Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) in World
World: Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) was 2,692 million No in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July in World, 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 World is 2,692 million No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in World peaked at 3,136 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,692 million No, in 2025.
That places World 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of people unable: Value July 2026 (SOFI report) in World, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3,136 million No | — |
| 2018 | 3,011 million No | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2,969 million No | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3,126 million No | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2,974 million No | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 2,941 million No | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,863 million No | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 2,801 million No | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 2,692 million No | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,039 million No | 2,969 million No | 3,136 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 2,899 million No | 2,692 million No | 3,126 million No | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 110.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0002 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 80.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in World?
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july in World was 2,692 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 3,136 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,692 million No in 2025.
- How does World rank for number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (nua) — value — july?
- World ranks 1st 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 World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.