Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 813.7 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 813.7 million No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Southern Asia peaked at 1,110 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 813.7 million No, in 2025.
That places Southern Asia 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,110 million No | — |
| 2018 | 1,049 million No | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 1,033 million No | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1,094 million No | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 1,042 million No | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 983 million No | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 926.1 million No | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 886.3 million No | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 813.7 million No | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,064 million No | 1,033 million No | 1,110 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 957.57 million No | 813.7 million No | 1,094 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 3 Nigeria 191.2 million No compare
- 4 China 162.2 million No compare
- 5 Pakistan 160.7 million No compare
- 6 China, mainland 160.4 million No compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 101.7 million No compare
- 8 Ethiopia 92 million No compare
- 9 Bangladesh 67.8 million No compare
More economy & growth data for Southern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 22.60 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.34 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.03 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 28.95 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 29.2 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.45 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 4.51 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 2,572 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2,420 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Southern Asia?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Southern Asia was 813.7 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,110 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 813.7 million No in 2025.
- How does Southern Asia rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Southern Asia ranks 6th 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 Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.