Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Germany
Germany: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 85,200 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Germany, 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 Germany is 85,200, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Germany peaked at 85,200 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45,000, in 2002.
Germany ranks 82nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46,470 | 45,000 | 49,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,710 | 50,700 | 74,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,400 | 76,600 | 85,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 79 Kazakhstan 93,700 compare
- 80 Lesotho 92,100 compare
- 81 Jordan 88,400 compare
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 85,000 compare
- 84 Kyrgyzstan 84,800 compare
- 85 Tunisia 76,900 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Germany?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Germany was 85,200 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 85,200 in 2024.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,000 in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Germany ranks 82nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.