Children moderately or severely stunted in Yemen
Yemen: Children moderately or severely stunted was 3,055 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 3,055 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Yemen peaked at 3,055 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,952 num th, in 2000.
That places Yemen 9th 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,952 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1,986 num th | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,024 num th | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2,058 num th | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 2,089 num th | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2,116 num th | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2,143 num th | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2,166 num th | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2,179 num th | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,187 num th | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,188 num th | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,185 num th | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,189 num th | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,209 num th | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,242 num th | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2,296 num th | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,364 num th | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2,435 num th | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2,503 num th | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2,572 num th | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 2,648 num th | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2,734 num th | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 2,842 num th | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 2,941 num th | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 3,055 num th | +3.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 3,055 num th is above the median for low income countries, which is 986.9 num th, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 3,055 num th is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.4 num th, 34.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,090 num th | 1,952 num th | 2,187 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,318 num th | 2,185 num th | 2,572 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,844 num th | 2,648 num th | 3,055 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 6 Indonesia 5,031 num th compare
- 7 Bangladesh 4,189 num th compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 3,299 num th compare
- 10 Angola 3,027 num th compare
- 11 Afghanistan 2,850 num th compare
- 12 Sudan 2,703 num th compare
More development goals data for Yemen
- Red List Index 0.8788 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 129.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 20.24 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 33 (2025)
- Infant deaths 46,799 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Yemen?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Yemen was 3,055 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3,055 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,952 num th in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Yemen ranks 9th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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