Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Turkey
Turkey: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 304,500 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Turkey, 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 Turkey stood at 304,500. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Turkey peaked at 1.17 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 304,500, in 2024.
Turkey ranks 56th 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.17 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.13 million | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.00 million | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 952,200 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 889,500 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 818,400 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 736,600 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 669,000 | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 612,300 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 570,400 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 538,900 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 516,700 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 500,700 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 485,400 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 467,800 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 447,300 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 419,500 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 387,400 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 359,400 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 338,200 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 321,200 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 304,500 | -5.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 304,500 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 6.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 304,500 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 22.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 992,870 | 736,600 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 522,800 | 419,500 | 669,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 342,140 | 304,500 | 387,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 53 Central African Republic 385,300 compare
- 54 Thailand 374,000 compare
- 55 Togo 311,600 compare
- 57 Uzbekistan 298,200 compare
- 58 Sierra Leone 295,600 compare
- 59 Saudi Arabia 295,100 compare
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Turkey?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Turkey was 304,500 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 304,500 in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Turkey ranks 56th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.