Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Upper-middle-income economies
Upper-middle-income economies: Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) was 16.7 million No in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Upper-middle-income economies, 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 Upper-middle-income economies is 16.7 million No, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Upper-middle-income economies peaked at 42.3 million No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.7 million No, in 2024.
Upper-middle-income economies ranks 12th of 36 groups 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 Upper-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.3 million No | — |
| 2001 | 40.3 million No | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 38.4 million No | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 36.7 million No | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 35.2 million No | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 33.9 million No | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 32.8 million No | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 31.7 million No | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 30.7 million No | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 29.7 million No | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 28.6 million No | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 27.5 million No | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 26.6 million No | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 25.9 million No | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 25.1 million No | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 24.4 million No | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 23.6 million No | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 22.7 million No | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 21.6 million No | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 20.5 million No | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 19.5 million No | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 18.6 million No | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 17.9 million No | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 17.2 million No | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 16.7 million No | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.17 million No | 29.7 million No | 42.3 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.65 million No | 20.5 million No | 28.6 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.98 million No | 16.7 million No | 19.5 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper-middle-income economies
- 9 Afghanistan 2.8 million No compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.3 million No compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.3 million No compare
- 10 Sudan 2.7 million No compare
- 10 Türkiye 0.3 million No compare
- 11 Philippines 2.5 million No compare
- 12 China 2.4 million No compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Upper-middle-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,432 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,878 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 20 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 16.7 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 10.8 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.6 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 21,738 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 361.7 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,287 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 20.1 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Upper-middle-income economies?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Upper-middle-income economies was 16.7 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 Upper-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3 million No in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in Upper-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7 million No in 2024.
- How does Upper-middle-income economies rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled)?
- Upper-middle-income economies ranks 12th 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 Upper-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper-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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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.