Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value was 14.3 million No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Bangladesh stood at 14.3 million No. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Bangladesh peaked at 27.6 million No in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.3 million No, in 2023.
That places Bangladesh 9th out of 98 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.1 million No | — |
| 2001 | 20.2 million No | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 20.8 million No | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 21 million No | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 21.9 million No | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 22.7 million No | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 23.7 million No | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 25.1 million No | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 26.9 million No | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 27.6 million No | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 27.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.9 million No | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 26.3 million No | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 24.7 million No | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 24.4 million No | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 23.2 million No | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 21.8 million No | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 19.7 million No | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 17.9 million No | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 17.1 million No | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 15.4 million No | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 15.1 million No | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 14.9 million No | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 14.3 million No | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1 million No | 20.2 million No | 27.6 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.96 million No | 17.1 million No | 27.6 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.93 million No | 14.3 million No | 15.4 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12.2 million No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 26.3 million No compare
- 7 Kenya 19.7 million No compare
- 8 Indonesia 18 million No compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 10.1 million No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.2 million No compare
- 10 Madagascar 13.3 million No compare
- 10 Viet Nam 6.1 million No compare
- 11 Afghanistan 11.9 million No compare
- 11 Melanesia 3.5 million No compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.4 million No compare
- 12 Somalia 10.7 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Bangladesh?
- Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Bangladesh was 14.3 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6 million No in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3 million No in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.