Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in World
World: Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults was 764.3 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in World, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2023, number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in World stood at 764.3 million No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in World peaked at 799.2 million No in 2020 and was at its lowest, 552.4 million No, in 2014.
That places World 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in World, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 552.4 million No | — |
| 2015 | 581 million No | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 611.2 million No | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 641.6 million No | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 702.6 million No | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 759.3 million No | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 799.2 million No | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 791 million No | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 780.8 million No | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 764.3 million No | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 641.35 million No | 552.4 million No | 759.3 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 783.83 million No | 764.3 million No | 799.2 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Nigeria 50.9 million No compare
- 2 Ethiopia 22.3 million No compare
- 3 Pakistan 20.6 million No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 16.2 million No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 24 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in World?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults in World was 764.3 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 799.2 million No in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 552.4 million No in 2014.
- How does World rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults?
- World ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 moderately or severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.