Children moderately or severely stunted in Nigeria
Nigeria: Children moderately or severely stunted was 11,438 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 11,438 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Nigeria peaked at 11,749 num th in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9,287 num th, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 178 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,287 num th | — |
| 2001 | 9,550 num th | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 9,823 num th | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 10,094 num th | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 10,345 num th | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 10,571 num th | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 10,782 num th | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 10,950 num th | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 11,097 num th | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 11,224 num th | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 11,323 num th | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11,417 num th | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11,516 num th | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11,617 num th | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11,700 num th | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 11,749 num th | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11,735 num th | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11,645 num th | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11,501 num th | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 11,323 num th | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 11,164 num th | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 11,092 num th | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 11,176 num th | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 11,281 num th | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11,438 num th | +1.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 11,438 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 37.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 11,438 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 20.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,372 num th | 9,287 num th | 11,224 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,553 num th | 11,323 num th | 11,749 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,230 num th | 11,092 num th | 11,438 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More development goals data for Nigeria
- Red List Index 0.9147 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 201.98 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 238.4 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 519,644 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Nigeria?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Nigeria was 11,438 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 11,749 num th in 2015.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,287 num th in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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