Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Yemen
Yemen: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 3.05 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 3.05 million for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Yemen peaked at 3.05 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.95 million, in 2000.
That places Yemen 9th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.95 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.99 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.02 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.06 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.09 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.12 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.14 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.17 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.18 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.19 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.19 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.19 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.21 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.24 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.30 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.36 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.44 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.50 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.57 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.65 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.73 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 2.84 million | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.94 million | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 3.05 million | +3.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 3.05 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 986,900, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 3.05 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88,400, 34.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.09 million | 1.95 million | 2.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 million | 2.19 million | 2.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 million | 2.65 million | 3.05 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Yemen?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Yemen was 3.05 million 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 million in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Yemen ranks 9th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.