Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Liberia
Liberia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 210,100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 210,100 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Liberia peaked at 251,600 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 203,300, in 2021.
Liberia ranks 69th 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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 226,100 | — |
| 2001 | 228,400 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 229,000 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 227,000 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 225,600 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 231,600 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 240,700 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 248,100 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 251,600 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 251,200 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 249,600 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 247,600 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 245,600 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 242,400 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 238,600 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 236,400 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 231,700 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 225,300 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 218,200 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 212,300 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 205,500 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 203,300 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 204,300 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 205,800 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 210,100 | +2.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 210,100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 986,900, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 210,100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 235,930 | 225,600 | 251,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 234,770 | 212,300 | 249,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 205,800 | 203,300 | 210,100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Liberia?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Liberia was 210,100 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 251,600 in 2008.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 203,300 in 2021.
- How does Liberia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Liberia ranks 69th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.