Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 26.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 26.0% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal peaked at 55.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 39th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.9% | — |
| 2001 | 54.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -1.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 26.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 26.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 21.5%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 44.4% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 29.7% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 26.0% | 28.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More infrastructure data for Nepal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 29.61 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 407,925 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -32.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 407,925 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9985 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Nepal was 26.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Nepal ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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