Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Central Asia and Southern Asia
Central Asia and Southern Asia: Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) was 57.1 million No in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Central Asia and Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Central Asia and Southern Asia recorded 57.1 million No for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Central Asia and Southern Asia peaked at 92.9 million No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 57.1 million No, in 2024.
Central Asia and Southern Asia ranks 5th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Central Asia and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.9 million No | — |
| 2001 | 92.7 million No | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 92.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.4 million No | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 91.8 million No | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 90.9 million No | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 89.5 million No | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 87.7 million No | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 85.8 million No | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 84 million No | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 82 million No | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 80 million No | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 78.1 million No | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 76.1 million No | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 73.8 million No | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 71.5 million No | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 69.1 million No | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 66.6 million No | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 64.2 million No | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 62 million No | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 60.2 million No | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 58.7 million No | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 57.9 million No | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 57.3 million No | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 57.1 million No | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.04 million No | 84 million No | 92.9 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.34 million No | 62 million No | 82 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.24 million No | 57.1 million No | 60.2 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia and Southern Asia
- 2 Nigeria 11.4 million No compare
- 3 Pakistan 10.7 million No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.7 million No compare
- 4 Ethiopia 6.9 million No compare
- 5 Indonesia 5 million No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 3.3 million No compare
- 6 Bangladesh 4.2 million No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 1.4 million No compare
- 7 Yemen 3.1 million No compare
- 8 Angola 3 million No compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 0.6 million No compare
- 8 Melanesia 0.6 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central Asia and Southern Asia
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,797 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,324 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 10 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 11.1 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 3.3 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 30.2 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 9,769 Int$/cap (2024)
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 81 % (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 161.2 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,703 kcal/cap/d (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Central Asia and Southern Asia was 57.1 million No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9 million No in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1 million No in 2024.
- How does Central Asia and Southern Asia rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled)?
- Central Asia and Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) rising or falling in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Asia and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled estimates) (million) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.