Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 51,200 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Turkmenistan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 51,200 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Turkmenistan peaked at 140,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51,200, in 2024.
Turkmenistan ranks 95th 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 140,000 | — |
| 2001 | 136,500 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 132,200 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 126,600 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 120,300 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 112,700 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 105,200 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 98,600 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 93,200 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 88,900 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 85,900 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 83,900 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 82,400 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 81,200 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 79,500 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 77,500 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 74,800 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 71,500 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 67,900 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 64,200 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 60,700 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 57,700 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 55,400 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 53,000 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 51,200 | -3.4% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 51,200 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 51,200 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 3.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115,420 | 88,900 | 140,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,880 | 64,200 | 85,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,600 | 51,200 | 60,700 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More reference data data for Turkmenistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6549 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5864 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Turkmenistan?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Turkmenistan was 51,200 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 140,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,200 in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Turkmenistan ranks 95th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.