Stunting is a nutritional problem. Nearly 3 in 10 children under 5 years of age are stunted. Stunting can affect a child's mental growth and development. The study aims to analyze the risk factors of stunting among children. The method in this study used literature review method. Sources of data obtained from Science Direct, Proquest and Portal Garuda. The inclusion criteria in this study were nursing mothers, pregnant women, health workers, full text, articles in 2011-2019, international and national journals. Based on 8 studies, it was found that stunting factors were anemia in pregnancy, LBW history, maternal posture (short), socioeconomics, maternal nutritional status, and education. It can be concluded that stunting is caused by various factors