Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Serbia
Serbia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 14,100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Serbia, 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 Serbia stood at 14,100. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Serbia peaked at 33,100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,100, in 2024.
That places Serbia 117th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33,100 | — |
| 2001 | 32,100 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 31,300 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 30,800 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 30,200 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 29,300 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 28,300 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 27,400 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 25,900 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 24,200 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 22,300 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 21,100 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 20,000 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 19,500 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 19,100 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 18,700 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 18,500 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 17,900 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 17,200 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 16,500 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 15,900 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 15,100 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 14,800 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 14,400 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 14,100 | -2.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 14,100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 31% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 14,100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,260 | 24,200 | 33,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,080 | 16,500 | 22,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,860 | 14,100 | 15,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Serbia?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Serbia was 14,100 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 33,100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,100 in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Serbia ranks 117th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.