudi Arabia peaked at 272,303 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 93,848, in 2018.

That places Saudi Arabia 57th out of 96 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 272,303 272,303 272,303 1
2000s 117,283 117,283 117,283 1
2010s 134,627 93,848 176,917 5
2020s 96,525 96,525 96,525 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 54 Colombia 129,652 compare
  2. 55 Türkiye 103,875 compare
  3. 56 Morocco 98,203 compare
  4. 58 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 84,650 compare
  5. 59 Liberia 81,375 compare
  6. 60 United States of America 79,570 compare

See the full ranking of 96 places →

More reference data data for Saudi Arabia

All data for Saudi Arabia →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of children who are underweight in Saudi Arabia?
Number of children who are underweight in Saudi Arabia was 96,525 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children who are underweight recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 272,303 in 1994.
What is the lowest number of children who are underweight recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 93,848 in 2018.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for number of children who are underweight?
Saudi Arabia ranks 57th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of children who are underweight rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of children who are underweight in Saudi Arabia. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-children-who-are-underweight/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-children-who-are-underweight/saudi-arabia/">Number of children who are underweight in Saudi Arabia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of children who are underweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 951 data points, 1984–2023
Last refreshed