Child stunting in Albania

11.3% of children under five in Albania were stunted in 2017.

Measure: Stunting in children under five Unit: % of children under 5 Data: 2005 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Albania is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2019.
Albania, 2017 11.3% % of children under 5
Change from 2009 −11.9percentage points 2009: 23.2%

Child stunting in Albania over time

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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Stunting in children under five (% of children under 5), 2005 to 2017
Period Albania
2017 11.3%
2009 23.2%
2005 26.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 23.2% in 2009, a change of −11.9 percentage points.
  • Since 2005, when it was 26.7%, the figure has changed by −15.4 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.STNT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2005 to 2017 for Albania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates