Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Albania
Albania: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 7.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Albania recorded 7.4% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Albania peaked at 29.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2024.
Albania ranks 98th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.9% | — |
| 2001 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 21.0% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 10.2% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More infrastructure data for Albania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 165,380 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.92 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0696 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 165,380 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.05 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Albania?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Albania was 7.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Albania ranks 98th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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