Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in World
World: Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) was 150.2 million No in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in World, 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 World is 150.2 million No, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in World peaked at 207.2 million No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 149.8 million No, in 2023.
World ranks 1st of 36 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 207.2 million No | — |
| 2001 | 205.7 million No | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 204.7 million No | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 203.4 million No | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 201.9 million No | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 200.3 million No | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 198.3 million No | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 195.7 million No | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 192.9 million No | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 190.1 million No | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 186.9 million No | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 183.5 million No | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 180.4 million No | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 177.5 million No | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 174.4 million No | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 171.2 million No | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 167.9 million No | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 164 million No | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 159.8 million No | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 156.1 million No | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 153 million No | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 150.8 million No | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 150.1 million No | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 149.8 million No | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 150.2 million No | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 200.02 million No | 190.1 million No | 207.2 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.17 million No | 156.1 million No | 186.9 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 150.78 million No | 149.8 million No | 153 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in World?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) in World was 150.2 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 207.2 million No in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 149.8 million No in 2023.
- How does World rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled)?
- World ranks 1st 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 World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.