Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Albania
Albania: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 10,500 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 10,500 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Albania peaked at 85,300 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,500, in 2024.
Albania ranks 126th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85,300 | — |
| 2001 | 82,300 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 78,200 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 73,300 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 67,900 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 61,700 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 55,300 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 49,200 | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 43,400 | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 38,300 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 33,900 | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 30,700 | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 28,500 | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 27,000 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 25,800 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 24,600 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 23,200 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 21,300 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 19,000 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 16,800 | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 14,800 | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 13,200 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 12,100 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 11,200 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 10,500 | -6.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 10,500 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 23% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Albania's 10,500 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 76% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63,490 | 38,300 | 85,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,080 | 16,800 | 33,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,360 | 10,500 | 14,800 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More reference data data for Albania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0261 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.954 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6439 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Albania?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Albania was 10,500 in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 85,300 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,500 in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Albania ranks 126th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.