Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 16.6 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 16.6 percent. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 52.5 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.6 percent, in 2024.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 65th out of 160 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.
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.5 percent | — |
| 2001 | 51.1 percent | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 49.4 percent | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 46.7 percent | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 44.2 percent | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 41.7 percent | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 39.1 percent | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 36.5 percent | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 33.8 percent | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 31.4 percent | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 29.2 percent | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 27.3 percent | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 25.8 percent | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 24.5 percent | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 23.4 percent | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 22.4 percent | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 21.4 percent | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 20.5 percent | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 19.6 percent | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 18.8 percent | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 18.2 percent | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 17.7 percent | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 17.3 percent | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 17 percent | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 16.6 percent | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.64 percent | 31.4 percent | 52.5 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.29 percent | 18.8 percent | 29.2 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.36 percent | 16.6 percent | 18.2 percent | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 16.6 percent in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6 percent in 2024.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 65th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Childhood stunting is the share of children younger than five years that are stunted, which means they are two standard deviations below the median height-for-age of the WHO's Child Growth Standards. Undernourishment is when a person's daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.