Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Germany
Germany: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 2.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Germany recorded 2.2% for prevalence of stunting, height for age 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, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Germany peaked at 2.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
That places Germany 150th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 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 3.5%, 63% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Germany's 2.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3%, 51% of the median. (32 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 health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2000)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Germany?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Germany was 2.2% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Germany ranks 150th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age 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 Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.