Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Niger
Niger: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 50.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Niger, 1992–2022
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
Niger recorded 50.4% for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in 2022.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Niger peaked at 55.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2012.
Niger ranks 2nd of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 47.5% | — |
| 1998 | 48.8% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 55.6% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 47.1% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 47.5% | 48.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 44.9% | 55.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 42.5% | 52.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 46.1% | 50.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Burundi 56.6% compare
- 3 Yemen 48.9% compare
- 4 Timor-Leste 48.6% compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 47.2% compare
More gender data for Niger
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 14,378 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 528,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 546,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 503,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 519,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 480,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 494,664 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 458,633 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 472,547 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Niger?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Niger was 50.4% in 2022, 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2012.
- How does Niger rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.