Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Western Asia and Northern Africa
Western Asia and Northern Africa: Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) was 10.4 million No in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Western Asia and Northern Africa, 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa stood at 10.4 million No.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Western Asia and Northern Africa peaked at 12 million No in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.2 million No, in 2021.
Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 15th 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8 million No | — |
| 2001 | 11.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.9 million No | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 million No | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 12 million No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 million No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 million No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 million No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 million No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.9 million No | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.7 million No | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 11.6 million No | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.5 million No | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.3 million No | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 11.2 million No | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.9 million No | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.7 million No | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.5 million No | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 10.3 million No | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 10.2 million No | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 10.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.4 million No | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.92 million No | 11.8 million No | 12 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.33 million No | 10.5 million No | 12 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.26 million No | 10.2 million No | 10.4 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia and Northern Africa
- 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
- 16 Madagascar 1.8 million No compare
- 17 Egypt 1.5 million No compare
- 18 South Africa 1.4 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia and Northern Africa
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,828 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,365 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 25 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 31.6 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 7.4 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 18.1 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 23,360 Int$/cap (2024)
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 91 % (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 119 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,028 kcal/cap/d (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in Western Asia and Northern Africa was 10.4 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12 million No in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2 million No in 2021.
- How does Western Asia and Northern Africa rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled)?
- Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 15th 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia and Northern Africa 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.