Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Tunisia

Tunisia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 76,900 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
76,900
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
85th
of 162 countries
All-time high
110,400
in 2000
All-time low
76,900
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Tunisia, 2000–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2000201220242000: 110.4k2001: 105.0k2002: 100.6k2003: 97.1k2004: 94.1k2005: 91.7k2006: 89.7k2007: 88.0k2008: 86.7k2009: 86.0k2010: 86.0k2011: 86.6k2012: 87.6k2013: 89.6k2014: 91.6k2015: 92.9k2016: 93.8k2017: 93.9k2018: 92.5k2019: 90.3k2020: 88.1k2021: 85.1k2022: 82.1k2023: 79.9k2024: 76.9k

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 82 Germany 85,200 compare
  2. 83 Guinea-Bissau 85,000 compare
  3. 84 Kyrgyzstan 84,800 compare
  4. 86 East Timor 69,100 compare
  5. 87 Namibia 66,600 compare
  6. 88 Romania 64,900 compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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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

Indicator
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.