Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Tunisia
Tunisia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 76,900 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 76,900, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Tunisia peaked at 110,400 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 76,900, in 2024.
That places Tunisia 85th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 110,400 | — |
| 2001 | 105,000 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 100,600 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 97,100 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 94,100 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 91,700 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 89,700 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 88,000 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 86,700 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 86,000 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 86,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86,600 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 87,600 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 89,600 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 91,600 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 92,900 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 93,800 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 93,900 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92,500 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 90,300 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 88,100 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 85,100 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 82,100 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 79,900 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 76,900 | -3.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 76,900 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 27% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 76,900 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88,400, 87% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94,930 | 86,000 | 110,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,480 | 86,000 | 93,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,420 | 76,900 | 88,100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 82 Germany 85,200 compare
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 85,000 compare
- 84 Kyrgyzstan 84,800 compare
- 86 East Timor 69,100 compare
- 87 Namibia 66,600 compare
- 88 Romania 64,900 compare
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Tunisia?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Tunisia was 76,900 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 110,400 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,900 in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Tunisia ranks 85th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.