Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Germany
Germany: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 2.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Germany recorded 2.2% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Germany peaked at 2.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
Germany ranks 165th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 2.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.9%, 57% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Germany's 2.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.4%, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More infrastructure data for Germany
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.15 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.40 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4598 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.7752 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 38.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.31 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Germany?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Germany was 2.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Germany ranks 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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