Children moderately or severely stunted in Niger
Niger: Children moderately or severely stunted was 2,310 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Niger, 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 Niger is 2,310 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Niger peaked at 2,310 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,223 num th, in 2000.
That places Niger 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Niger, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,223 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1,267 num th | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1,308 num th | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1,345 num th | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1,378 num th | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,411 num th | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,443 num th | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1,472 num th | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,499 num th | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1,527 num th | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,556 num th | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1,587 num th | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,623 num th | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,665 num th | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,712 num th | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,760 num th | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,808 num th | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1,854 num th | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1,896 num th | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,938 num th | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,986 num th | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 2,045 num th | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2,122 num th | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 2,214 num th | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 2,310 num th | +4.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 2,310 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 986.9 num th, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 2,310 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 4.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,387 num th | 1,223 num th | 1,527 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,740 num th | 1,556 num th | 1,938 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,135 num th | 1,986 num th | 2,310 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 12 Sudan 2,703 num th compare
- 13 Philippines 2,542 num th compare
- 14 China 2,351 num th compare
- 16 Mozambique 2,142 num th compare
- 17 Uganda 1,896 num th compare
- 18 Madagascar 1,787 num th compare
More development goals data for Niger
- Red List Index 0.9279 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 110.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.92 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 24 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 71,909 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Niger?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Niger was 2,310 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2,310 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,223 num th in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Niger ranks 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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