Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Lower-middle-income economies
Lower-middle-income economies: Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) was 88.7 million No in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Lower-middle-income economies, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Lower-middle-income economies recorded 88.7 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 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Lower-middle-income economies peaked at 127.4 million No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 88.7 million No, in 2024.
That places Lower-middle-income economies 2nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Lower-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 127 million No | — |
| 2001 | 127.2 million No | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 127.4 million No | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 127.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 127.1 million No | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 126.4 million No | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 125.2 million No | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 123.6 million No | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 121.8 million No | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 120 million No | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 118 million No | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 115.8 million No | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 113.6 million No | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 111.4 million No | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 108.9 million No | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 106.3 million No | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 103.6 million No | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 100.6 million No | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 97.5 million No | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 94.7 million No | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 92.2 million No | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 90.3 million No | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 89.4 million No | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 88.9 million No | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 88.7 million No | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 125.31 million No | 120 million No | 127.4 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.04 million No | 94.7 million No | 118 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9 million No | 88.7 million No | 92.2 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower-middle-income economies
More agriculture & rural data for Lower-middle-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,312 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,789 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 7 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 12 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 28.9 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 4 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 8,996 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 242.5 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,714 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 43.8 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Lower-middle-income economies was 88.7 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 Lower-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 127.4 million No in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in Lower-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7 million No in 2024.
- How does Lower-middle-income economies rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled)?
- Lower-middle-income economies ranks 2nd 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 Lower-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower-middle-income economies 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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