Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 23.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Indonesia, 2000–2023
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2023, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Indonesia stood at 23.4%.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Indonesia peaked at 43.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2022.
That places Indonesia 42nd out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.7% | — |
| 2001 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | -31.0% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.5% | 29.8% | 43.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 27.9% | 40.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 22.6% | 25.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More gender data for Indonesia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66,364 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2.28 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Indonesia?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Indonesia was 23.4% in 2023, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2022.
- How does Indonesia rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Indonesia ranks 42nd out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.