Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 1.8 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Republic of Korea is 1.8 percent, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Republic of Korea peaked at 2.5 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7 percent, in 2019.
That places Republic of Korea 151st out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5 percent | — |
| 2001 | 2.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4 percent | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3 percent | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2 percent | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1 percent | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 percent | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 2 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9 percent | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8 percent | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7 percent | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.7 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8 percent | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8 percent | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8 percent | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.34 percent | 2.1 percent | 2.5 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 percent | 1.7 percent | 2 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 percent | 1.7 percent | 1.8 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More reference data data for Republic of Korea
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0294 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1,158 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Republic of Korea?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Republic of Korea was 1.8 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 percent in 2019.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Republic of Korea ranks 151st 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 Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.