Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in South Korea
South Korea: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in South Korea is 1.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in South Korea peaked at 2.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2019.
South Korea ranks 168th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.9%, 47% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 1.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.3%, 12% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More infrastructure data for South Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4114 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.72 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 South Korea?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in South Korea was 1.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2019.
- How does South Korea rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- South Korea ranks 168th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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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