Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in South Korea
South Korea: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 23,500 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in South Korea, 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 South Korea is 23,500, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in South Korea peaked at 81,300 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23,500, in 2024.
South Korea ranks 109th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62,520 | 45,900 | 81,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,440 | 32,900 | 45,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,540 | 23,500 | 30,500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.8996 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.24 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9115 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 135 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in South Korea?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in South Korea was 23,500 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 81,300 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,500 in 2024.
- How does South Korea rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- South Korea ranks 109th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.