Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 30 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Marshall Islands, 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 Marshall Islands stood at 30 percent. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Marshall Islands peaked at 41 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30 percent, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 25th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.9 percent | — |
| 2001 | 41 percent | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 40.5 percent | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 40 percent | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 39.8 percent | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 40 percent | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 39.3 percent | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 39.6 percent | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 40 percent | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 39.9 percent | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.5 percent | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 38.8 percent | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 37.8 percent | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 37 percent | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 36.3 percent | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 35.5 percent | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 34.9 percent | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 34.2 percent | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 33.2 percent | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 32.1 percent | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 31.2 percent | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 30.6 percent | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.2 percent | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 30 percent | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 30 percent | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1 percent | 39.3 percent | 41 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.93 percent | 32.1 percent | 39.5 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4 percent | 30 percent | 31.2 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 22 Zambia 32.3 percent compare
- 23 Chad 31.5 percent compare
- 24 Vanuatu 31 percent compare
- 25 South Sudan 30 percent compare
- 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.9 percent compare
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.9 percent compare
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Marshall Islands?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Marshall Islands was 30 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 41 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 percent in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Marshall Islands ranks 25th 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 Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.