Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 4.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Kuwait is 4.5 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Kuwait peaked at 5 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.7 %, in 2000.
Kuwait ranks 121st of 147 countries on this measure, 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 3.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8 % | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 4 % | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 4.1 % | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.3 % | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.5 % | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 4.6 % | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.8 % | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9 % | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 % | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9 % | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.6 % | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.5 % | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5 % | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 4.5 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.5 %, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 4.5 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.4 %, 48% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.23 % | 3.7 % | 4.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 % | 4.6 % | 5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5 % | 4.5 % | 4.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More agriculture & rural data for Kuwait
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 171.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2005)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Kuwait?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Kuwait was 4.5 % 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 5 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 % in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- Kuwait ranks 121st 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 Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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