Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Jordan
Jordan: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 88,400 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Jordan, 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 Jordan is 88,400, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Jordan peaked at 95,500 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 74,700, in 2005.
That places Jordan 81st out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 78,710 | 74,700 | 84,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,800 | 76,300 | 95,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,560 | 88,400 | 92,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 78 United Kingdom 124,400 compare
- 79 Kazakhstan 93,700 compare
- 80 Lesotho 92,100 compare
- 82 Germany 85,200 compare
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 85,000 compare
- 84 Kyrgyzstan 84,800 compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 140.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Jordan?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Jordan was 88,400 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 95,500 in 2017.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,700 in 2005.
- How does Jordan rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Jordan ranks 81st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.