Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Romania
Romania: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 64,900 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Romania, 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 Romania is 64,900, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Romania peaked at 153,800 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64,900, in 2024.
Romania ranks 88th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 153,800 | — |
| 2001 | 150,900 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 146,600 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 140,900 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 134,000 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 127,900 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 122,400 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 117,300 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 111,800 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 106,700 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 101,500 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 96,100 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 91,200 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 87,100 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 83,600 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 80,800 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 79,000 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 77,500 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 76,300 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 74,700 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 72,900 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 70,700 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 68,600 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 66,400 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 64,900 | -2.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 64,900 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,800, 5.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Romania's 64,900 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 4.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 131,230 | 106,700 | 153,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,780 | 74,700 | 101,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,700 | 64,900 | 72,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Romania?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Romania was 64,900 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 153,800 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,900 in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Romania ranks 88th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.