Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 22.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Indonesia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Indonesia stood at 22.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Indonesia peaked at 39.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2024.
That places Indonesia 48th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.8% | — |
| 2001 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | -2.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 22.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 2.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 22.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.0%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 38.0% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 26.1% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 22.6% | 25.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Indonesia?
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Indonesia was 22.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Indonesia ranks 48th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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