Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 4.7 million No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Dominican Republic, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 4.7 million No for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Dominican Republic peaked at 6 million No in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.7 million No, in 2023.
Dominican Republic ranks 46th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.7 million No | — |
| 2015 | 5.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.8 million No | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.7 million No | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 6 million No | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 5.8 million No | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 5.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2 million No | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 5 million No | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 4.7 million No | -6.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 4.7 million No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6 million No, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 4.7 million No is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.15 million No, 91% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.78 million No | 5.7 million No | 6 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.17 million No | 4.7 million No | 5.8 million No | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Dominican Republic?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Dominican Republic was 4.7 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6 million No in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 million No in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 46th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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) — Value. 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.