Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Laos
Laos: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 3.9 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Laos, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Laos recorded 3.9 million No for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Laos peaked at 4.3 million No in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.9 million No, in 2025.
That places Laos 65th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Laos, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2 million No | — |
| 2018 | 4.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.1 million No | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.3 million No | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 4.2 million No | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.1 million No | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.2 million No | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 4 million No | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 3.9 million No | -2.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 3.9 million No is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.8 million No, 81% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 3.9 million No is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5 million No, 71% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.17 million No | 4.1 million No | 4.2 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.12 million No | 3.9 million No | 4.3 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6,670 BoP, current US$ (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 988.46 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -44.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 127.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Laos?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Laos was 3.9 million No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 million No in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 million No in 2025.
- How does Laos rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Laos ranks 65th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed retail food consumer prices and income distributions to provide an operational measure of people’s access to locally available foods in the proportions needed for health. These indicators support efforts within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 (SDG 2). They also support the monitoring of progress towards the objective of transforming agrifood systems by promoting “nutrition-sensitive agriculture”. FAO, in partnership with the Food Price for Nutrition of the World Bank, produces and reports the CoAHD indicators.