Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Indonesia
Indonesia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 5.03 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Indonesia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 5.03 million for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Indonesia peaked at 9.08 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.03 million, in 2024.
That places Indonesia 6th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.08 million | — |
| 2001 | 9.01 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.95 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.90 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.89 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.95 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.03 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 9.07 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.06 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.98 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.82 million | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.63 million | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.43 million | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.20 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.92 million | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 7.60 million | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 7.24 million | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 6.82 million | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 6.42 million | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 6.06 million | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 5.76 million | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 5.51 million | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.33 million | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 5.17 million | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 5.03 million | -2.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 5.03 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 109.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 5.03 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 105.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.99 million | 8.89 million | 9.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.61 million | 6.06 million | 8.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 million | 5.03 million | 5.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More reference data data for Indonesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Indonesia?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Indonesia was 5.03 million 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.08 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 million in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Indonesia ranks 6th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.