2.1.1 Number of undernourished people — Value by country
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What the numbers show
2.1.1 Number of undernourished people — Value is currently reported for 112 countries. The highest value is 142.5 million No in India; the lowest is 0.1 million No in Republic of Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.6 million No, and the mean is 6.05 million No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,425.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 381.0%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 91.7%).
2.1.1 Number of undernourished people — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 142.5 million No | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 51.6 million No | 2024 | up 143.4% | rising |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 43.2 million No | 2024 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 40.4 million No | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 5 | China, mainland | 38.7 million No | 2009 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 26.3 million No | 2024 | up 66.5% | falling |
| 7 | Kenya | 19.7 million No | 2024 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 18 million No | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 14.3 million No | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 10 | Madagascar | 13.3 million No | 2024 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.1 million No | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 12.2 million No | 2018 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 11.9 million No | 2024 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 14 | Somalia | 10.7 million No | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 10.4 million No | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.1 million No | 2024 | up 381.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 9.8 million No | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 18 | Zambia | 8.7 million No | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 19 | Mozambique | 7.7 million No | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 20 | Caribbean | 7.4 million No | 2025 | up 37.0% | flat |
| 21 | South Africa | 7.2 million No | 2024 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Chad | 6.8 million No | 2024 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 23 | Angola | 6.6 million No | 2024 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 24 | Iraq | 6.2 million No | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 24 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.2 million No | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Haiti | 6.1 million No | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 6.1 million No | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 5.6 million No | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 5.3 million No | 2024 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 30 | Sudan | 5.2 million No | 2021 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 4.1 million No | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 4.1 million No | 2024 | up 241.7% | rising |
| 33 | Philippines | 3.9 million No | 2024 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 33 | Thailand | 3.9 million No | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 35 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.6 million No | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 36 | Niger | 3.5 million No | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 36 | Melanesia | 3.5 million No | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 3.2 million No | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3.2 million No | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 3.1 million No | 2024 | down 35.4% | rising |
| 41 | Mali | 3 million No | 2024 | up 172.7% | rising |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 2.8 million No | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 43 | Morocco | 2.5 million No | 2024 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 43 | Myanmar | 2.5 million No | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.4 million No | 2024 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 46 | Guatemala | 2.3 million No | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 46 | South Sudan | 2.3 million No | 2024 | — | flat |
| 46 | Türkiye | 2.3 million No | 2009 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Colombia | 2.2 million No | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 49 | Ghana | 2.2 million No | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 2.2 million No | 2024 | up 37.5% | flat |
| 52 | Liberia | 2.1 million No | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 53 | Ecuador | 2 million No | 2024 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 53 | Peru | 2 million No | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Benin | 1.6 million No | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 1.6 million No | 2024 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 55 | Congo | 1.6 million No | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 58 | Honduras | 1.5 million No | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 1.5 million No | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.5 million No | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Cameroon | 1.4 million No | 2024 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 61 | Jordan | 1.4 million No | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Libya | 1.4 million No | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Argentina | 1.3 million No | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 64 | Guinea | 1.3 million No | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 1.2 million No | 2022 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 67 | Algeria | 1.1 million No | 2018 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 1.1 million No | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 69 | Senegal | 1 million No | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 70 | Malaysia | 0.9 million No | 2020 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 70 | Togo | 0.9 million No | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 72 | Cambodia | 0.8 million No | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8 million No | 2014 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 0.8 million No | 2024 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.8 million No | 2024 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 72 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.8 million No | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 0.7 million No | 2011 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Gabon | 0.6 million No | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 78 | Lebanon | 0.6 million No | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 78 | Mauritania | 0.6 million No | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 78 | Namibia | 0.6 million No | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 82 | Botswana | 0.5 million No | 2024 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 82 | Chile | 0.5 million No | 2020 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 82 | Gambia | 0.5 million No | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 0.5 million No | 2020 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4 million No | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 86 | Oman | 0.4 million No | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 0.3 million No | 2006 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 88 | Belarus | 0.3 million No | 2007 | unchanged | falling |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 0.3 million No | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3 million No | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 88 | Paraguay | 0.3 million No | 2024 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 88 | El Salvador | 0.3 million No | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 0.3 million No | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 88 | Tunisia | 0.3 million No | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 96 | Albania | 0.2 million No | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2 million No | 2020 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 0.2 million No | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 96 | Djibouti | 0.2 million No | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 96 | Jamaica | 0.2 million No | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Panama | 0.2 million No | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 96 | Solomon Islands | 0.2 million No | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 96 | Eswatini | 0.2 million No | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2 million No | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 96 | Timor-Leste | 0.2 million No | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 106 | Armenia | 0.1 million No | 2008 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Comoros | 0.1 million No | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 0.1 million No | 2012 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 106 | Georgia | 0.1 million No | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 106 | Croatia | 0.1 million No | 2006 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 0.1 million No | 2021 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 106 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1 million No | 2015 | down 91.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 644.6 million No
- Africa 309.2 million No
- Asia 291.8 million No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 282.3 million No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 253.8 million No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 197 million No
- Southern Asia 194.7 million No
- Eastern Africa 131.3 million No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 101.7 million No
- Western Africa 78.4 million No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 67.9 million No
- Middle Africa 63.4 million No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 59.7 million No
- Eastern Asia 41.2 million No
- Western Asia 41 million No
- South-Eastern Asia 35.4 million No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 32.1 million No
- Americas 32 million No
- Northern Africa 27 million No
- South America 15.4 million No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 12.1 million No
- Central America 9.4 million No
- Southern Africa 9.1 million No
- Oceania 3.7 million No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 3.6 million No
- Central Asia 2.3 million No
About this data
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