Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Netherlands
Netherlands: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 14,600 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Netherlands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 14,600 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Netherlands peaked at 14,600 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,800, in 2000.
Netherlands ranks 116th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,800 | — |
| 2001 | 13,200 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 13,600 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 14,000 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 14,200 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 14,300 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14,200 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14,100 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 13,900 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 13,700 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 13,700 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13,600 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13,500 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 13,500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13,400 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13,300 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 13,300 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13,300 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13,300 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13,200 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 13,300 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 13,500 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 14,000 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 14,300 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 14,600 | +2.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 14,600 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,800, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 14,600 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,800 | 12,800 | 14,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,410 | 13,200 | 13,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,940 | 13,300 | 14,600 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Netherlands?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Netherlands was 14,600 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 14,600 in 2024.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,800 in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Netherlands ranks 116th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.