Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Australia
Australia: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 3.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Australia stood at 3.1 %.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Australia peaked at 3.5 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9 %, in 2000.
That places Australia 129th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 1 % | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2 % | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4 % | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 1.6 % | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 1.9 % | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 2.2 % | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 2.5 % | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 2.8 % | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 3 % | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 3.2 % | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 3.3 % | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.4 % | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 % | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4 % | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.3 % | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.2 % | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1 % | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 3 % | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1 % | +3.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3.1 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.5 %, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3.1 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.7 %, 21% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.85 % | 0.9 % | 3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 % | 3.1 % | 3.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 % | 3 % | 3.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 127 Paraguay 3.2 % compare
- 127 Portugal 3.2 % compare
- 129 Australia and New Zealand 3.1 % compare
- 131 Saint Lucia 2.8 % compare
- 131 Singapore 2.8 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Australia?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Australia was 3.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 % in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- Australia ranks 129th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled estimates) (percent) — 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.