Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) was 1.8 million No in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Madagascar is 1.8 million No, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Madagascar peaked at 1.8 million No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.7 million No, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 16th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7 million No | — |
| 2001 | 1.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8 million No | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7 million No | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8 million No | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.8 million No is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 million No, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.8 million No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7 million No, 2.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.78 million No | 1.7 million No | 1.8 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 million No | 1.7 million No | 1.8 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 million No | 1.7 million No | 1.8 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2 million No compare
- 13 Niger 2.3 million No compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2 million No compare
- 14 Mozambique 2.1 million No compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.1 million No compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 0.1 million No compare
- 15 Uganda 1.9 million No compare
- 17 Egypt 1.5 million No compare
- 18 South Africa 1.4 million No compare
- 19 Kenya 1.3 million No compare
- 19 Mexico 1.3 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Madagascar?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Madagascar was 1.8 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 million No in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 million No in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled)?
- Madagascar ranks 16th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.