Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in World
World: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) was 23.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in World, 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 World is 23.2 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in World peaked at 33.1 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.4 %, in 2020.
That places World 13th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 32.7 % | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 32.4 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 32 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 31.6 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 31.2 % | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 30.7 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 30.1 % | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 29.4 % | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 28.7 % | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 27.9 % | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 27.1 % | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 26.4 % | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 25.8 % | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 25.2 % | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 24.6 % | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 24.1 % | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 23.5 % | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 23 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 22.6 % | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 22.4 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 22.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.6 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 22.9 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 23.2 % | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.19 % | 28.7 % | 33.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.02 % | 22.6 % | 27.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7 % | 22.4 % | 23.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 10 Madagascar 38.4 % compare
- 11 Mozambique 37 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 19.2 % compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 16.6 % compare
- 12 Ethiopia 35.5 % compare
- 13 Sudan 35.4 % compare
- 13 Micronesia 13.6 % compare
- 14 Lesotho 35 % compare
- 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.7 % compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.7 % compare
- 15 Nigeria 33.8 % compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 20.3 % compare
- 16 Pakistan 33.6 % compare
- 16 Polynesia 7 % compare
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 percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in World?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) in World was 23.2 % 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4 % in 2020.
- How does World rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled)?
- World ranks 13th 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 World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 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.