Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Malawi
Malawi: Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) was 1 million No in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2024, number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Malawi stood at 1 million No. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Malawi peaked at 1.3 million No in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1 million No, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 26th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2 million No | — |
| 2001 | 1.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3 million No | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2 million No | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1 million No | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 million No | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 million No | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1 million No is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 million No, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1 million No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7 million No, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.25 million No | 1.2 million No | 1.3 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million No | 1 million No | 1.3 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 million No | 1 million No | 1 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Malawi?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Malawi was 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 million No in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 million No in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled)?
- Malawi ranks 26th 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 Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.