Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Guatemala
Guatemala: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 828,500 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guatemala stood at 828,500. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guatemala peaked at 1.02 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 828,500, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 34th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.00 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.01 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 997,000 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 980,100 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 962,900 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 947,700 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 935,200 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 928,700 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 925,300 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 923,200 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 929,400 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 931,400 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 927,600 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 918,400 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 902,700 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 877,700 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 856,400 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 842,400 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 829,200 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 828,500 | -0.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 828,500 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 18.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 828,500 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,400, 17.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.00 million | 962,900 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 926,960 | 902,700 | 947,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 846,840 | 828,500 | 877,700 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guatemala?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guatemala was 828,500 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 828,500 in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Guatemala ranks 34th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.