Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Upper-middle-income economies
Upper-middle-income economies: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 370.7 million No in 2023. ▬ Flat
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Upper-middle-income economies, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Upper-middle-income economies is 370.7 million No, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Upper-middle-income economies peaked at 442.5 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 370.7 million No, in 2023.
That places Upper-middle-income economies 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Upper-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 375 million No | — |
| 2015 | 413.1 million No | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 439.1 million No | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 442.5 million No | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 440 million No | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 436.6 million No | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 438.4 million No | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 415.2 million No | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 390.4 million No | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 370.7 million No | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 424.38 million No | 375 million No | 442.5 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 403.67 million No | 370.7 million No | 438.4 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper-middle-income economies
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.1 million No compare
- 6 Philippines 39.3 million No compare
- 7 Egypt 38.1 million No compare
- 8 Afghanistan 36.4 million No compare
- 8 Viet Nam 11.3 million No compare
- 9 Yemen 30.6 million No compare
- 9 Melanesia 7.2 million No compare
- 10 Angola 28.8 million No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.9 million No compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 0.9 million No compare
- 11 Uganda 26.5 million No compare
- 12 Mexico 22.4 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Upper-middle-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,432 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,878 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 20 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 16.7 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 10.8 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.6 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 21,738 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 361.7 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,287 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 20.1 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Upper-middle-income economies?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Upper-middle-income economies was 370.7 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 people (million) recorded in Upper-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 442.5 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Upper-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 370.7 million No in 2023.
- How does Upper-middle-income economies rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Upper-middle-income economies ranks 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Upper-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper 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.