Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 5.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bulgaria is 5.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bulgaria peaked at 8.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 113th out of 147 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More infrastructure data for Bulgaria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 551,943 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0857 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 551,943 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 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 Bulgaria?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Bulgaria was 5.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Bulgaria ranks 113th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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