Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 6.5 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan stood at 6.5 %. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Turkmenistan peaked at 26.5 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.5 %, in 2024.
Turkmenistan ranks 108th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 25.9 % | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 25.1 % | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 23.9 % | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 22.6 % | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 21 % | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 19.5 % | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 18.1 % | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 16.7 % | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 15.5 % | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 14.4 % | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 13.4 % | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 12.6 % | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 11.8 % | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 11.1 % | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 10.4 % | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7 % | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 9 % | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4 % | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 7.8 % | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.4 % | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 7 % | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8 % | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.6 % | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 6.5 % | -1.5% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 6.5 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4 %, 77% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 6.5 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5 %, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.48 % | 15.5 % | 26.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.86 % | 7.8 % | 14.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.86 % | 6.5 % | 7.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
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- 108 Uruguay 6.5 % compare
- 110 Armenia 6.2 % compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Turkmenistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1236 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 808.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5289 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.4% (2025)
- Rural population 52.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Turkmenistan?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in Turkmenistan was 6.5 % 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 % in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- Turkmenistan ranks 108th 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 Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.