Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Libya
Libya: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 57,800 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 57,800 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Libya peaked at 201,800 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 57,800, in 2024.
Libya ranks 90th 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 106,900 | — |
| 2001 | 117,400 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 129,400 | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 143,500 | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 158,600 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 173,500 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 186,300 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 195,600 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 200,900 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 201,800 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 198,900 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 191,500 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 181,800 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 172,700 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 163,900 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 155,300 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 144,000 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 129,400 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 116,400 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 103,400 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 90,500 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 79,700 | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 70,700 | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 64,200 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 57,800 | -10.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 57,800 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 57,800 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88,400, 65% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 161,390 | 106,900 | 201,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,730 | 103,400 | 198,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,580 | 57,800 | 90,500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Libya?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Libya was 57,800 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 201,800 in 2009.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,800 in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Libya ranks 90th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.