Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Belgium
Belgium: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 14,800 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Belgium stood at 14,800. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Belgium peaked at 23,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,800, in 2024.
That places Belgium 115th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23,000 | — |
| 2001 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22,800 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 22,300 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 21,700 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 21,300 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 20,900 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 20,500 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 20,100 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 19,600 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 19,100 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 18,700 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 18,200 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 17,800 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 17,400 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 17,100 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 16,700 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 16,200 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 15,800 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 15,400 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 15,200 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 15,100 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 15,200 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 15,100 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 14,800 | -2.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 14,800 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,800, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 14,800 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,520 | 19,600 | 23,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,240 | 15,400 | 19,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,080 | 14,800 | 15,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Belgium?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Belgium was 14,800 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 23,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,800 in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Belgium ranks 115th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.
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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.