Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Georgia

Georgia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 11,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11,000
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
124th
of 162 countries
All-time high
44,200
in 2000
All-time low
11,000
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Georgia, 2000–2024

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201220242000: 44.2k2001: 41.2k2002: 38.9k2003: 37.1k2004: 35.6k2005: 34.4k2006: 33.1k2007: 31.5k2008: 30.0k2009: 28.9k2010: 27.8k2011: 26.1k2012: 24.6k2013: 23.3k2014: 22.1k2015: 21.0k2016: 20.0k2017: 18.8k2018: 17.4k2019: 15.9k2020: 14.5k2021: 13.3k2022: 12.4k2023: 11.6k2024: 11.0k

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 Georgia is 11,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Georgia peaked at 44,200 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11,000, in 2024.

Georgia ranks 124th 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 Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Georgia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 44,200
2001 41,200 -6.8%
2002 38,900 -5.6%
2003 37,100 -4.6%
2004 35,600 -4.0%
2005 34,400 -3.4%
2006 33,100 -3.8%
2007 31,500 -4.8%
2008 30,000 -4.8%
2009 28,900 -3.7%
2010 27,800 -3.8%
2011 26,100 -6.1%
2012 24,600 -5.7%
2013 23,300 -5.3%
2014 22,100 -5.2%
2015 21,000 -5.0%
2016 20,000 -4.8%
2017 18,800 -6.0%
2018 17,400 -7.4%
2019 15,900 -8.6%
2020 14,500 -8.8%
2021 13,300 -8.3%
2022 12,400 -6.8%
2023 11,600 -6.5%
2024 11,000 -5.2%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 11,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 24% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 11,000 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 80% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35,490 28,900 44,200 10
2010s 21,700 15,900 27,800 10
2020s 12,560 11,000 14,500 5

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 121 Kuwait 11,800 compare
  2. 122 Jamaica 11,200 compare
  3. 123 Uruguay 11,100 compare
  4. 125 Armenia 10,900 compare
  5. 126 Albania 10,500 compare
  6. 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,000 compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Georgia?
Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Georgia was 11,000 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 Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 44,200 in 2000.
What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 11,000 in 2024.
How does Georgia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
Georgia ranks 124th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Georgia 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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Indicator
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Source
World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
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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.