Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Ukraine
Ukraine: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 147,100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine stood at 147,100. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Ukraine peaked at 485,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 147,100, in 2024.
That places Ukraine 75th 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 485,000 | — |
| 2001 | 458,100 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 435,300 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 426,300 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 422,900 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 420,400 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 422,800 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 427,400 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 431,000 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 437,000 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 442,400 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 445,500 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 456,600 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 444,600 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 424,500 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 406,100 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 401,400 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 379,900 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 344,600 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 308,600 | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 276,200 | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 237,500 | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 186,300 | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 154,800 | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 147,100 | -5.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 147,100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 3.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 147,100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 10.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 436,620 | 420,400 | 485,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 405,420 | 308,600 | 456,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200,380 | 147,100 | 276,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 72 Mauritania 175,000 compare
- 73 Tajikistan 174,400 compare
- 74 Sri Lanka 163,600 compare
- 76 Congo 146,000 compare
- 77 Bolivia 134,400 compare
- 78 United Kingdom 124,400 compare
More reference data data for Ukraine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Ukraine?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Ukraine was 147,100 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 485,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 147,100 in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Ukraine ranks 75th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.