Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Low-income economies
Low-income economies: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 487.6 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Low-income economies, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Low-income economies is 487.6 million No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Low-income economies peaked at 487.6 million No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 398.4 million No, in 2017.
That places Low-income economies 10th out of 34 groups 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 Low-income economies, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 398.4 million No | — |
| 2018 | 401.3 million No | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 412.5 million No | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 440.8 million No | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 443.1 million No | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 450.2 million No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 470.2 million No | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 482.1 million No | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 487.6 million No | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 404.07 million No | 398.4 million No | 412.5 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 462.33 million No | 440.8 million No | 487.6 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low-income economies
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 101.7 million No compare
- 8 Ethiopia 92 million No compare
- 9 Bangladesh 67.8 million No compare
- 10 Philippines 52.6 million No compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 51.5 million No compare
- 12 Egypt 45.5 million No compare
- 13 Brazil 44.8 million No compare
More economy & growth data for Low-income economies
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 35.7 % (2023)
- Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 76.1 % (2025)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value 230.79 (2026)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), weighted average 815.4 (2026)
- Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 4.32 Int$ (PPP) per person per day (2025)
- Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), weighted average — Value — July 2026 4.05 Int$ (PPP) per person per day (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Low-income economies?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Low-income economies was 487.6 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 Low-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 487.6 million No in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Low-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 398.4 million No in 2017.
- How does Low-income economies rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Low-income economies ranks 10th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july rising or falling in Low-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low-income economies 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.