Number children stunted who in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Number children stunted who was 8.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.72 million
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
4th
of 162 countries
All-time high
8.72 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.34 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number children stunted who in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 8.72 million for number children stunted who in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number children stunted who in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 8.72 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.34 million, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 4th out of 162 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.
Number children stunted who in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.34 million | — |
| 2001 | 4.45 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 4.58 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 4.70 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 4.82 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.93 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.04 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.15 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.26 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.38 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.52 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.67 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 5.82 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 6.00 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.20 million | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.39 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.60 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.83 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 7.05 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 7.26 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 7.51 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 7.79 million | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 8.13 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 8.42 million | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 8.72 million | +3.6% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 8.72 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 986,900, 8.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 8.72 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 15.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.87 million | 4.34 million | 5.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.33 million | 5.52 million | 7.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.11 million | 7.51 million | 8.72 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 380.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 313.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 483.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 57.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,624 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 1,764 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number children stunted who in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Number children stunted who in Democratic Republic of Congo was 8.72 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number children stunted who recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.72 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number children stunted who recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.34 million in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for number children stunted who?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number children stunted who rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number children stunted who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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