Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value by country

Name: Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value
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Countries reporting

Highest

142.5 million No

India

Lowest

0.1 million No

Mongolia

Median

1.45 million No

Years covered

2000–2023

Data points

3,085

What the numbers show

Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value is currently reported for 98 countries. The highest value is 142.5 million No in India; the lowest is 0.1 million No in Mongolia.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.45 million No, and the mean is 6.17 million No.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,425.

Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 241.7%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 88.9%).

Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	India	142.5 million No	2023	down 13.1%	falling
2	Nigeria	51.6 million No	2023	up 143.4%	rising
3	Pakistan	40.4 million No	2023	up 32.0%	rising
4	China	40 million No	2008	down 68.8%	falling
5	China, mainland	38.7 million No	2008	down 69.6%	falling
6	Ethiopia	26.3 million No	2023	up 66.5%	falling
7	Kenya	19.7 million No	2023	up 121.3%	rising
8	Indonesia	18 million No	2023	down 10.9%	falling
9	Bangladesh	14.3 million No	2023	down 42.1%	falling
10	Madagascar	13.3 million No	2023	up 66.2%	rising
11	Afghanistan	11.9 million No	2023	up 88.9%	rising
12	Somalia	10.7 million No	2023	up 30.5%	rising
13	Uganda	10.4 million No	2023	up 16.9%	rising
14	Egypt	9.8 million No	2023	up 55.6%	rising
15	Zambia	8.7 million No	2023	up 47.5%	rising
16	Mozambique	7.7 million No	2023	down 8.3%	rising
17	South Africa	7.2 million No	2023	up 132.3%	volatile
18	Chad	6.8 million No	2023	up 88.9%	rising
19	Angola	6.6 million No	2023	up 83.3%	falling
20	Iraq	6.2 million No	2023	up 12.7%	rising
21	Haiti	6.1 million No	2023	up 56.4%	rising
22	Brazil	5.6 million No	2022	up 5.7%	falling
23	Malawi	5.3 million No	2023	up 103.8%	rising
24	Sudan	5.2 million No	2020	up 57.6%	rising
25	Mexico	4.1 million No	2023	down 14.6%	rising
25	Ukraine	4.1 million No	2023	up 241.7%	rising
27	Philippines	3.9 million No	2023	down 71.1%	falling
27	Thailand	3.9 million No	2023	down 32.8%	falling
29	Niger	3.5 million No	2023	up 34.6%	rising
30	Papua New Guinea	3.2 million No	2023	up 39.1%	rising
30	Rwanda	3.2 million No	2023	down 17.9%	rising
32	Zimbabwe	3.1 million No	2023	down 35.4%	rising
33	Mali	3 million No	2023	up 172.7%	rising
34	Burkina Faso	2.8 million No	2023	up 12.0%	rising
35	Morocco	2.5 million No	2023	up 92.3%	rising
35	Myanmar	2.5 million No	2023	down 10.7%	volatile
37	Guatemala	2.3 million No	2023	down 4.2%	falling
37	South Sudan	2.3 million No	2023	—	flat
39	Colombia	2.2 million No	2023	down 18.5%	falling
39	Ghana	2.2 million No	2023	down 8.3%	falling
39	Sierra Leone	2.2 million No	2023	up 37.5%	flat
42	Liberia	2.1 million No	2023	up 23.5%	rising
43	Ecuador	2 million No	2023	up 42.9%	falling
43	Peru	2 million No	2023	up 25.0%	volatile
45	Benin	1.6 million No	2023	up 45.5%	rising
45	Central African Republic	1.6 million No	2023	up 14.3%	flat
45	Congo	1.6 million No	2023	up 14.3%	rising
48	Honduras	1.5 million No	2023	up 15.4%	rising
48	Nepal	1.5 million No	2023	down 31.8%	volatile
50	Cameroon	1.4 million No	2023	up 40.0%	falling
50	Jordan	1.4 million No	2023	up 133.3%	volatile
50	Libya	1.4 million No	2023	up 133.3%	volatile
53	Argentina	1.3 million No	2023	up 8.3%	rising
53	Guinea	1.3 million No	2023	up 8.3%	falling
55	Nicaragua	1.2 million No	2021	up 20.0%	falling
56	Algeria	1.1 million No	2017	down 35.3%	falling
56	Sri Lanka	1.1 million No	2023	down 15.4%	falling
58	Senegal	1 million No	2023	down 37.5%	falling
59	Malaysia	0.9 million No	2019	down 10.0%	rising
59	Togo	0.9 million No	2023	down 35.7%	falling
61	Cambodia	0.8 million No	2023	down 33.3%	falling
61	Saudi Arabia	0.8 million No	2013	down 11.1%	falling
61	Tajikistan	0.8 million No	2023	down 52.9%	falling
61	China, Taiwan Province of	0.8 million No	2023	down 20.0%	falling
65	Uzbekistan	0.7 million No	2010	down 85.4%	volatile
66	Gabon	0.6 million No	2023	up 100.0%	rising
66	Lebanon	0.6 million No	2023	up 50.0%	rising
66	Mauritania	0.6 million No	2023	up 100.0%	rising
66	Namibia	0.6 million No	2023	up 20.0%	rising
70	Botswana	0.5 million No	2023	up 25.0%	flat
70	Chile	0.5 million No	2019	down 28.6%	rising
70	Gambia	0.5 million No	2023	up 66.7%	rising
70	Kazakhstan	0.5 million No	2019	down 61.5%	falling
74	Guinea-Bissau	0.4 million No	2023	down 20.0%	rising
74	Oman	0.4 million No	2023	up 33.3%	rising
76	Azerbaijan	0.3 million No	2005	down 80.0%	falling
76	Belarus	0.3 million No	2006	unchanged	falling
76	Dominican Republic	0.3 million No	2022	down 70.0%	volatile
76	Kyrgyzstan	0.3 million No	2023	down 25.0%	falling
76	Paraguay	0.3 million No	2023	up 50.0%	falling
76	El Salvador	0.3 million No	2023	down 50.0%	falling
76	Turkmenistan	0.3 million No	2023	up 50.0%	rising
76	Tunisia	0.3 million No	2023	unchanged	falling
84	Albania	0.2 million No	2023	up 100.0%	falling
84	United Arab Emirates	0.2 million No	2019	down 50.0%	rising
84	Bulgaria	0.2 million No	2019	down 33.3%	falling
84	Djibouti	0.2 million No	2023	unchanged	falling
84	Jamaica	0.2 million No	2023	unchanged	flat
84	Panama	0.2 million No	2023	down 33.3%	falling
84	Solomon Islands	0.2 million No	2023	up 100.0%	rising
84	Eswatini	0.2 million No	2023	unchanged	rising
84	Trinidad and Tobago	0.2 million No	2023	up 100.0%	rising
93	Armenia	0.1 million No	2007	down 88.9%	volatile
93	Comoros	0.1 million No	2023	unchanged	flat
93	Costa Rica	0.1 million No	2011	down 50.0%	falling
93	Georgia	0.1 million No	2022	down 66.7%	falling
93	Croatia	0.1 million No	2005	down 80.0%	volatile
93	Mongolia	0.1 million No	2020	down 75.0%	falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

World 663.3 million No
Asia 314 million No
Lower-middle-income economies 363.5 million No
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 251.5 million No
Africa 304.6 million No
Middle Africa 62.4 million No
Sub-Saharan Africa 277.4 million No
Democratic Republic of the Congo 43.2 million No
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 251.3 million No
United Republic of Tanzania 13.1 million No
Central Asia and Southern Asia 220.3 million No
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 12.2 million No
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12.2 million No
Southern Asia 218 million No
Low-income economies 188.6 million No
Syrian Arab Republic 10.1 million No
Eastern Africa 129.2 million No
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.2 million No
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 100.9 million No
Viet Nam 6.1 million No
Western Africa 77.1 million No
Melanesia 3.5 million No
Upper-middle-income economies 75.1 million No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.4 million No
Western Asia and Northern Africa 65.9 million No
Türkiye 2.3 million No
Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 59.1 million No
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.5 million No
Eastern Asia 42.5 million No
Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.8 million No
Western Asia 38.8 million No
Timor-Leste 0.2 million No
South-Eastern Asia 37.1 million No
Republic of Moldova 0.1 million No
Latin America and the Caribbean 33.9 million No
Northern Africa 27.2 million No
South America 16.7 million No
Central America 9.8 million No
Southern Africa 8.7 million No
Caribbean 7.4 million No

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Indicator: Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value
Unit: million No
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 142 places, 3,085 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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