Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Colombia
Colombia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 410,900 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Colombia is 410,900, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Colombia peaked at 751,200 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 391,400, in 2020.
That places Colombia 51st 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 751,200 | — |
| 2001 | 735,400 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 721,300 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 705,000 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 683,900 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 660,300 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 632,300 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 600,300 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 567,800 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 539,800 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 515,300 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 494,700 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 478,300 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 463,900 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 450,400 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 437,200 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 423,500 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 410,800 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 401,300 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 394,500 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 391,400 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 393,200 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 400,000 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 405,600 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 410,900 | +1.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 410,900 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 8.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 410,900 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,400, 8.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 659,730 | 539,800 | 751,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 446,990 | 394,500 | 515,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 400,220 | 391,400 | 410,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Colombia?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Colombia was 410,900 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 751,200 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 391,400 in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Colombia ranks 51st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.