Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Upper-middle-income economies
Upper-middle-income economies: Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July was 636.7 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in Upper-middle-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 Upper-middle-income economies is 636.7 million No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Upper-middle-income economies peaked at 920.9 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 636.7 million No, in 2025.
That places Upper-middle-income economies 9th 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 Upper-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 920.9 million No | — |
| 2018 | 858.6 million No | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 836.3 million No | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 876.3 million No | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 758.4 million No | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 758.3 million No | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 703.1 million No | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 666 million No | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 636.7 million No | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 871.93 million No | 836.3 million No | 920.9 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 733.13 million No | 636.7 million No | 876.3 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper-middle-income economies
- 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
- 10 Philippines 52.6 million No compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 51.5 million No compare
- 12 Egypt 45.5 million No compare
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- Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 22.2 % (2025)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value 145.89 (2026)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), weighted average 826.56 (2026)
- Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 5.02 Int$ (PPP) per person per day (2025)
- Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), weighted average — Value — July 2026 4.25 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 Upper-middle-income economies?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in Upper-middle-income economies was 636.7 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 Upper-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 920.9 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in Upper-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 636.7 million No in 2025.
- How does Upper-middle-income economies rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- Upper-middle-income economies ranks 9th 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 Upper-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper-middle-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.