Children moderately or severely stunted in Germany
Germany: Children moderately or severely stunted was 85.2 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Germany is 85.2 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Germany peaked at 85.2 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45 num th, in 2002.
Germany ranks 90th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Germany, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.6 num th | — |
| 2001 | 45.2 num th | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 45 num th | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 45.2 num th | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 45.9 num th | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 46.8 num th | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 47 num th | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 47 num th | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.8 num th | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 49.2 num th | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 50.7 num th | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 51.9 num th | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 52.8 num th | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 54.1 num th | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 56.9 num th | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 60.8 num th | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 65.1 num th | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 68.8 num th | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 71.7 num th | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 74.3 num th | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 76.6 num th | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 79.3 num th | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 82.1 num th | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 83.8 num th | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 85.2 num th | +1.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 85.2 num th is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.45 num th, 7.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Germany's 85.2 num th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4 num th, 6.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.47 num th | 45 num th | 49.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.71 num th | 50.7 num th | 74.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4 num th | 76.6 num th | 85.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 87 Kazakhstan 93.7 num th compare
- 88 Lesotho 92.1 num th compare
- 89 Jordan 88.4 num th compare
- 91 Guinea-Bissau 85 num th compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 84.8 num th compare
- 93 Tunisia 76.9 num th compare
More development goals data for Germany
- Red List Index 0.9682 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3866 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 9,163 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 202 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 185 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 498 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 532 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,238 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Germany?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Germany was 85.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 num th in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Germany ranks 90th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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