Child stunting in Germany

1.3% of children under five in Germany were stunted in 2016.

Stunting in children under five % of children under 5 Data: 2004 to 2016 Source: World Bank

The latest value for Germany is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2019.

Germany, 2016 1.3% % of children under 5

Change from 2004 +0.1percentage points 2004: 1.2%

Child stunting in Germany 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), 2004 to 2016
Period	Germany
2016	1.3%
2004	1.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

The previous available figure was 1.2% in 2004, a change of +0.1 percentage points.

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: 2004 to 2016 for Germany
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