Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Thailand
Thailand: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 374,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Thailand, 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 Thailand is 374,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Thailand peaked at 781,500 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 374,000, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 54th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 781,500 | — |
| 2001 | 768,100 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 758,300 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 750,100 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 744,700 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 741,100 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 731,800 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 714,500 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 693,400 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 670,000 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 641,000 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 610,500 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 582,100 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 557,200 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 535,400 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 515,400 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 495,900 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 474,800 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 453,000 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 432,300 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 414,000 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 399,400 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 389,300 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 380,100 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 374,000 | -1.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 374,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 8.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 374,000 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 7.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 735,350 | 670,000 | 781,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 529,760 | 432,300 | 641,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 391,360 | 374,000 | 414,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Thailand?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Thailand was 374,000 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 781,500 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 374,000 in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Thailand ranks 54th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.