Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Montenegro
Montenegro: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 2,900 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Montenegro, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Montenegro stood at 2,900. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Montenegro peaked at 3,500 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,900, in 2020.
That places Montenegro 147th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,360 | 3,200 | 3,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,230 | 3,000 | 3,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,900 | 2,900 | 2,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 144 North Macedonia 3,400 compare
- 145 Brunei 3,100 compare
- 145 Sao Tome and Principe 3,100 compare
- 148 Kiribati 2,400 compare
- 149 Samoa 2,300 compare
- 150 Cape Verde 1,900 compare
- 150 Lithuania 1,900 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Montenegro?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Montenegro was 2,900 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 3,500 in 2005.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,900 in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Montenegro ranks 147th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.