Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Portugal is 3.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Portugal peaked at 4.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2021.
That places Portugal 126th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 123 North Macedonia 3.8% compare
- 124 Malta 3.5% compare
- 124 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.5% compare
- 126 Paraguay 3.2% compare
- 126 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.2% compare
- 129 Australia 3.1% compare
- 129 Australia and New Zealand 3.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Portugal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.53 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.5167 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4382 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.53 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.21 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 Portugal?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Portugal was 3.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Portugal ranks 126th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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