Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Peru
Peru: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 285,200 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Peru, 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 Peru is 285,200, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Peru peaked at 1.06 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 285,200, in 2024.
Peru ranks 61st 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.06 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 million | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 984,900 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 938,300 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 891,200 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 845,600 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 805,600 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 760,400 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 714,800 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 667,900 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 617,400 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 562,900 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 517,700 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 477,400 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 442,400 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 411,600 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 383,500 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 357,700 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 336,600 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 319,500 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 306,700 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 297,900 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 293,400 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 288,300 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 285,200 | -1.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 285,200 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 6.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Peru's 285,200 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,400, 6.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 869,770 | 667,900 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 442,670 | 319,500 | 617,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 294,300 | 285,200 | 306,700 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 58 Sierra Leone 295,600 compare
- 59 Saudi Arabia 295,100 compare
- 60 Iran 290,400 compare
- 62 North Korea 283,200 compare
- 63 Argentina 278,300 compare
- 64 Haiti 265,200 compare
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Peru?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Peru was 285,200 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 285,200 in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Peru ranks 61st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.