Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Europe
Europe: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 3.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Europe, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe recorded 3.6 % for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Europe peaked at 6.1 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.6 %, in 2022.
Europe ranks 34th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 6 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.8 % | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 5.7 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.6 % | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.5 % | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.4 % | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.1 % | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 5 % | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8 % | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.7 % | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6 % | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.5 % | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.4 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3 % | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2 % | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4 % | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9 % | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.8 % | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.7 % | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.6 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.55 % | 5 % | 6.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 % | 3.9 % | 4.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 % | 3.6 % | 3.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 31 Guinea 26.6 % compare
- 32 Nepal 26 % compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 25.2 % compare
- 34 Bangladesh 25.1 % compare
- 35 Myanmar 24.5 % compare
- 36 South Africa 24.4 % compare
- 37 Malaysia 24.3 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Europe?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Europe was 3.6 % 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 % in 2022.
- How does Europe rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- Europe ranks 34th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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.