Children moderately or severely stunted in Europe

Europe: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1,201 num th in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
1,201 num th
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
25th
of 35 groups
All-time high
2,259 num th
in 2000
All-time low
1,201 num th
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Children moderately or severely stunted in Europe, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2000201220242000: 2.3k num th2001: 2.2k num th2002: 2.1k num th2003: 2.1k num th2004: 2.1k num th2005: 2.0k num th2006: 2.0k num th2007: 2.0k num th2008: 2.0k num th2009: 1.9k num th2010: 1.9k num th2011: 1.9k num th2012: 1.9k num th2013: 1.8k num th2014: 1.8k num th2015: 1.8k num th2016: 1.7k num th2017: 1.7k num th2018: 1.6k num th2019: 1.5k num th2020: 1.4k num th2021: 1.4k num th2022: 1.3k num th2023: 1.2k num th2024: 1.2k num th

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.

Analysis

Europe recorded 1,201 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Europe peaked at 2,259 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,201 num th, in 2024.

Europe ranks 25th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,068 num th 1,942 num th 2,259 num th 10
2010s 1,759 num th 1,506 num th 1,914 num th 10
2020s 1,298 num th 1,201 num th 1,429 num th 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 22 Kenya 1,273 num th compare
  2. 23 Cameroon 1,209 num th compare
  3. 24 Burundi 1,208 num th compare
  4. 25 Brazil 1,164 num th compare
  5. 26 Chad 1,163 num th compare
  6. 27 Myanmar 1,077 num th compare
  7. 28 Malawi 1,038 num th compare

See the full ranking of 198 places β†’

More development goals data for Europe

All data for Europe β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is children moderately or severely stunted in Europe?
Children moderately or severely stunted in Europe was 1,201 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 2,259 num th in 2000.
What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 1,201 num th in 2024.
How does Europe rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
Europe ranks 25th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
198 places, 4,950 data points, 2000–2024
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