Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Finland
Finland: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 4,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Finland, 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 Finland is 4,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Finland peaked at 6,300 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,000, in 2020.
Finland ranks 143rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,300 | — |
| 2001 | 6,200 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 6,000 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 5,900 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 5,800 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5,700 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5,600 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5,500 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5,400 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5,300 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5,100 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 5,000 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4,900 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4,900 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,800 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4,700 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4,600 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4,500 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 4,300 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 4,100 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 4,000 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 4,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,800, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Finland's 4,000 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 29% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,770 | 5,300 | 6,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,690 | 4,100 | 5,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Finland?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Finland was 4,000 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,300 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Finland ranks 143rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.